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Jun- 2025 -

7 June

Germany Has Three Years to Overhaul Military: Official

Germany said its armed forces have three years to acquire the equipment to tackle a possible Russian attack on NATO territory.

6 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Taps BAE for $1.2B Space-Based Missile Warning and Tracking Systems

The US Space Force has awarded BAE Systems a $1.2-billion contract to design and build 10 Epoch 2 spacecraft for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) program.

5 June

Air

Joe Saballa

Honeywell to Help Develop Next-Gen Jammer for US Navy EA-18G Growler

Honeywell has been selected to support the development of the US Navy’s Next-Generation Jammer Low Band system for the EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft.

5 June

Middle East

EDGE Group's Falaj-3 patrol vessel for Kuwait

Christine Casimiro

UAE’s EDGE Secures $2.45B Patrol Vessel Deal With Kuwait

United Arab Emirates (UAE) defense company EDGE Group has inked a $2.45-billion contract to supply Kuwait with eight Falaj-3 naval patrol vessels.

5 June

Americas

BRUSSELS - Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, gives a press conference at NATO headquarters following a meeting of the defense ministers of the 32 NATO countries. At the so-called Defense Ministerial, they will discuss, among other things, preparations for the NATO summit in June in The Hague. ANP REMKO DE WAAL netherlands out - belgium out (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL / ANP MAG / ANP via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

US Pressures NATO to Seal Deal on Ramping up Defense Spending

US defense chief pushed NATO to agree on a deal on increasing military spending that could satisfy President Trump at a summit this month.

3 June

Air

The Hungarian Air Force L-39 Skyfox aircraft is seen stationed on the ground in what appears to be a runway of an air base. The aircraft is painted gray on the upper half of its body, and white on the lower half and on its front. The body number 142 is painted black on its body's left side. The wings and tail's tips are painted a bright red-orange. On its far right, another Skyfox is seen parked. It has the number 144 painted on it.

Juster Domingo

Hungary Receives First L-39 Skyfox Light Combat Aircraft

Hungary has received its first three L-39 Skyfox training aircraft from Aero Vodochody at the Kecskemét Air Base in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary.

3 June

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Unveils ‘Project G.I.’ to Fast-Track Drone Innovation, Offers $20M Prize Pool

The US Department of Defense has launched a program to accelerate the development of next-generation drones to meet urgent operational demands.

2 June

Arms

Christine Casimiro

Poland Orders Thousands of 120mm Armor-Piercing Tank Rounds

Poland has signed a 150-million Polish złoty ($39.9 million) contract to acquire thousands of 120mm tank rounds from Mesko, a subsidiary of state-owned PGZ.

May- 2025 -

30 May

Cyber