Defense News Army 2025
AUSA 2025: Sikorsky unveils S-70UAS U-Hawk turning Black Hawk into an autonomous helicopter
Washington D.C., United States, October 13, 2025, at the opening of the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting, Sikorsky, a Lockhee...
Iraq could replace 140 U.S. Abrams tanks with 250 South Korean K2 Black Panthers
Iraq is evaluating a large-scale procurement of approximately 250 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks from South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem, according to...
NATO Forces Rehearse Contested Oder River Crossing in Poland’s DZIELNY BÓBR-25 Drill
On 11 October 2025, Poland launched the exercise DZIELNY BÓBR-25, a trinational drill with German and French forces focused on overcoming a wide wa...
Türkiye to receive first Altay main battle tank in October 2025 as a new tank plant opens
Türkiye Today reported on October 12, 2025, that the Turkish Land Forces will take the first delivery of the Altay main battle tank on Oct. 28, tim...
U.S. Army may soon test South Korea’s new wheeled K9A2 howitzer
Hanwha Aerospace USA announced on October 9, 2025, that it has begun manufacturing a wheeled version of the K9A2 155 mm self-propelled howitzer for...
Ukraine fields combat-ready UGVs as Russia counters with its own robotic breaching units
According to information published by Forbes, on October 12, 2025, both Russia and Ukraine have begun pushing unmanned ground vehicles directly int...
Could Russia’s Bastion System Tests Signal Potential Strikes on NATO Command Nodes?
On 10 October 2025, Russia’s Baltic Fleet conducted a rapid-deployment coastal missile drill on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, as reported by T...
North Korea Unveils Copy of U.S. HIMARS Rocket Launcher System during Military Parade
North Korea displayed what appears to be a near copy of the U.S. Army’s HIMARS rocket launcher during a nighttime parade in Pyongyang marking the 8...
North Korea rolls out Harop type loitering munition launcher in Pyongyang parade
At a nighttime military parade overseen by Kim Jong Un, North Korea included what analysts described as a launcher for suicide drones modeled on Is...
North Korea Reveals Hwasong-20 ICBM as New Threat to the U.S. Mainland
On October 10, 2025, North Korea unveiled the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile at the 80th anniversary parade of the Workers’ Party, a...
Royal British Marines complete Arctic Tide drills in Norway to boost NATO northern response
On 10 October 2025, UK Royal Marines wrapped up Exercise Arctic Tide in the fjords of Troms, a key strand of Tarassis, the largest Joint Expedition...
Argentina Reinforces TAM Tanks with Turret Cages Amid Escalating Drone Threats
On 8 October 2025, during the Aonikenk training activities in La Pampa, Argentina’s armored force appeared with a new field adaptation: turret-top ...