Defense News Army 2025
ALERT: Russian New Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile to Enter Combat Service by End of 2025
Russia will place its new medium-range missile system, equipped with the Oreshnik hypersonic missile, on official combat duty before the end of the...
Czech Republic Rises as Key Tank Manufacturing Hub with Tatra to Build Leopard 2A8 Hulls for KNDS
On December 18, 2025, KNDS Deutschland and Czech manufacturer Tatra Defence announced a major industrial agreement for the production of Leopard 2A...
Germany Orders 876 Patria 6x6 CAVS Vehicles With NEMO Mortar and Kongsberg RS4 Remote Weapon Station
Patria says Germany signed two serial procurement contracts under the CAVS program worth over €2 billion, covering up to 876 Patria 6x6 armored veh...
U.S. Army Advances Capital Defense With Sentinel A4 Radar Deployment in Washington D.C.
The U.S. Army is preparing to deploy the new AN MPQ-64A4 Sentinel A4 radar as part of the air defense mission protecting the National Capital Regio...
U.S. Approves $4 Billion HIMARS Missile Launcher Sale to Bolster Taiwan Against China
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $4.05 billion Foreign Military Sale of HIMARS launchers and missiles to Taiwan, according to a De...
Türkiye Considers Russian S-400 Air Defense Return as Path Back to U.S. F-35 Fighter Program
Türkiye is reportedly exploring the return of its Russian-made S-400 air defense system to Moscow, according to Bloomberg, amid renewed high-level ...
U.S. Clears $375 Million Javelin Missile Sale to Strengthen Taiwan’s Anti-Armor Defenses
On December 17, 2025, the US State Department cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale of Javelin anti-tank missile systems worth an estimated 375...
KNDS and Leonardo Team Up on Wheeled 155mm Artillery as Italy Modernizes Army Firepower
KNDS Deutschland and Italy’s Leonardo have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop a wheeled 155mm L52 self-propelled artillery system for the...
Kongsberg’s RT20 Turret Deal Advances U.S. Marine Corps’ ACV-30 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Program
On December 17, 2025, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace was awarded an $80,163,321 firm-fixed-price contract modification to supply 52 PROTECTOR RT20 r...
Türkiye Completes NATO Qualification of Its First 7.62x51 MMT Machine Gun.
Turkiye’s state-owned defense firm MKE has completed NATO qualification of its new 7.62x51 mm MMT Modern Machine Gun after a 250,000-round enduranc...
UK's Babcock Launches Production of Jackal 3 Extenda All-Terrain Vehicles for the British Army
On 17 December 2025, Babcock International confirmed that the first Jackal 3 Extenda all-terrain vehicles had rolled off its Devonport production l...
Russia Deploys S-500 Missile Defense System on Combat Duty for the First Time
Russia announced that the first regiment equipped with its S-500 Prometey air and missile defense system has entered combat duty, according to stat...