U.S. Marines Boost Indo-Pacific Agility with Japan-Based Island-Hopping Tests of HIMARS Launchers
On December 3, 2025, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, U.S. Marines executed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration...
U.S. selects SOLGW MK1 as next-generation 5.56mm assault rifle for Special Forces units
U.S. Special Operations Command officials confirmed on November 20, 2025, that the Sons of Liberty Gun Works MK1 rifle will become the command’s ne...
MKE’s ALPAY Rocket Mine-Clearer Propels Türkiye Alongside U.S. and Russian Breaching Platforms
On 9 Dec 2025, Türkiye’s state-owned defence manufacturer Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi (MKE) highlighted its ALPAY Mine-Clearing System, a rocket-pro...
How South Korean Hanwha aims to build a full spectrum land combat industry in Romania
Hanwha Aerospace is positioning itself as a long term industrial partner for Romania’s land forces, stating in a new policy style communication tha...
U.S. Special Forces seizes sanctioned tanker in Helicopter raid from USS Ford off Venezuela
The United States has carried out a rare, highly choreographed seizure of a very large crude carrier off Venezuela, boarding the sanctioned tanker ...
Belgium signs €2.8 million deal with Australia's DroneShield for anti-drone guns
As reported by the Brussels Times on December 10, 2025, Belgium has signed a 2.8 million euro contract with DroneShield for handheld anti-drone jam...
Sweden Orders Additional IRIS-T SLS Air Defense Missile Launchers from German Company Diehl Defence
German Company Diehl Defence announced on December 11, 2025, that the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has placed a follow-on order for addi...
British Army Adopts Trailblazer Vision Suite for M270A2 Launchers as Deep Fires Push Grows
Rheinmetall UK has secured a mid single-digit million euro contract to supply its Trailblazer Driver Vision and Local Situational Awareness System ...
Italy’s new Michelangelo air defence system completes first long-range missile interception test
On December 9, 2025, the Italian company Leonardo announced that its Michelangelo Security Dome reached a first operational milestone after an Ital...
Germany to order 229 RCH 155 Boxer self propelled howitzers with deliveries starting in 2028
The German government is finalizing a sweeping artillery acquisition plan that would put as many as 500 RCH 155 systems into Bundeswehr service, ac...
Ukraine’s TW-12.7 Combat Droid Outflanks Russian MT-LB Carrier Signaling Robotic Warfare Shift
On December 10, 2025, Ukraine’s official defence outlet ArmyInform published footage from the 5th Kyiv Assault Brigade showing a tracked ground rob...
Poland Moves to Acquire Deep Strike Missiles to Hold Key Russian Military Assets at Risk
Polish officials are renewing calls for credible deep strike weapons as Russian forces rehearse operations near the Suwalki Gap and the Baltic regi...