In the last 10 years, the Turkish defense industry has performed a sort of quantum leap: the country now produces their own jet fighters, submarines, dozens of different armored personnel… Continue reading "IDEF 2025: Altay, Turkey’s Main Battle Tank"
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has just approved a five-year, $1.5 billion plan to ramp up local armored vehicle production significantly. The goal is to boost Israel’s ground forces and… Continue reading "Israel Approves $1.5 Billion Plan to Boost Armored Vehicle Production"
It is hard to overestimate the importance of the drones in the modern battlefield. However, there seems to be a considerable delay in creating a response to this threat: often,… Continue reading "IDEF 2025: PARS Izci – Anti-Drone Vehicle from Turkey"
The British Army has announced on a recent Linkedin post that its Boxer Armoured Fighting Vehicle has successfully completed integration with the Javelin Anti-Tank Missile System after successfully passing an… Continue reading "British Boxer AFV Completes Javelin Integration"
The British Army’s first domestically built Boxer armoured vehicle has now been delivered to the Army, marking a significant milestone in its £5 billion ($6.8 billion) modernization program. Produced by… Continue reading "British Army Receives First UK-Built Boxer Armoured Vehicle"
In mid-2025, Berlin’s new government unveiled a record defense budget for 2026. The draft federal budget (approved by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet on July 30) calls for roughly €108.2 billion in military… Continue reading "Germany’s €108.2 Billion 2026 Defense Budget Setting Stage for Historic Military Build-Up"
Poland has signed a new major defense deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem. The deal, estimated to be worth $6.5 billion, was signed on 1 August and covers the procurement… Continue reading "Poland Signs $6.5 Billion Contract With Hyundai Rotem for 180 K2 Tanks"
Leonardo announced that it will acquire Iveco Group’s entire defense division for €1.7 billion, including the Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) unit and its heavy-truck ASTRA brand. Financed with Leonardo’s cash… Continue reading "Leonardo Acquires Iveco Group’s Defence Business for €1.7 Billion"
2025 has so far seen India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approve more defense procurement deals than ever before. In the Spring DAC made a… Continue reading "Indian MoD Sets Record Greenlighting $18.5 Billion in Defense Procurement Deals"
On July 28, the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF) announced that they had received their second batch of M1A2T Tanks from the United States. 42 Abrams tanks were unloaded… Continue reading "Taiwan Recives Second Batch of Abrams Tanks"