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December 19, 2025

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian: New Acquisition for the German Marineflieger

MQ-9B SeaGuardian for the German Marineflieger The Budget Committee of the Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, has approved 30 procurement programs for weapon systems and equipment for the Bundeswehr worth almost 50 billion euros. Among these programs, the notable addition is the authorization for the purchase of RPAS-MALE (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System-Medium Altitude Long Range) MQ-9B SeaGuardian for the German Navy for long-range maritime reconnaissance and submarine hunting with sonar…

Aerospace·Defense

SAR Satellite Constellation: A Major Initiative for the Bundeswehr

Rheinmetall and ICEYE’s Major Commitment from Bundeswehr for the Space Sector Rheinmetall and ICEYE have announced…

Defense Industry·Leonardo

Launch of Italian Program for Development and Supply of Leonardo’s Next-Generation Long Range Ballistic Defense Radars

Leonardo’s Next-Generation Long Range Ballistic Defense Radars Leonardo takes another step forward in the development and…

Air Forces·Armed Forces

Spain Places Order for 100 Airbus Helicopters: Stepping towards Modern Defence

Spain is ordering 100 Airbus helicopters through the General Directorate of Armament and Materials (DGAM) of…

Armed Forces·Naval Forces

Continuation of the U212 NFS Program: Italy’s Leap into Future Submarine Innovation

Introduction The Defense Minister has transmitted to the competent Commissions of the Chamber of Deputies and…

Analysis

MQ-9B SeaGuardian: New Acquisition for the German Marineflieger

MQ-9B SeaGuardian for the German Marineflieger The Budget Committee of the Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, has approved 30 procurement programs for weapon systems…

SAR Satellite Constellation: A Major Initiative for the Bundeswehr

Rheinmetall and ICEYE’s Major Commitment from Bundeswehr for the Space Sector Rheinmetall and ICEYE have announced receiving a significant order from Bundeswehr for the…

Launch of Italian Program for Development and Supply of Leonardo’s Next-Generation Long Range Ballistic Defense Radars

Leonardo’s Next-Generation Long Range Ballistic Defense Radars Leonardo takes another step forward in the development and realization of the enabling technologies of the advanced…

Spain Places Order for 100 Airbus Helicopters: Stepping towards Modern Defence

Spain is ordering 100 Airbus helicopters through the General Directorate of Armament and Materials (DGAM) of the Ministry of Defense. These four contracts, included…

Continuation of the U212 NFS Program: Italy’s Leap into Future Submarine Innovation

Introduction The Defense Minister has transmitted to the competent Commissions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic the request for…

M142 HIMARS and ATACMS for Taiwan: A Major Defense Acquisition

Introduction The State Department in Washington has made a decision approving a possible foreign military sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office…

Army

M142 HIMARS and ATACMS for Taiwan: A Major Defense Acquisition

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Introduction The State Department in Washington has made a decision approving a possible foreign military sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of High Mobility…

Army’s COMVIE Experiments with Autonomous Robotic Systems

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The first trial of the spiral phase of the conceptual experimentation campaign on Robotics and Autonomous Systems has been completed after three intense weeks. The trial was led by the Evaluation and…

Lithuania Orders a Second Batch of Caesar Mk 2 Artillery Vehicles

The Lithuanian National Defense Ministry has signed a contract with France and KNDS FR for the purchase of Caesar Mk 2 self-propelled artillery. The newly signed contract is worth approximately 252 million Euros and is the second contract signed with…

CAESAR 8×8: Adler Integration Issues Resolved, The Czech Program Restarts

After months of uncertainty and institutional tension, the program concerning the 62 self-propelled CAESAR 8×8 artillery units intended for the Czech Army seems to have embarked on a positive phase. In November, French government sources had reported difficulties related to…

K2 Tanks and K808 Armored Vehicles for Peru: A Strategic collaboration with Hyundai Rotem

The Peruvian Army has signed a strategic agreement with Hyundai Rotem for the future acquisition of K2 combat tanks and K808 8×8 wheeled armored vehicles. Specifically, 54 K2 Black Panther tanks and 141 K808 8×8 armored vehicles will be purchased.…

Navy

MQ-9B SeaGuardian: New Acquisition for the German Marineflieger

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian for the German Marineflieger The Budget Committee of the Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, has approved 30 procurement programs for weapon systems and equipment for the Bundeswehr worth almost 50…

Continuation of the U212 NFS Program: Italy’s Leap into Future Submarine Innovation

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Introduction The Defense Minister has transmitted to the competent Commissions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic the request for parliamentary opinion on the ministerial decree scheme for…

End of Operational Commitment of Crotone Minehunter in NATO Noble Shield Operation

On Monday, December 15, 2025, at around 10:00 a.m., the Crotone minehunter of the Italian Navy will return to La Spezia, concluding its involvement in the Noble Shield operation. ![](https://ehk8n49c9qf.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1-12-1024×576.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1) The vessel, which departed on September 7, has helped reinforce…

UK Launches ‘Atlantic Bastion’, a Countermeasure Against Russian Underwater Threat

The UK officially unveils the ‘Atlantic Bastion’ The United Kingdom has officially launched the Atlantic Bastion, a new national program for underwater superiority designed to counter the rising underwater activity of Russia in the Northern Atlantic and to protect critical…

USMC Selects Damen LST-100 Design for Landing Ship Medium Program

USMC Selects Damen LST-100 for Landing Ship Medium Program The Secretary of the American Navy (SECNAV) John C. Phelan, along with the Commander of the Marine Corps General Eric Smith, and Chief of Naval Operations of the US Navy Admiral…

Air Force

Spain Places Order for 100 Airbus Helicopters: Stepping towards Modern Defence

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Spain is ordering 100 Airbus helicopters through the General Directorate of Armament and Materials (DGAM) of the Ministry of Defense. These four contracts, included in the National Helicopter Plan announced in May,…

First Finnish F-35A Takes to the Skies: Transforming Defense and Aerospace Landscape

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In the United States, the first F-35A Lightning II fighter-bomber appointed by Lockheed Martin on behalf of Finland has completed its inaugural flight. Following factory testing, the Finnish aircraft will be transferred…

Poland Poised to Transfer MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine

Poland has started negotiations with Ukraine for the transfer of Soviet-era MiG-29 warplanes, formerly owned by East Germany, subsequently integrated by reunited Germany, and used for a while by the Luftwaffe, which upgraded them to NATO standards, and finally given…

India Aims to Deploy Integrated National Air Defence System to Protect Delhi

India takes a significant step towards self-reliance in air defence sector, initiating the development and implementation of an integrated national defence system designed to protect the _National Capital Region_ (NCR) of Delhi from aerial and missile attacks. According to Defence…

First AIM-120 Launched By Autonomous Drone: Australia Steps Up With the MQ-28A Program

Australia has marked a new milestone in the field of unmanned combat, confirming the first autonomous air-to-air engagement by the MQ-28A Ghost Bat. The aircraft launched an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile at a Phoenix Jet drone target during an operational test…

Industry

MQ-9B SeaGuardian: New Acquisition for the German Marineflieger

MQ-9B SeaGuardian for the German Marineflieger The Budget Committee of the Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, has approved 30 procurement programs for weapon systems and equipment for the Bundeswehr worth almost 50 billion euros. Among these programs, the notable addition is the authorization for the purchase of RPAS-MALE (Remotely Piloted…

SAR Satellite Constellation: A Major Initiative for the Bundeswehr

Rheinmetall and ICEYE’s Major Commitment from Bundeswehr for the Space Sector Rheinmetall and ICEYE have announced receiving a significant order from Bundeswehr for the space sector. The Federal Office for Equipment, Information and In-Service Support of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) assigned Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide the German Armed Forces…