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November 4, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Belgium Commissions City-Class Minehunter ‘Oostende’

Belgium has commissioned the Oostende (M940), its first City-class mine countermeasures vessel, marking a defining moment in the country’s naval renewal program with the Netherlands. The delivery at Zeebrugge...

November 3, 2025
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Air Platforms

Indonesia Gets Airbus A400M Transport Plane

Indonesia has become the latest operator of the Airbus A400M Atlas after receiving its first aircraft at Halim Air Force Base, Jakarta. The delivery stems from a 2021 procurement...

November 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Israel Exports Drone Detectors for VIP Security

Israel-based defense startup Insignito has been awarded a defense contract to provide 180 of its “Dumbo” acoustic UAS detection systems for VIP site protection. The rollout begins in early...

November 3, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Norway Expands NASAMS Air Defense With Kongsberg

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has received a 1-billion-krona (about $99 million) order from Norway’s Defence Materiel Agency to strengthen the NASAMS ground-based air-defense architecture. The new contract provides modernized...

November 2, 2025
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Manila, Ottawa Sign Visiting Forces Agreement

The Philippines has formalized a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Canada, marking a significant expansion of defense cooperation as tensions with China intensify in the South China Sea. The...

November 1, 2025
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Soldier Systems

US Envoy Calls for Lebanon-Israel Dialogue

Washington is intensifying efforts to bring Lebanon and Israel to the negotiating table as border violence resurges despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah still technically in effect. U.S. special envoy...

October 31, 2025
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Air Platforms

Merz Praises Turkey’s Jet Buy for NATO Unity

Germany and Turkey have announced progress in Ankara’s plan to purchase 20 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz calling the sale vital to reinforcing NATO’s eastern defenses. The...

October 31, 2025
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Air Platforms

Armenia Plans $3B Purchase of India’s Su-30MKIs

Armenia is reportedly close to finalizing a multibillion-dollar purchase of Su-30MKI fighters from India’s HAL, signaling a historic shift in its defense orientation and procurement strategy. Estimated at up...

October 31, 2025
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Air Platforms

Finland’s First F-35 Rolls Out From Lockheed

Finland has reached a pivotal stage in its airpower modernization with the rollout of its first F-35A Lightning II fighter from Lockheed Martin’s assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas....

October 30, 2025
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Air Platforms

Italy Expands AW249 Attack Helicopter Fleet

Italy’s Ministry of Defence has formally initiated steps to secure parliamentary authorization for the acquisition of 29 new AW249 Fenice (Phoenix) helicopters, marking a key milestone in the country’s...