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November 15, 2025
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DR Congo, M23 Sign Fresh Doha Peace Roadmap

The DRC and the M23 militia have signed another peace framework in Doha in a renewed attempt to halt fighting in the country’s troubled eastern provinces. Qatar, working alongside...

November 15, 2025
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Moscow Claims Capture of Two S. Ukraine Villages

Russia announced that its forces had taken control of the villages of Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region, marking further advances in southern Ukraine. While the eastern...

November 15, 2025
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Peacekeepers Claim Israeli Fire in South Lebanon

UNIFIL announced that Israeli troops opened fire at its personnel from a Merkava tank stationed at a position Israel maintains inside Lebanon. The peacekeeping team, working with the Lebanese...

Elbit Delivers UK’s First Ground Surveillance Radar

The British Army has begun receiving its new Ground-Based Surveillance Radar systems from Elbit Systems UK, following strong results during live-fire testing. The initial 55 systems are part of...

November 14, 2025
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Thailand Unveils Vehicle With Long-Range Missiles

Thailand’s Chaiseri has unveiled the Guardian-T 8×8 armored vehicle, a new platform aimed at delivering modular firepower options for domestic and export customers. Displayed at the 2025 Defense &...

November 14, 2025
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Anduril, EDGE Team for Future Autonomous Systems

The UAE’s EDGE Group and US-based Anduril have formed the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance to jointly develop and manufacture advanced autonomous aerial platforms. Its first project, the Omen AAV, offers...

November 14, 2025
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$995M MQ-9 Reaper Upgrade Goes to Amentum

The US Air Force has selected Amentum for a five-year contract worth up to $995 million to increase the readiness and performance of MQ-9 Reaper drones. Under the agreement,...

November 14, 2025
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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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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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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...