Defense News Army 2025
U.S. Explores Covert Drone Anti-Drug Campaign in Mexico Using Reapers and Gray Eagles
The Trump administration is examining a covert cross-border mission that would send JSOC teams and CIA officers into Mexico to target fentanyl labs...
USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group ready for U.S. military operations in Caribbean Sea
On 13 November 2025, the U.S. Navy quietly posted a new set of photos: the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) plowing thr...
Russia Dispatches New TOS‑1A Solntsepek Flamethrowers With Upgraded Anti‑Drone Protection
On 13 November 2025, Uralvagonzavod, part of the Rostec State Corporation, announced the dispatch of a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flameth...
French Navy Rafale Jet fires ASMPA-R missile in carrier nuclear raid drill
France has quietly crossed a new threshold in its nuclear posture. In a message posted on X on 13 November, armed forces minister Catherine Vautrin...
Finland’s Border Special Forces Run Deep Forest Helicopter Drills Near Russian Frontier
On 11 November 2025, images released from the deep forests of southeast Finland showed members of the Finnish Border Guard’s 1st Readiness Unit ste...
Germany picks MBDA DefendAir anti-drone missile system to arm Skyranger 30 air defense system
On 11 November 2025, MBDA announced a contract with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In Service Support (BAAI...
Chaiseri unveils new Guardian-T 8x8 armored vehicle with 105mm turret in Thailand
The Thai-based company Chaiseri used the opening days of Defense and Security 2025 in Bangkok to pull the wraps off its Guardian-T concept, a mediu...
China conducts first public live fire test of HQ-20 air defense missile system
On November 11, 2025, China released an Air Force anniversary film that included the first publicly documented live fire test of the HQ-20 air defe...
Moldova fields Israeli ATMOS 2000 155mm howitzers as EU ramps up security aid
Moldova’s Ministry of Defence has released footage of live-fire drills with newly delivered ATMOS 2000 truck-mounted howitzers from Israel, confirm...
Denmark strengthens section-level firepower with more Carl Gustaf M4 weapon systems
On 12 November 2025, Saab announced the signing of a contract with Denmark’s Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation for Carl-Gustaf M4 laun...
UK Sends 800 Soldiers to Germany for Exercise Rhino Heart Reinforcing NATO Land Readiness
On the 7th of November 2025, more than 800 soldiers from the British Army’s 19th Light Brigade were confirmed deployed to Germany for Exercise Rhin...
Greece to buy $3.5B Israeli missile systems for Achilles’ Shield air defense program
Greece is advancing plans for a $3.5 billion modernization of its air-defense network, a sweeping initiative known as “Achilles’ Shield,” the Greek...