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Combining the Rosomak with the ZSSW-30 turret improves mechanized units’ fire support and mobility by enabling the vehicle, through its panoramic optics, stabilization system and long-range missiles, to neutralize armored targets before they are visually detected by the adversary. Combining the Rosomak with the ZSSW-30 turret improves mechanized units’ fire support and mobility by enabling the vehicle, through its panoramic optics, stabilization system and long-range missiles, to neutralize armored targets before they are visually detected by the adversary.

Poland sharpens eastern flank as 14 Rosomak infantry fighting vehicles with ZSSW-30 turrets

| Defense News Army 2025
Polish deputy prime minister and defense minister Władysław Kosiniak Kamysz has announced the delivery of fourteen new Rosomak wheeled infantry fig...
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The AK-12 assault rifle features a long-stroke gas piston system, improved barrel stability, and full-length optics rails, offering greater accuracy, enhanced ergonomics, and reliable 5.45×39 mm performance for Russian infantry in trench, urban, and night-fighting conditions (Picture source: Kalashnikov Group). The AK-12 assault rifle features a long-stroke gas piston system, improved barrel stability, and full-length optics rails, offering greater accuracy, enhanced ergonomics, and reliable 5.45×39 mm performance for Russian infantry in trench, urban, and night-fighting conditions (Picture source: Kalashnikov Group).

Russia Wraps Up 2025 AK12 Rifle Production as Upgraded Assault Weapons Reach Frontline Units

| Defense News Army 2025
Russia has delivered all 2025 AK12 and AK12K rifles to its Ministry of Defense, marking the close of its current small arms contracts. The move hig...
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The Spike LR2 anti-tank missile gives Portuguese forces 5.5 km precision, top attack capability, and man-in-the-loop control against modern armored and fortified targets (Picture source: Portuguese Army). The Spike LR2 anti-tank missile gives Portuguese forces 5.5 km precision, top attack capability, and man-in-the-loop control against modern armored and fortified targets (Picture source: Portuguese Army).

Portugal Advances Spike Anti-Tank Missile Fielding With First Army Workshop and Training

| Defense News Army 2025
Portugal has completed its first military workshop on the Spike anti-tank missile at Santa Margarida Military Camp, opening the fielding phase of a...
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Pfc. Mario Lara, a small unmanned aircraft system operator with 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a C100 small UAS for launch during Rotation 26-02 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, on November 1, 2025. Pfc. Mario Lara, a small unmanned aircraft system operator with 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a C100 small UAS for launch during Rotation 26-02 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, on November 1, 2025.

U.S. 2nd BCT 1st Cavalry Division completes first heavy-force training with drones and electronic warfare systems

| Defense News Army 2025
According to information published on the X account of the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division on November 24, 2025, its 2nd Brigade Combat Team compl...
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China’s new 25 mm smart grenade launcher features a modular bullpup design, a fully integrated fire control system, and programmable airburst munitions capable of engaging targets behind cover or small drones out to more than 2,000 meters, giving PLA infantry a true dedicated smart-grenadier capability (Picture source: social media). China’s new 25 mm smart grenade launcher features a modular bullpup design, a fully integrated fire control system, and programmable airburst munitions capable of engaging targets behind cover or small drones out to more than 2,000 meters, giving PLA infantry a true dedicated smart-grenadier capability (Picture source: social media).

China Debuts Next-Gen 25 mm Smart Grenade Launcher as New PLA Squad Precision Tool

| Defense News Army 2025
China is testing a handheld 25 mm programmable airburst grenade launcher that appears aimed at creating a dedicated smart grenadier inside PLA squa...
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At the core of the M4 A.I. Drone Guardian is the idea that a 12-gauge shotgun, traditionally used for breaching, close-quarters combat, and various utility tasks, can be repurposed as a short-range anti-drone weapon if the barrel, choke, and ammunition are optimized for this role. (Picture source: Army Recognition) At the core of the M4 A.I. Drone Guardian is the idea that a 12-gauge shotgun, traditionally used for breaching, close-quarters combat, and various utility tasks, can be repurposed as a short-range anti-drone weapon if the barrel, choke, and ammunition are optimized for this role. (Picture source: Army Recognition)

Benelli’s new M4 A.I. Drone Guardian shotgun helps stop FPV drones at close range

| Defense News Army 2025
At Milipol 2025, Benelli displayed its M4 A.I. Drone Guardian, a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun adapted for close-range counter-drone engagements,...
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Protector is a truck-sized unmanned ground vehicle fitted with a Tavria 12.7 remote weapon station that lets Ukrainian forces deliver heavy machine gun fire from cover under full remote control (Picture Source: Ukrainian Armor) Protector is a truck-sized unmanned ground vehicle fitted with a Tavria 12.7 remote weapon station that lets Ukrainian forces deliver heavy machine gun fire from cover under full remote control (Picture Source: Ukrainian Armor)

Protector UGV with Tavria Combat Module Marks Ukraine’s Shift to Remote Ground Combat

| Defense News Army 2025
On November 24, 2025, Ukrainian company Ukrainian Armor announced successful live-fire tests of its Protector unmanned ground complex fitted with t...
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For Estonia, the new K9 units expand available indirect fire volume, improve unit responsiveness, and strengthen counterbattery options For Estonia, the new K9 units expand available indirect fire volume, improve unit responsiveness, and strengthen counterbattery options

Estonia receives six new South Korean K9 Thunder howitzers to deter Russian pressure

| Defense News Army 2025
Estonia has strengthened its front line artillery, with the Ministry of Defence confirming on 24 November that six new K9 Thunder self propelled ho...
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The COBBS anti-drone net for the PzH 2000NL marks a quiet but important shift: artillery is now being designed not only to outrange and outshoot the enemy, but also to survive in an airspace dominated by cheap, ubiquitous drones (Picture Source: Dutch MoD / COBBS Industries) The COBBS anti-drone net for the PzH 2000NL marks a quiet but important shift: artillery is now being designed not only to outrange and outshoot the enemy, but also to survive in an airspace dominated by cheap, ubiquitous drones (Picture Source: Dutch MoD / COBBS Industries)

Netherlands' PzH 2000NL Howitzers To Get First-Ever Dedicated Anti-Drone Net System

| Defense News Army 2025
On November 24, 2025, Dutch defense contractor COBBS Industries BV announced that it is developing the Netherlands’ first dedicated anti-drone net ...
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The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group enters the southern Caribbean Sea during high-tempo operations, bringing advanced naval airpower and surveillance capabilities into a region already on edge amid rising U.S. pressure on Venezuela. The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group enters the southern Caribbean Sea during high-tempo operations, bringing advanced naval airpower and surveillance capabilities into a region already on edge amid rising U.S. pressure on Venezuela.

FLASH INFO: U.S. Carrier Strike Group Adds MQ-9 Drones to Caribbean Buildup as Venezuela Tensions Rise

| Defense News Army 2025
In a notable escalation of regional posture, the United States has moved a layered mix of air, naval, and Marine forces into the Caribbean, placing...
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During the event, commanders explained that many vehicles had been procured earlier and kept in reserve for rapid deployment, while highlighting that foreign systems such as the Spartak fill specific gaps inside a wider modernization plan that also includes domestic production lines and upgrading of existing assets. (Picture source: X/Yuri Lyamin) During the event, commanders explained that many vehicles had been procured earlier and kept in reserve for rapid deployment, while highlighting that foreign systems such as the Spartak fill specific gaps inside a wider modernization plan that also includes domestic production lines and upgrading of existing assets. (Picture source: X/Yuri Lyamin)

Iran secretly received Spartak 4x4 MRAP armored vehicles from Russia for border patrols

| Defense News Army 2025
As reported by Yuri Lyamin on November 23, 2025, Iran held a ceremony for the transfer of new land and air equipment to the border guards of the na...
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Türkiye’s LEVENT close‑in missile system achieved its first guided intercept, marking a strategic step toward replacing U.S. RAM launchers with an indigenous naval air‑defense capability (Picture Source: Roketsan) Türkiye’s LEVENT close‑in missile system achieved its first guided intercept, marking a strategic step toward replacing U.S. RAM launchers with an indigenous naval air‑defense capability (Picture Source: Roketsan)

LEVENT Missile’s First Guided Intercept Signals Türkiye’s Strategic Replacement of U.S. RAM Defense

| Defense News Army 2025
On 20 November 2025, Roketsan’s LEVENT close-in air-defence system was confirmed to have achieved its first seeker-guided live intercept against a ...
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