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Arquus’s new Armis trucks offer protected cabs, high off-road mobility, and greater payload capacity, giving the French Army a modern, modular logistics backbone for frontline operations (Picture source: Arquus).

France Poised To Choose Arquus and Daimler For €5 Billion Army Truck Fleet Renewal

| Defense News Army 2025
France has reportedly chosen Arquus, teamed with Daimler Truck, as the preferred bidder for its long-awaited 5 billion euro FTLT logistics and tactic…
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On the ground, Japanese infantry and ground based air defence specialists train in the combined use of sensors, conventional weapons and man portable electronic warfare equipment

U.S. and Japanese Ground Forces Reforge Their Alliance for the Counter Drone Fight

| Defense News Army 2025
In a statement released on 12 November, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force framed this year’s Rising Thunder exercise at Yakima Training Center as a…
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The IRIS-T SLM is a German-made ground-based air defense system designed to intercept aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles at ranges up to 40 km and altitudes over 20 km, providing 360-degree protection against modern aerial threats.

Germany approves new defense acquisition with €1B IRIS-T SLM air defense missile systems

| Defense News Army 2025
Germany has expanded its defense investment plan with a €3.85 billion package approved by the Bundestag Budget Committee, which includes fresh fundin…
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Switzerland selects SSZ, Saro, and Saab Barracuda to supply multispectral camouflage systems that cut thermal and radar signatures of its vehicles and bases.

Switzerland picks three European suppliers for new multispectral camouflage on vehicles

| Defense News Army 2025
Faced with the spread of cheap drones, thermal imagers and high resolution radar, Switzerland has locked in a new generation of camouflage for its ar…
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The K808 is an 8×8 armoured personnel carrier (APC) developed by Hyundai Rotem in the 2010s for the Republic of Korea Army, with a combat weight of around 20 tonnes and a conventional layout with the engine at the front and the troop compartment to the rear (Picture source: ROK Army)

Peru starts building Korean K808 armored personnel carriers and KLTV tactical vehicles

| Defense News Army 2025
Peru has formally entered the armored vehicle manufacturing game, with President José Jerí inaugurating a new special and armored vehicle line at the…
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A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II launches from the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during nighttime flight operations in the Caribbean Sea, October 10, 2025. The aircraft is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), part of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable).

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Launches Operation Southern Spear as Naval Forces Build Up Off Venezuela

| Defense News Army 2025
On November 13, 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on his official X account that the United States has initiated Operation Southern Spear…
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Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 is a new-generation IFV with modular armour, high survivability, a 1,140 hp powerpack and a Lance 2.0 turret mounting a 30/35 mm cannon and Spike LR2 missiles, giving Romania a highly mobile, digitally networked frontline combat vehicle (Picture source: Rheinmetall/ Army Recognition Group).

Romania To Purchase 298 German Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles Built On Local Lines

| Defense News Army 2025
Romania has chosen Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 IFV for a 298 vehicle procurement that includes local production and a range of specialist variants. The m…
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U.S. officials are weighing a covert drone-centric campaign against Mexican cartels, preparing MQ-9 Reapers and special operations units for potential cross-border strikes as Washington reframes the fentanyl crisis as a national-security threat (Picture source:

U.S. Explores Covert Drone Anti-Drug Campaign in Mexico Using Reapers and Gray Eagles

| Defense News Army 2025
The Trump administration is examining a covert cross-border mission that would send JSOC teams and CIA officers into Mexico to target fentanyl labs a…
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The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, with its escorts, embarked F/A-18E/F Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress as a joint multi-domain force on 13 November 2025.

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group ready for U.S. military operations in Caribbean Sea

| Defense News Army 2025
On 13 November 2025, the U.S. Navy quietly posted a new set of photos: the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) plowing throu…
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The TOS 1A Solntsepek is a tracked heavy flamethrower system that launches short range thermobaric rockets designed to clear fortified positions with intense overpressure (Picture Source: Rostec)

Russia Dispatches New TOS‑1A Solntsepek Flamethrowers With Upgraded Anti‑Drone Protection

| Defense News Army 2025
On 13 November 2025, Uralvagonzavod, part of the Rostec State Corporation, announced the dispatch of a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethro…
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The renovation of the ASMP-A results in a missile that retains an architecture comparable to the previous version while integrating a modernised propulsion unit, an improved inertial navigation chain, and a new thermonuclear warhead of around three hundred kilotons.

French Navy Rafale Jet fires ASMPA-R missile in carrier nuclear raid drill

| Defense News Army 2025
France has quietly crossed a new threshold in its nuclear posture. In a message posted on X on 13 November, armed forces minister Catherine Vautrin r…
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Finnish border forces trained by helicopter in deep forest near Russia, underscoring their rapid response role (Picture Source: Finnish Border Guard)

Finland’s Border Special Forces Run Deep Forest Helicopter Drills Near Russian Frontier

| Defense News Army 2025
On 11 November 2025, images released from the deep forests of southeast Finland showed members of the Finnish Border Guard’s 1st Readiness Unit stepp…
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