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October 24, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

Hanwha Aerospace Launches AI-Powered Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Hanwha Aerospace has introduced the Korea New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K-NIFV), a next-generation tracked combat vehicle engineered to counter drones and operate effectively in contested electromagnetic environments. Unveiled at...

Germany Agrees $2.3B Purchase of Israeli Spike Missiles via NATO

Germany has finalized a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) agreement to acquire Spike anti-tank missiles from Israel through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The contract was signed with...

October 24, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
Mergers & JV

Indonesia and Rheinmetall Form Partnership to Develop Advanced Ammunition

Indonesia’s state-owned defense company PT Pindad has entered a partnership with Germany’s Rheinmetall to co-develop advanced ammunition technologies, marking another step in Jakarta’s push to modernize its defense industry....

Anduril Buys AIRS to Strengthen Its Infrared Sensing Portfolio

Defense technology firm Anduril has acquired American Infrared Solutions (AIRS) to strengthen its infrared sensor capabilities and expand production of cooled cameras for the defense, space, and industrial sectors....

France Reveals THUNDART, a 150 km Deep-Strike Rocket

MBDA and Safran have jointly unveiled THUNDART, a new 150-kilometer (93-mile) precision-guided rocket system designed to replace France’s legacy Lance-Roquette Unitaire (LRU) launchers. Presented as a ready-to-test, operationally viable...

IAI Unveils Extended-Range LAHAT ALPHA Missile

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced the LAHAT ALPHA, a next-generation missile in its Laser-Homing Anti-Tank (LAHAT) family, capable of striking targets beyond 20 kilometers. Weighing 25 kilograms and...

October 22, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

New AI Wingman Drone Emerges for US Military

Boeing has unveiled plans for the Collaborative Combat Rotorcraft (CxR), an autonomous tiltrotor drone intended to serve as a wingman for U.S. military aircraft. The drone concept is designed...

October 22, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment
R&D

Belgium Converts 100+ Vehicles to Ambulances

Belgian firm John Cockerill Defense is set to convert 113 military vehicles into ambulances for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia. The project covers 11 BV-206 all-terrain vehicles and...

October 22, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US Army Buys Nine CH-47F Chinooks for $461M

The U.S. Army has ordered nine CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters from Boeing under contracts totaling $461 million, as part of efforts to modernize heavy-lift operations. Covering production Lots...

October 22, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Korea, AeroVironment Partner on Drone Systems

AeroVironment and Korean Air have partnered to develop a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) for South Korea, focusing on a customized JUMP 20 drone. The fixed-wing VTOL system can...