November, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

November 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Redwire VTOL Drones Headed to Croatia

Redwire, through its subsidiary Edge Autonomy, will deliver Penguin C VTOL UAS equipped with Octopus imaging payloads to strengthen Croatia’s border monitoring capabilities under a Frontex-supported program. These drones...

November 14, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US Army Awards Boeing $876M for CH-47Fs

Boeing has been awarded an $876.4-million US Army contract for as many as 60 CH-47F Block II Chinooks, advancing the military’s modernization of its heavy-lift fleet. The package includes...

November 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

India to Receive Helma-P Laser via Axiscades

India’s Axiscades Technologies and the French defense business Cilas have inked a memorandum of agreement to bring the Helma P high energy laser counter drone system to India. The...

$500M Nordic-Baltic Pledge Sent to Kyiv

The Nordic and Baltic nations have come together to pledge $500 million to NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), strengthening their coordinated military assistance to Ukraine. The initiative focuses...

November 13, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Mitsubishi Delivers 5th Miyako Patrol Ship

The Japan Coast Guard has added the fifth Miyako-class patrol vessel, JCG Goto (PL-205), following its delivery by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems at the Tamano shipyard in Okayama...

November 13, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

German Military Buys 48 Boxer Ambulance Units

KNDS Deutschland has been tasked with manufacturing 48 Boxer vehicles for the German Armed Forces. The 352 million euro ($409 million) agreement calls for the delivery of 38 Boxer...

November 11, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Turkish EW-Capable USV Completes Trials, Enters Service

Russia has officially launched serial production of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B stealth combat drone, marking a major step in its unmanned aviation development. Produced by Sukhoi under the United...

November 11, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Turkish Army Receives Indigenous Self-Propelled Howitzer

The Turkish military has officially brought the T-155 TTA self-propelled howitzer into active service, marking another milestone in Turkey’s pursuit of a fully indigenous defense ecosystem. Produced by BMC...

November 11, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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US Army Platoons to Get Tactical Drones From Neros

The US Army has chosen Neros Technologies as one of three principal suppliers for its Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program, which aims to provide small military units with cost-effective,...

November 11, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

Israel’s RADA Enhances Radars Backed by Frontline Data

Israeli defense company RADA is accelerating upgrades to its radar systems supplied to Ukraine, using direct feedback from the battlefield to refine detection and tracking capabilities. The move underscores...