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October 23, 2025
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Barrett Launches New 30mm Precision Grenade System

Barrett Firearms has unveiled the next-generation 30mm Precision Grenadier System (PGS), a modular shoulder-fired weapon designed to enhance US Army infantry lethality and counter emerging battlefield threats, including drones...

October 20, 2025
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Moog Launches Light Turret for Combat Vehicles

Moog has unveiled its latest innovation in turreted weapon systems: the Lightweight Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (LW RIwP). Purpose-built for lighter combat vehicles such as the Infantry Squad Vehicle, LW...

October 19, 2025
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BAE’s M109A7 Howitzer Adds Range to US Army

BAE Systems has launched the new M109A7 52 caliber self-propelled howitzer, pairing the robust M109A7 Paladin chassis with Rheinmetall’s long-range L52 155mm cannon to address the U.S. Army’s need...

October 16, 2025
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Leonardo DRS, KNDS Pitch Caesar Howitzer to US Army

Leonardo DRS and European defense leader KNDS have entered a strategic teaming agreement to jointly propose a NATO-proven self-propelled howitzer for the US Army’s artillery modernization initiative. At the...

October 16, 2025
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AM General Unveils Soft-Recoil Hawkeye 105mm Howitzer

Lockheed Martin has officially handed over the first three F-35A Lightning II fighters to the Belgian Air Force, marking a major step forward in Belgium’s modernization of its aerial...

October 10, 2025
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US to Trial FN’s 6.5mm Rifles for Combat Use

FN America, a leading arms manufacturer, has delivered prototype 6.5mm weapon systems to the US Department of Defense for live-fire evaluation. The shipment was sent to the Irregular Warfare...

October 9, 2025
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BAE, Rheinmetall Team on 120mm Gun for Light Tank

BAE Systems Hägglunds has entered a partnership with Rheinmetall to integrate the L44A1 120-millimeter low-recoil cannon into the new CV90120 light tank, a variant of the proven CV90 infantry...

October 8, 2025
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Thales Belgium Sends Airburst Anti-Drone Rockets to Kyiv

Thales Belgium has unveiled a low-cost 70mm rocket equipped with the FZ123 airburst warhead, designed to combat Shahed-type drones and similar unmanned threats. According to the company, an undisclosed...

October 8, 2025
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EOS to Equip Australia’s Redback IFVs with Weapon Units

Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) has awarded Electro Optic Systems (EOS) a contract worth 108 million Australian dollars ($71 million) to supply Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) for the Australian Defence...

October 8, 2025
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India Picks Paras for $5.2M Homegrown Anti-Drone Project

India’s Ministry of Defense has awarded Paras Anti-Drone Technologies a contract worth ₹461.9 million ($5.2 million) for the supply of advanced anti-drone systems to the country’s armed forces. The...