Day: October 22, 2025

GENERAL

US Army and Marine Corps Vehicles Not Ready for Service

22/10/2025
In a report published last month, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned that the vast majority of ground combat vehicles used by the US Army and Marine Corps are unable to consistently meet established mission readiness standards due to lack of maintenance and shortages of spare parts. According to 🚘
GENERAL

Artificial Intelligence Boost to Navigation in the US Army

22/10/2025
The US Army has begun deploying the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System (MAPS) GEN II, an updated navigation equipment designed to enhance troops’ navigation and communication capabilities in high-stress combat environments where GPS is blocked or manipulated. The new system builds on its predecessor, MAPS GEN I, and 🚘
GENERAL

US Army Tests Artificial Intelligence in War Games

22/10/2025
The US Army’s Southern Europe Task Force Africa (SETAF-AF) used artificial intelligence technology to improve planning processes in a war game to test crisis plans last month. This exercise utilised Maven, the Pentagon’s flagship artificial intelligence project launched in 2017. Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Decision Making The war game, part of 🚘
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Trump Supports Australian Nuclear Submarine Deal

22/10/2025
US President Donald Trump has guaranteed the commitment under the AUKUS agreement, which includes the sharing of nuclear-powered submarine technology with Australia and the United Kingdom, ending the uncertainty that arose after the Pentagon’s review. At a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Washington on Monday, 🚘
DEFENCE

In a Possible War, the US Army Could Destroy China’s Ports

22/10/2025
In the event of a possible conflict between the United States (US) and China in the Pacific Ocean, the US Army’s most critical contribution could be long-range missile technology. Munitions such as the short-range Precision Strike Missile, the Typhon Strategic Medium Range Firing System and the Dark Eagle Long Range 🚘
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CEO Warden: Work Continues to Accelerate B-21 Production

22/10/2025
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden announced that the company expects to receive new contracts for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber programme from the US Air Force by the end of the year. Warden stated that the company continues to actively work on a possible agreement with the Air Force to 🚘
GENERAL

China Claims to Detect Even Ghost Planes with New Space Radar

22/10/2025
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a new bistatic radar satellite system with the potential to track low radar cross-section (RCS) stealth fighter aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor and B-21 Raider from orbit. Simulations show that this system, which is compatible with the features of the Lu Tan-1 (LT-1) 🚘
GENERAL

Critical Test Flight from Bayraktar KIZILELMA

22/10/2025
Bayraktar KIZILELMA Unmanned Combat Aircraft (UCAV) performed an important flight in which critical systems were tested. During this test flight, KIZILELMA flew together with the MURAD AESA Radar and TOYGUN Electro Optical Sensor System developed by ASELSAN for the first time. More advanced versions of these systems are also planned 🚘
DEFENCE

New Generation IFV from South Korean Defence Giant Hanwha

22/10/2025
South Korean defence industry giant Hanwha Aerospace introduced the new generation tracked armoured combat vehicle K-NIFV (Korea New Infantry Fighting Vehicle)at the ADEX 2025 exhibition. Derived from Australia’s AS21 Redback IFV design, the K-NIFV was developed to respond to the new UAV threats posed by the war in Ukraine, reduce 🚘
DEFENCE

MKE Establishes Turnkey Cartridge Production Facility in Kosovo

22/10/2025
Turkey’s well-established defence industry establishment, the Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE), continues to transfer its production capability to allied countries by increasing its effectiveness in the international arena. MKE will build a turnkey cartridge production facility in Europe within the scope of the agreement signed with Kosovo. Annual Capacity of 🚘
DEFENCE

MSB Contracted Marshall Aerospace for Maintenance of C-130J Fleet

22/10/2025
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) has signed an important contract with Marshall Aerospace, a British engineering company, for the maintenance and repair activities of C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft procured second-hand from the UK. The agreement aims to strengthen Turkey’s tactical airlift capabilities and ensure the mission adequacy of 🚘
DEFENCE

Rapid Reinforcement of UAV Defence in the French Army

22/10/2025
The French Army is rapidly increasing its defence capability against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), one of the biggest threats on the modern battlefield. In just four months, the Technical Department of the Land Forces (STAT) completed the development of the PROTEUS Standard 1 system, a modernised version of the AA53 🚘
DEFENCE

Allegations of Corruption at NATO Supply Agency

22/10/2025
The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office took action following corruption allegations that emerged last year in NATO’s Luxembourg-based Support and Supply Agency (NSPA). Within the scope of the investigation, 3 former Belgian employees of NSPA were detained. The joint investigation by Belgian publications Knack, Le Soir, Follow the Money and La 🚘