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16 March

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)

Ukraine’s Fire Point Nears Completion of Local Engine for F-5 Flamingo Missile

Ukrainian defense company Fire Point announced it is nearing completion of a domestically developed jet engine for its flagship F-5 Flamingo cruise missile.

16 March

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall’s Iveco Military Truck Unit Buyout Hits Lag Amid Leonardo Acquisition

A delay in Leonardo’s acquisition of Iveco Group’s defense subsidiary is holding up Rheinmetall’s plan to buy the Italian firm’s military truck business.

16 March

Image of the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) 52 calibre wheeled artillery system. Seen here at a military training area in Germany. The criticality of artillery fire has never been clearer. Automated artillery systems have packed a powerful punch on the battlefield in Ukraine, and RCH 155 will provide a modernised capability unparalleled in other artillery systems. RCH 155 delivers increased range and accuracy for artillery engagements, a high rate-of-fire of up to nine rounds-per-minute and possesses a powerful blend of tactical and operational mobility. Able to deliver multiple rounds onto a target simultaneously in a 360-degree arc at range, it also has a direct fire capability providing close range defence. As part of the Boxer family, it uses the common Boxer drive module, creating efficiencies in support through platform commonality and modularity, and improving interoperability.

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army Orders 37 RCH 155 Self-Propelled Howitzers

The UK has ordered 37 RCH 155 howitzers as part of its effort to restore artillery capability after transferring its AS-90 fleet to Ukraine.

16 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

France’s New Containerized Launcher Pushes Artillery Reach to 150-Km

A new long-range rocket launcher is preparing to enter France’s arsenal, expanding the country’s strike reach on the modern battlefield.

16 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Thales Builds Space-Linked Air Defense Dome ‘SkyDefender’

Thales is elevating integrated air defense capabilities with SkyDefender, a space-linked dome built to protect forces against airborne threats ranging from short distances to thousands of kilometers.

16 March

Giulia Bernacchi

Spanish, Belgian Firms Sign Deal to Market Counter-Drone System in Belgium

Spanish firms and a Belgian company signed an agreement to jointly promote counter-drone technologies for the Belgian defense market.

16 March

A Belgian Soldier assigned to the Belgian 2nd Commando Battalion conducts a live fire exercise in the 7th Army training Command's (7ATC) Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 5, 2024. 7ATC enables readiness for all assigned and regionally aligned USAREUR-AF forces, Allies and Partners by conducting live, virtual, and/or constructive training in a fully replicated, multi-domain battlefield. 7ATC is uniquely positioned and organized to organically train and resource U.S., Allied and Partner units through the entire training process, tailored to the organization’s mission or nation’s defense security requirements. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Carrillo)

Christine Casimiro

Belgium Advances Counter-Drone Capabilities With Anduril, COBBS, Nokia

Belgium is developing a sovereign counter-drone capability through a joint consortium involving US firm Anduril and local companies COBBS BELUX and Nokia Belgium.

16 March