August, 2025 - currentdefencenews.com

MDA Space to Equip Halifax Frigates With Drones

MDA Space secures CAD 66M to provide ISTAR drones for Halifax frigates, including two units, option for four more, and up to 20 years’ in-service support.

Hanwha Launches AESA Radar for KF-21 Jet Production

Hanwha begins mass-producing AESA radars for Korea’s KF-21 fighter, unveiling them at its Yongin facility. The 2028-bound contract covers up to 40 units, supporting advanced avionics development.

August 8, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Greyshark AUV Links With Rheinmetall AI Battlesuite

EUROATLAS & Rheinmetall integrate Greyshark AUV into AI-driven Battlesuite for coordinated sea missions. Greyshark reaches 12+ knots, 10,000+ nm, enabling autonomous ISR, monitoring, mine countermeasures & patrols.

Rheinmetall to Deliver 40mm Ammunition to Lithuania and Grenades to Estonia

Rheinmetall won €33 million in Baltic defense orders — Estonia will get hand grenades (2026–2029), and Lithuania will receive 40mm HE fragmentation rounds (2026–2027). Both aim to bolster defenses...

Taiwan Orders 48,000 Boron Carbide Armor Plates for Soldiers

Taiwan will produce 48,000 boron carbide NIJ Level IV plates by 2029, costing NT$840 million ($28.2 million). The plates stop armor-piercing rounds and complement NIJ Level III suits. A...

Anduril Sends Initial Altius Kamikaze Drones to Taiwan, Expands Regional Operations

Anduril Industries has delivered its first Altius loitering munitions to Taiwan under a 2024 FMS deal. The firm launched a local office, Anduril Taiwan, to strengthen engineering and supply...

US Army Initiates Major Revamp to Strengthen Integrated Air, Missile, and Space Defense

The US Army is restructuring to address threats from China and Russia, integrating AI, counter-space capabilities, and layered defense. Plans include new Patriot battalions, IFPC units, and C-UAS batteries,...

August 7, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Lockheed Martin Develops C2 Prototype for US Golden Dome Air and Missile Defense

Lockheed Martin has built a C2 prototype for the US Golden Dome integrated air and missile defense network, modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome. Using its “Lighthouse” innovation hub in...

August 7, 2025
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Cybersecurity
R&D

DARPA Selects RTX’s BNN to Enhance Cyber Threat Identification

DARPA has chosen RTX’s BBN Technologies to develop STALAGMITE, a large-scale exploit detection testbed, under the INGOTS program. The 36-month initiative aims to automate the identification and modeling of...

August 7, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
Mergers & JV

US Could Field Mobile Anti-Ship Missiles During Joint Drills With Japan

The US is considering deploying NMESIS mobile anti-ship missiles in the Resolute Dragon 2025 exercise with Japan from September 11–25. The drills span Hokkaido, Okinawa, Kyushu, and Iwo Jima,...