Defense News Army 2025
Australia and Papua New Guinea agree on mutual defence treaty and vow joint response to attacks
The offices of Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape confirmed on September 17, 2025, that Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed o...
North Korea’s new Cheonma-3 tank hides an upgrade South Korea might not expect
North Korea officially revealed the name of its newest main battle tank during the opening of the “National Defense Development 2025” exhibition he...
Thales begins full-scale Ground Fire radar production for France’s next-gen air defense
Thales confirmed on October 3, 2025, the Ground Fire multifunction radar has moved into continuous series production following factory acceptance t...
EU eyes funding to mass-produce low-cost drones to fortify NATO’s eastern flank
Euractiv reported on Oct. 1, 2025, that EU officials are canvassing industry and EU budget lines to finance large-scale drone production within the...
Chinese Fighter Jets Simulate Constructive Kills on British Carrier Strike Group
The Independent reported on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, that Chinese aircraft flew the same trajectories they would use to strike Royal Navy vessels b...
North Korea Unveils New M2020 8x8 Mortar Carrier Echoing US M1129 Stryker
KCNA-linked outlets and DPRK newspapers reported the Defence Development-2025 exhibition opened in Pyongyang on Oct. 4, where Kim Jong Un inspected...
North Korea Shows Hwasong-11Ma Hypersonic Warhead that Shrinks US Patriot and THAAD Intercept
North Korea Agency via coverage of North Korea’s “Defense Development-2025” exhibition in Pyongyang on Oct. 5, released images of a Hwasong-11Ma sh...
Belgium fast-tracks counter-drone plan after Elsenborn military base overflights
Belga News Agency reported on Oct. 6 that Defence Minister Theo Francken, speaking during Belgium’s economic mission in San Francisco (Oct. 4–12), ...
Chinese FB-10A Short-range Air Defense Missile System for Chad Possibly Diverted to Sudan RSF
TchadOne said on Oct. 5, 2025, that internal correspondence and testimonies indicate a Chad Air Force order of Chinese FB-10A short-range air-defen...
World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh drives defense integration and interoperability
World Defense Show 2026 is taking shape with clear parameters set by the organizers and by Saudi Arabia’s defense regulator. According to communica...
U.S. Defense Secretary Signals Readiness for Caribbean Strikes Near Venezuela
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has “every authorization needed” to carry out strikes in the Caribbean targeting suspected narcotics ve...
US's Abrams and UK's Challenger 2 tanks unite in Estonia in a clear NATO signal
On 2 October 2025, American and British armored units appeared side by side at Camp Tapa in northern Estonia in a public ceremony that doubled as a...