2025 - Weeklydefencenews

Saudi Arabia’s seventh Avante 2200 corvette begins construction at Navantia

The steel of the Royal Saudi Naval Force’s seventh Avante 2200-class corvette has been cut by Spanish defense company Navantia at its shipyard in San Fernando. Three months after...

Contractors Chosen by the Pentagon for Next-Gen Cyber Hunt Kit Prototype

Three contractors have been chosen by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to create prototypes for the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit for the U.S. Cyber Command. By the summer of...

Australia’s First Laser-Based Defense Technology Is Demonstrated by QinetiQ

In partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), QinetiQ recently unveiled Australia’s first scalable high-power laser optical chain prototype. In 2023, the Hampshire-based defense company was granted...

Laser technology for US Army simulations will be supplied by a Ukrainian business.

Skiftech, a Ukrainian developer of defense solutions, has been given a contract by the US Department of Defense to develop laser-based simulation technology for the military. The agreement is...

Northrop secures a $267 million contract to provide the US Navy with MQ-4C Triton drones.

With a $267 million deal, Northrop Grumman will now manufacture two more MQ-4C Triton drones for the US Navy. The deal is a component of the service’s strategy to...

The United States will get a quantum navigation system from Lockheed.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has given Lockheed Martin a contract to develop a quantum-enhanced inertial navigation system prototype. QuINS, as the system is known, employs motion-sensitive quantum sensors...

Savox will supply a European client with an intercom command system.

Savox Communications has signed a cooperation agreement with an unidentified northern European client to provide cutting-edge audio and intercom command systems. The contract’s exact amount has not been revealed....

Iowa company to provide the Swiss army with Sturmgeewehr 25 assault rifles

Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT) Defense has secured a contract to provide the Swiss Armed Forces with Sturmgewehr 25 assault rifles.The German news agency reports that the contract covers...

The Baltic Sea States Choose a Coastline Surveillance Network for Persistent Systems

Persistent Systems has been awarded $29 million in contracts to supply multiple Baltic Sea nations with coastline monitoring network systems. As part of the project, the firm will provide...

De Haas will supply the Netherlands with 13 interceptor and special operations ships.

To replace the Netherlands Armed Forces‘ Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC), De Haas Shipyards has been awarded a contract to construct 13 ships. The incoming ships...