Defense News Army 2025
Cyprus unveils Serbian Tamnava rocket launchers at Independence Day parade 2025
The Cypriot National Guard showcased Serbian-made Tamnava multiple rocket launcher systems during its Independence Day parade in Nicosia on October...
New Zealand Unveils New Defence Industry Strategy Focus on Tech Fund and 2% GDP Goal
New Zealand’s government confirmed in Wellington on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, a new Defence Industry Strategy emphasizing innovation, domestic integrat...
Japan selects Rheinmetall Mission Master SP and Milrem THeMIS UGV for autonomous trials
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force confirmed new unmanned ground vehicle trials in 2025, selecting Rheinmetall’s Mission Master SP and Milrem Roboti...
Hungary Practices River Crossings in NATO Exercise After Simulated Bridge Destruction
On 2 October 2025, in the Martfű–Vezseny sector of the Tisza River, Hungarian forces executed a complex wet-gap crossing during the multinational A...
Czech military prepares to hand over fleet of modernized T-72M4CZ tanks to Ukraine
On October 2, 2025, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army Karel Řehka announced that once the modernization of 30 T-72M4CZ tanks, and likely...
Belarus might just have revealed what Russia’s Oreshnik missile looks like
A model believed to depict the Russian Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile was spotted in Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s off...
Venezuela moves S-125 Pechora air defense to coastline in posture for potential US landing
On 3 Oct 2025, geolocated footage and posts on social media, incl. @ConflictsW, showed a Venezuelan S-125 Pechora-2M moving west through Peaje La ...
Venezuela says five US fighter jets detected near Caribbean coast and calls it a security threat
Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino announced on state television that five US combat aircraft were detected off the nation’s Caribbean c...
French Army’s Griffon MEPAC 120mm Enters Service with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment
The 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment confirmed on Oct. 1, 2025, that it is the first operational French Army unit to field the Griffon MEPAC 120mm mor...
French Army Launches Epervier Call For Compact Close-in FPV Counter-Drone Systems
The Defence Innovation Agency announced on 2 October 2025 on X a call for proposals named Épervier on behalf of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. U...
U.S. Army’s Enduring High Energy Laser moves forward with new HII facility investment
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) confirmed on September 30, 2025, that it is investing in a new integration, production, and testing facility to...
Canada’s first U.S. HIMARS rocket-launcher $1.75B deal brings long-range strike to NATO
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency released on October 1, 2025, a congressional notification clearing a potential Foreign Military Sale for Ca...