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12 January

Germany Orders Puma IFV Simulators From KNDS-Rheinmetall Venture

KNDS and Rheinmetall joint business Projekt System & Management will deliver nine Puma infantry fighting vehicle firing and combat training systems to Germany.

12 January

Europe

Ethan M. Encarnacion

AI-Driven Target Detection Arrives on Ukrainian UGVs

Ukraine’s ground robots are roaming Kyiv’s frontlines with sharper vision, thanks to a newly integrated target detection system powered by Al.

12 January

Asia Pacific

Robot dog unmanned ground vehicle moves across an open training field during a military exercise, with soldiers prone on the ground and two helicopters flying low overhead in the background

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Robot Dogs Join Japan’s Assault Force in Landmark Test

Japan may have just offered a glimpse of its next-gen 1st Airborne Brigade: a land assault unit now paired with quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles.

12 January

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Explores GPS-Independent Navigation With ‘Unjammable’ MagNav

Magnav is a next-generation magnetic navigation system, using sensitive magnetometers to detect Earth’s magnetic field, GPS-independent, and jam-resistant.

12 January

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed’s F-35 Program Hits Record 191 Deliveries in 2025

Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, most in a single year, marking a new milestone for the global fighter program.

12 January

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Mach 6 Railgun Incoming: India Experiments With Electromagnetic Artillery

Electromagnetic Railgun is India’s artillery system, capable of firing a 50-kilogram projectile at Mach 6, reaching distances of up to 200 kilometers, and using electromagnetic force.

12 January

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Slovakia Reaffirms No Military Aid to Ukraine, Citing Sovereignty

Slovakia said it will not provide military support to Ukraine, reaffirming its refusal to supply weapons, send troops, or back EU loan guarantees as Kyiv continues to defend itself against Russia.

12 January

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed’s Derco Secures US C-130 Logistics Contract

Lockheed Martin company Derco has secured a new performance-based logistics contract to support C-130 Hercules aviation consumables.

12 January

Americas

A U.S. Soldier of 82nd Airborne Division utilizes a Long Range Acoustic Device 500 while conducting a crowd riot control scenario during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, July 5, 2017. The KFOR MRE 23 is designed to prepare the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team for their deployment to Kosovo in support of civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment. KFOR MRE 23 hosts 900 soldiers from 10 nations. The exercise runs from June 19 through July 11 in Hohenfels, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Randy Wren)

Rojoef Manuel

Claim of US Sonic Weapon Use in Venezuela Gains Attention After Leavitt Post

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a post on X describing a US raid in Venezuela that purportedly used a sonic or directed-energy weapon to incapacitate government forces.

12 January

Americas

Omni, a compact wide-view short-range 4D LiDAR sensor for physical AI applications. Photo: Aeva

Rojoef Manuel

Aeva Debuts 360-Degree AI LiDAR Sensor for Close-Range Autonomy

California-based sensor developer Aeva has introduced Omni, a short-range 4D Light Detection and Ranging system designed to give physical artificial intelligence systems a clearer, wider view of their surroundings.

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