Admin - globaldefencemagazine.com

November 18, 2025
Admin
Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

BAE, GDLS Pitch Beowulf for Canada’s Arctic Plan

BAE Systems Hägglunds and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS)-Canada have formed a strategic partnership to compete for Ottawa’s Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement (DAME) program. The collaboration brings together BAE’s...

RTX Secures NASAMS Deal to Aid Taiwan Defense

Raytheon has received a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $698.9 million to produce National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) fire units for Taiwan. The U.S. Department of War confirmed the...

November 18, 2025
Admin
Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

USAF Widens Skydio Drone Role for TACP, EOD

The US Air Force has awarded two new multi-million-dollar contracts to drone manufacturer Skydio to expand the deployment of small unmanned aircraft across Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and...

November 18, 2025
Admin
Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Russia Debuts Flamethrowers With Anti-Drone Tech

Russia has delivered a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems to its armed forces, with the latest models featuring enhanced anti-drone protection. The upgrades are part of...

November 17, 2025
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

U.S. OKs Denmark Buy of 340 AIM-9X Block II Missiles

The US State Department has cleared a potential $318.4-million Foreign Military Sale to Denmark covering up to 340 AIM-9X Block II tactical air-to-air missiles. Copenhagen has additionally requested 34...

Sweden Adds CAMM Missiles to Boost Visby Corvette Defense

Sweden’s defense procurement agency has modified its existing contract with MBDA to acquire additional Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM) for its naval modernization program. The updated deal builds on...

November 17, 2025
Admin
Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV

Italy and Albania Start New Naval Shipbuilding Partnership

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Albania’s state-owned defense firm KAYO have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture dedicated to building and maintaining naval vessels in Albania....

November 17, 2025
Admin
Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV

Thales, Navantia Unite on Major Upgrade for Thai Navy Fleet

Thales and Navantia have launched their first joint initiative in Thailand, partnering to support a major upgrade of the Royal Thai Navy’s fleet. Under the modernization program, Thales will...

November 15, 2025
Admin
Land Platforms
R&D

Peacekeepers Claim Israeli Fire in South Lebanon

UNIFIL announced that its peacekeepers came under fire from an Israeli Merkava tank positioned inside Lebanese territory, with bullets striking the ground only a few meters from them. The...

November 15, 2025
Admin
Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Moscow Claims Capture of Two S. Ukraine Villages

Russian forces said they seized two additional villages—Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka—in southern Ukraine, marking another incremental gain in the Zaporizhzhia sector. While this front is quieter than the east,...