Europe
CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno
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Direct-energy Weapons
China Delivered Norinco Silent Hunter Laser Weapon System To Russia
The Silent Hunter laser system appears to have been active in the war against Ukrainian drones since 2024. Russian troops are using the Chinese-made Silent Hunter laser air defense system to shoot down Ukrainian drones, […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Japan confirms fielding of new 400km range ASM-3A air-to-surface missile
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will begin fielding the ASM-3A supersonic air-to-ship missile on its F-2 fighter aircraft starting in fiscal year 2025, according to official sources and recent disclosures at DSEI Japan 2025. […]
Anti-air Missiles
Germany signs $2.5 billion deal to supply Ukraine with IRIS-T systems
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced a new €2.2 billion ($2.5 billion) contract with Germany’s Diehl Defence for the production of IRIS-T air defense systems and associated missiles. The announcement came during Umerov’s visit to […]
Anti-air Missiles
Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor anti-air missile
A Ukrainian heavy bomber drone has been captured in newly released footage pursuing and striking a Russian Tor air defense system, in what pro-Kremlin figures describe as part of an emerging challenge to traditional ground-based […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Germany to deliver long-range Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles to Ukraine
Remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on allowing Ukraine to fire Western-supplied missiles at military targets deep inside Russia have rekindled debate about supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv amid a visit to Berlin by […]
Europe
British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km
The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]
Direct-energy Weapons
Qatar Becomes The First Export Customer of FS-LIDS Anti-drone System
On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Government announced a $1 billion defense agreement with Qatar via an official statement, establishing the Gulf nation as the first international customer of Raytheon’s Fixed Site Low, Slow, Small […]
Central Asia
Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant
Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]
Europe
British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round
A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]