Defense News Army 2025
Venezuela mobilizes 200,000 troops and air defenses in response to possible U.S. air strikes
Venezuela has launched one of its largest military drills in years, with state broadcaster Telesur reporting on 13 November 2025 that about 200,000...
France Poised To Choose Arquus and Daimler For €5 Billion Army Truck Fleet Renewal
France has reportedly chosen Arquus, teamed with Daimler Truck, as the preferred bidder for its long-awaited 5 billion euro FTLT logistics and tact...
U.S. and Japanese Ground Forces Reforge Their Alliance for the Counter Drone Fight
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...
Germany approves new defense acquisition with €1B IRIS-T SLM air defense missile systems
Germany has expanded its defense investment plan with a €3.85 billion package approved by the Bundestag Budget Committee, which includes fresh fund...
Switzerland picks three European suppliers for new multispectral camouflage on vehicles
Faced with the spread of cheap drones, thermal imagers and high resolution radar, Switzerland has locked in a new generation of camouflage for its ...
Peru starts building Korean K808 armored personnel carriers and KLTV tactical vehicles
Peru has formally entered the armored vehicle manufacturing game, with President José Jerí inaugurating a new special and armored vehicle line at t...
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Launches Operation Southern Spear as Naval Forces Build Up Off Venezuela
On November 13, 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on his official X account that the United States has initiated Operation Southern Spe...
Romania To Purchase 298 German Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles Built On Local Lines
Romania has chosen Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 IFV for a 298 vehicle procurement that includes local production and a range of specialist variants. The...
U.S. Explores Covert Drone Anti-Drug Campaign in Mexico Using Reapers and Gray Eagles
The Trump administration is examining a covert cross-border mission that would send JSOC teams and CIA officers into Mexico to target fentanyl labs...
USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group ready for U.S. military operations in Caribbean Sea
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 thr...
Russia Dispatches New TOS‑1A Solntsepek Flamethrowers With Upgraded Anti‑Drone Protection
On 13 November 2025, Uralvagonzavod, part of the Rostec State Corporation, announced the dispatch of a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flameth...
French Navy Rafale Jet fires ASMPA-R missile in carrier nuclear raid drill
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...