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10 December

The Protector Protector RS4 remote-controlled weapon station

Kongsberg to Supply Protector RS4 Remote Turrets for Swedish CV90 Fleet

Sweden has contracted Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to provide its flagship Protector RS4 remote-controlled weapon stations for the Swedish Army’s Combat Vehicle 90 fleet.

9 December

Workers and military inspect Ukrainian Fire Point's Flamingo missiles during handover to the military in an undisclosed location in Ukraine Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Accepts Homegrown Flamingo Cruise Missiles From Fire Point

The Ukrainian Armed Forces has received a shipment of Flamingo long-range cruise missiles from domestic defense company Fire Point.

9 December

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine to Merge Defense Procurement Agencies Despite NATO Advice

Ukraine will combine its military procurement bodies into a single agency in 2026, reversing NATO guidance from last year and renewing concerns among anti-corruption groups.

9 December

Pictured: Gunners prep the 30mm rounds for the DS-30M Mk II Naval Gun on HMS Dauntless. HMS Dauntless conducts the last gunnery serial with ships company cleaning, preparing and loading weapons prior to going through the Suez Canal with the Carrier Strike Group. Images taken on 23rd May 2025. The Carrier Strike Group is the Royal Navy's key deployment of 2025. Led by UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales and involving a dozen nations, the eight-month mission - known as Operation Highmast - will take the task group to the western Pacific Rim via the Mediterranean and Middle East with a series of large-scale exercises with Britain's allies and partners. The goal is to reaffirm the UK's commitment to the security of the Mediterranean collective resolve with our allies and showcase British trade and industry. Over the course of the deployment, upwards of 4,500 British military personnel will be involved, including nearly 600 RAF and 900 soldiers alongside 2,500 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines.

Inder Singh Bisht

ZVS Inks Slovak Deal to Provide $67B in Ammunition Across EU

ZVS Holding has secured a framework deal with Slovakia to supply ammunition to EU countries worth up to 58 billion euros ($67.41 billion).

8 December

Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia Launches Local GMLRS Missile Production

Lockheed Martin Australia has commenced operations at a new guided weapons facility in Port Wakefield, South Australia.

8 December

Inder Singh Bisht

General Dynamics Demos PERCH Loitering Munition Launcher From Abrams

General Dynamics Land Systems has demonstrated a new modular kit that enables the Abrams tank to launch AeroVironment loitering munitions.

8 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Teledyne Secures USMC Contract for Rogue 1 Loitering Munition Fielding

The US Marine Corps has awarded Teledyne FLIR Defense a $42.5-million contract to supply over 600 Rogue 1 loitering munition systems.

8 December

Skyranger turret mounted on Boxer armored fighting vehicle.

Inder Singh Bisht

Rheinmetall Plans Major Skyranger Production Expansion

Rheinmetall plans to expand production of its Skyranger air defense system to three additional countries as it prepares for a surge in global demand.

8 December

A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is seen front and center of the image. The background is plain white. The missile has fixed wings and a tail, painted dirty white with two black stripes and one yellow stripe painted on its body.

Christine Casimiro

US OKs Sale of JASSM-ER Missiles to Italy, GBU-39/B Bombs to S. Korea

The US State Department has cleared the potential foreign military sales (FMS) of air-launched, precision-guided weapons to Italy and South Korea.

8 December

Christine Casimiro

US Clears $3.7B Sale of IBCS-IFPC, AMRAAM Missiles to Denmark

The US State Department has approved the possible foreign military sales (FMS) of air and missile defense systems to Denmark, with a total combined cost of $3.73 billion.

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