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To bolster NATO’s ability to respond, Denmark will purchase at least ten more US-made F-35A stealth fighter jets.

In an interview with TV2, the Danish Minister of Defense stated that Denmark intends to purchase at least ten more F-35A fighter planes from the United States before October....

Talay is the first low-altitude drone in the world for coastal strike operations, according to Türkiye’s SolidAERO.

By releasing exclusive test video of its TALAY maritime kamikaze UAV utilizing the wing-in-ground effect to skim the sea at sub-meter altitudes, Turkish defense company SolidAERO made headlines. Solid...

Nigeria Launches Its First Vehicles Powered by Compressed Natural Gas

According to local media, Nigeria has introduced its first fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for the military. As part of the government’s larger clean energy plan, the...

$1.85 Billion US Navy Deal for Virginia-Class Submarine Awarded to General Dynamics

A $1.85 billion contract was awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat to begin early production and acquire crucial components for future Virginia-class submarines for the US Navy. The goal...

July 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
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US Army’s HIMARS to Become Hypersonic

With the creation of the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) weapon system, the US Army is preparing to give its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) a hypersonic boost. The...

July 7, 2025
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Air Platforms
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For FCAS drone operations, Airbus transforms the A400M into a “multi-domain brain.”

A significant improvement to its A400M military transport plane has been revealed by Airbus, with intentions to rearrange the platform to accommodate the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) and the...

France Recruits Paris Startup to Provide 1,000 AI-Powered Combat Drones

The French arms procurement agency (DGA) has given Paris-based defense tech business Harmattan AI a contract to provide 1,000 AI-equipped combat drones. From October to December, the French Army...

For air defense and aerial strikes, Australia will purchase $1.4 billion worth of AMRAAM missiles.

To acquire the most recent AMRAAM missile variants for air defense and aerial attack capability, the Australian government will spend 2.12 billion Australian dollars ($1.39 billion). The announcement comes...

The first SPY-7 radar antennas are delivered to Japan by Lockheed

The first shipset of four SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, which will be installed on Japan’s future Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), was given to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, according to...

Tensions are increasing, and South Korea intends to purchase an additional 36 U.S. AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.

From the United States, South Korea intends to buy 36 more AH-64E Apache Guardian assault helicopters. Amid rising concerns about North Korea’s military stance and shifting regional security threats,...