October, 2025 - currentdefencenews.com

Raytheon Radar Installed on Korea FA-50 Jets

Raytheon has delivered the inaugural PhantomStrike radar to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for itsFA-50light combat aircraft fleet, marking a key moment in their 2023 partnership to enhance the jet’s...

October 21, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

French Navy Commissions First FDI Frigate

Naval Group has delivered the French Navy’s firstFrégate de Défense et d’Intervention(FDI) warship,Amiral Ronarc’h(D660), at the naval base in Brest, Brittany, fulfilling a key milestone in a 2015 program...

October 21, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Lithuania Gets First UH-60 Black Hawks

Lithuania has officially received the first two of four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters ordered from the US in 2020. The order includes additional equipment, spare parts, and training packages,...

October 20, 2025
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Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

Germany, Netherlands Order 270 Boxer APCs

Germany and the Netherlands have awarded a €4.5 billion ($5.25 billion) contract to Artec GmbH—a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland—for the procurement of 270 Boxer armored vehicles....

Lockheed Wins $30M Army Missile Contract

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract for Phase 2 of the Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) program to advance its Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)...

October 20, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Moog Launches New Lightweight Combat Turret

Moog has launched its Lightweight Reconfigurable Integrated-Weapons Platform (LW RIwP), a compact and modular turret system specifically designed for lighter vehicles like the Infantry Squad Vehicle. Capable of integrating...

October 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

U.S. Army Selects Anduril for Drone Defense

The US Army has selected California-based Anduril Industries to modernize the fire control capability designed to help troops detect, track, and neutralize unmanned aerial systems (UAS). This decision followed...

October 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Italy Tests Hybrid Underwater Mine Drone

Italy-based engineering firm Saipem has developed Hydrone-D, a state-of-the-art hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle (HUAV) intended to support the Italian Navy’s future mine countermeasure operations. This underwater drone operates remotely...

October 20, 2025
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Soldier Systems
New Product Launches

Pelican Debuts Cases for U.S. Army Weapons

Pelican, a prominent US company, has launched new protective cases specifically designed for the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. This new line safeguards modern small arms...

October 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

AeroVironment Unveils Vapor CLE eVTOL Drone

AeroVironment’s latest all-electric vertical takeoff and landing platform, the Vapor Compact Long Endurance (CLE), sets a new benchmark for Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems. This VTOL drone’s open modular...