Defense News Army 2025
Russia to deploy new BMPT "Terminator" armored vehicles in Ukraine to replace heavy losses
Russia has received a new batch of BMPT Terminator tank-support vehicles from Uralvagonzavod, part of the state-owned conglomerate Rostec, signalin...
Iraq Adopts Drone Era Armor For T-90S IQ Tanks With Unit Built Cages And Side Packs
On 25 September 2025, Iraq’s Ministry of Defence announced that T-90S/IQ tanks of the 5th Tank Battalion, 35th Armored Brigade, have been fitted wi...
US Warfighters Hone Arctic Domain Awareness in Alaska’s NATO in the North
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies hosted the inaugural “NATO in the North” virtual course from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Al...
New US $580M Stinger order signals long-term commitment to allied air-defense resilience
On 24 September 2025, the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Missile Defense a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $578,628,020 for new Stinger missiles, a...
US Army-backed Firehawk tests 3D-printed missile propellant for Javelin and Stinger launch motors
Firehawk Aerospace confirmed on Sept. 30, 2025 in a Dallas company announcement that it completed flight tests of Javelin- and Stinger-class launch...
US M2A3 Bradley Crews Qualify in Bulgaria Reinforcing NATO’s Eastern Flank Deterrence
The US Army has completed its Bradley live-fire qualification at Novo Selo, a largely nighttime event where the luminous trails from tracer rounds ...
US Army to test first autonomous AMPV prototype by 2026
BAE Systems and Forterra announced on September 30, 2025, that they will collaborate to develop an autonomous variant of the US Army’s Armored Mult...
US Sends Anti-Drone Defenses to Denmark for European Council Summit After Drone incursions
According to the Danish Ministry of Defence on 30 September 2025, the United States will provide Denmark with anti-drone capabilities to secure the...
Türkiye’s ALTAY tank gets ASELSAN subsystems reshaping NATO armor power
On October 1, 2025, ASELSAN announced the successful completion of Factory Acceptance Tests for its subsystems developed under the ALTAY Series Pro...
Poland and South Korea sign $2.6B deal to deliver 1,266 Legwan 4x4 military vehicles by 2035
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on September 25, 2025, the signing of a landmark defense de...
Russia Plants Hypersonic Oreshnik Force in Belarus Reshaping Eastern Defense
On September 25, 2025, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko confirmed that Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile system is already en route to ...
UK Royal Marines Test BvS10 Viking Amphibious Landings in Norway Across Arctic and Baltic
UK Royal Marines from the Commando Logistic Regiment’s Armoured Support Group deployed their Viking BVS10 vehicles from the well deck of RFA Lyme B...