Defense News Army 2025
Sweden deploys first Loke counter-drone system to defend bases from small drone attacks
On September 29, 2025, Saab confirmed that Sweden’s new Loke counter-drone (C-UAS) concept was deployed during the Swedish Air Force's contribution...
Pentagon Awards Raytheon $5.04B Army Contract for Coyote Counter-UAS and KuRFS radars
The U.S. Department of War announced on Sept. 29, 2025 a $5.04 billion contract to Raytheon for the Coyote counter-UAS system, including fixed and ...
China Test-Launches New DF-26D Hypersonic ‘Guam Killer’ Missile
China has test-launched its new DF-26D missile, a variant believed to carry a hypersonic or maneuvering warhead. Officially unveiled at Beijing’s S...
U.S. Marines deploy armored LAV-25 vehicles on Puerto Rico beach amid Caribbean tensions
On September 30, 2025, U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) staged Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) along the coastline of Arr...
US Army Armored Brigade Fires Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition in First Live Exercise
On September 29, 2025, the US Army reported that the 1st Cavalry Division conducted its first Switchblade 600 live fire with the 2nd Armored Brigad...
Venezuela deploys BUK air defense missile systems near Caracas after U.S. airstrike warning
The Venezuelan Army’s Air Defense Command has deployed BUK-M2E medium-range missile systems in and around Caracas, according to OSINT reports poste...
Chinese Army Engineers Test Systems for Planning Simultaneous Nuclear-Strike Options
The work published on September 10, 2025 in Explosion and Shock Waves and attributed to Xu Xiaohui’s team at the PLA’s Army Engineering University ...
Taiwan Eyes Rafale Fighter Jet Sale Amid French Caution Toward China
France’s National Assembly Economic Affairs Committee confirmed during a Sept. 24, 2025 hearing that Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier acknowledg...
New German GMARS Rocket Launcher Doubles Firepower Over U.S. HIMARS
A powerful new German-made rocket launcher called GMARS has been unveiled, and it pushes the U.S. HIMARS design to the next level. With double the ...
US Department of War Urges Missile Contractors to Double Output for Possible China Conflict
The Wall Street Journal reported on September 29, 2025 that the U.S. Department of War pressed missile suppliers to double or even quadruple output...
France Deploys Fennec Helicopter to Denmark for EU Summit Counter-Drone Security
France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces confirmed on September 29 that a French Air and Space Force Fennec helicopter, along with a 35-member joint d...
Serbian Zastava Unveils 6.5×39 mm Semi-Automatic Precision Rifle with AK Reliability
Serbia’s Zastava Arms unveiled a semi-automatic precision rifle chambered in 6.5×39 mm (6.5 Grendel) at the PARTNER 2025 exhibition in Belgrade on ...