Defense News Army 2025
Taiwan activates first U.S.-made M1A2T Abrams battalion amid growing pressure from China
Taiwan officially commissioned its first M1A2T Abrams battalion at Hukou military base on October 31, 2025. The ceremony, led by President Lai Chin...
Argentina Plans to Acquire 72 Self-Propelled Artillery Units to Modernize Army Firepower
On October 30, 2025, Argentina’s Ministry of Defense presented to Congress its 2026–2028 investment plan, outlining a significant step toward renew...
ALERT: U.S. Identifies Venezuelan Military Sites Linked to Drug Trafficking for Potential Strike
U.S. officials have confirmed that intelligence agencies have identified several Venezuelan military-controlled sites suspected of handling interna...
Rheinmetall Joins U.S. Effort To Keep Ukraine’s Bradley IFVs Battle-Ready
On 30 October 2025, Rheinmetall’s U.S. subsidiary announced it had secured a 31 million dollar contract to help the U.S. Army and the Ukrainian arm...
Croatia and Slovenia unveil Komodo UGV with Mangart 25 AD turret to counter drones
At the SIDEC 2025 defense exhibition in Celje, Croatia’s DOK-ING and Slovenia’s Valhalla Turrets unveiled a new unmanned ground combat system pairi...
Finland Begins Large-Scale Military Exercises Focused On Rapid Readiness Near Russian Border
On 30 October 2025, Finland announced that it will deploy around 15,000 soldiers, conscripts, reservists and active personnel for a broad series of...
Türkiye Starts Altuğ 8x8 Vehicle Production Alongside Altay Tank to Build Next‑Gen Armor Units
On 28 October 2025, in Ankara, Türkiye marked the handover of its first series-produced Altay main battle tanks while presenting a broader moderniz...
Trump announces first U.S. nuclear weapons testing since 1992 to match China and Russia
On October 30, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time since 1992, di...
Italy Prepares Mangusta Attack Helicopters to Support Modular Armored Groups in High-Tempo Drill
On 29 October 2025, the Italian Army confirmed that the 132nd Tank Regiment has completed a demanding training cycle designed to preserve its Tier ...
Russia to deploy RS-28 Sarmat nuclear InterContinental Ballistic Missile ICBM soon says Putin
According to The Moscow Times, President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to a Moscow military hospital on October 29, 2025, that the RS-28 Sarma...
Poland receives two more leased U.S. AH-64E Apache helicopters to prepare purchase of 96
Warsaw, Poland, October 30, 2025 - Two more AH-64E Apache helicopters from the United States have arrived in Poland, the Polish Minister of Defense...
Qatar's Barzan Holdings returns as Strategic Partner and Gold Sponsor for DIMDEX 2026
The Qatar Armed Forces and Barzan Holdings have formalised a cooperation agreement designating the company as Strategic Partner and Gold Sponsor fo...