April 2025

Czech defense manufacturer AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. announced Friday the delivery of another full set of structural components for Embraer’s C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, a platform that will soon enter service with the Czech Armed Forces. According to the company, the latest shipment includes the rear fuselage, wing leading...

The U.S. Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team has concluded a key Soldier Touchpoint (STP) involving the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, marking a critical step in the program’s development. “Thanks to Soldiers from the 4ID, we recently concluded a Soldier Touchpoint on the XM30 program,” the team...

A major multinational exercise is underway in Germany as Dutch and German armed forces converge on the Güz Altmark training area for Bastion Lion, a high-intensity combat training operation involving over 4,000 troops and 1,800 military vehicles. The deployment marks one of the largest Dutch-led tactical movements in recent years,...

Finnish provider of high-end optronic solutions Senop Oy has announced that Norway and Denmark have joined Finland and Sweden in a joint framework agreement for military optronics procurement, deepening defense cooperation among the Nordic countries. The agreement provides access to a wide range of optical systems designed to enhance combat...

Benelli Armi S.p.A., a subsidiary of Beretta and the world’s largest shotgun manufacturer, has introduced its latest innovation in counter-drone technology—the M4 A.I. Drone Guardian—during a demonstration at ISOF Range in Nevada. The weapon is designed to provide frontline units with a reliable, last-resort option against small unmanned aerial systems,...

BAE Systems has received a $70 million contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to produce Virginia Payload Module (VPM) missile tubes for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Block VI Virginia-class submarines. In a statement, Charles Lewis, director of Submarine Programs for Platforms & Services at BAE Systems, said, “These missile tubes...

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), marking a key milestone in the construction of the U.S. Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built at the Pascagoula, Mississippi, shipyard. According to a company statement, the launch was successfully carried out on March 25,...