Defense News Army 2025
NATO’s Baltic Shield Strengthens as Sweden Deploys Anti-Aircraft Guns in Latvia
Sweden will deploy anti-aircraft guns with its unit in Latvia in 2026, marking its first gun-based air-defense contribution to an operational NATO ...
StrikeMaster Naval Strike Missile clears Norway live firing validation for mobile coastal denial
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and Thales Australia confirmed a clean launch of a Naval Strike Missile test round from the StrikeMaster launcher i...
Serbia and Azerbaijan train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries
On 23 October 2025, Serbian and Azerbaijani artillery units began a two-week joint tactical training focused on the combat employment of the 155 mm...
Could a War With Russia Erupt in Europe in the Coming Years?
Across Europe’s defense ministries, the once-unthinkable question is now being asked quietly but consistently: could the continent be heading towar...
French Rafale F4.2 Fighters Begin Operational Service with collaborative combat link
France’s Rafale program is entering its next phase. Government budget documents confirm F4.2 qualification in 2025 and outline the first operationa...
New Glock V Series to replace most of Glock’s current pistols
According to USA Carry, Glock will begin distributing the new Glock V Series pistols before the end of the year, which will replace most of its exi...
France to Test Thundart Rocket Launcher to Rival U.S. HIMARS in 2026 Demonstrations
MBDA announced on October 23, 2025, that the Franco-French Thundart long-range rocket artillery system will conduct demonstration firings in mid-20...
Current Overview of U.S. Forces in Caribbean Sea Deployment Targeting Venezuela-Linked Drug Networks
Washington D.C, United States, October 23, 2025 - The United States continues to field a significant military presence across the Caribbean Sea, ma...
Venezuela Declares 5,000 Igla-S Missiles in Nationwide Defense Net to Deter U.S. Caribbean Flights
On 23 October, 2025, Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro publicly claimed his forces have “no fewer than 5,000” Russian-made Igla-S man-portable s...
U.S. Army selects AeroVironment FE-1 Next-Generation Counter-UAS to counter drone swarms
AeroVironment has been selected to deliver the Army’s Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile and will start producing the Freedom Eagle FE-1 under a 9...
Saab Partners with Ukraine to Build Next-Generation Air Defence Systems on Ukrainian Soil
On 22 October, 2025, SAAB and Ukraine moved to co-produce air defense systems under the state-led “Build in Ukraine” initiative, as reported by Ukr...
How US and Singapore Forging Sabre exercise forges quicker sensing and cleaner targeting
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence said Forging Sabre 2025 was built to measure how well the force could sense, decide, and deliver controlled effects...