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Australia orders fleet of large unmanned submarines from Anduril

September 11, 2025

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia, as its interminable wait for nuclear-powered submarines continues, has lodged an order with Anduril Australia for a number of state-of-the-art unmanned submarines to be delivered over the coming five years. The Royal Australian Navy deal — announced on Sep. 10 after it was signed on Aug. 26 — encompasses a “fleet” of Ghost Shark extra-large unmanned…

UK, Norway join Patria APC program, with plans for British production

September 11, 2025

LONDON — The United Kingdom and Norway joined the Patria-led European program for a six-wheeled armored personnel carrier, bringing the number of participating countries to seven, the Finnish company announced at the DSEI UK defense show here on Tuesday. Patria and British…

Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace

September 11, 2025

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said early Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it called an “act of aggression” as Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on…

Vendors team up on sensors, comms systems for GCAP next-gen fighter

September 10, 2025

ROME — British, Italian and Japanese firms set to build sensors and communications systems for the GCAP fighter have formed a UK-based consortium ready to sign a design and development contract with the platform’s lead integrators. Known as GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E), the consortium groups Leonardo and ELT Group from Italy, Leonardo UK and Mitsubishi Electric representing Japan, the…

Ukraine weighs lifting arms-export ban to make drones in Europe

September 10, 2025

LONDON — Ukrainian officials are exploring a mechanism to ease weapons export restrictions in sectors such as drone production, paving the way for cooperation with Baltic and Scandinavian countries as well as the U.K. and the Netherlands, according to a Ukrainian…

Finland’s Patria launches light tracked APC as successor to M113

September 10, 2025

LONDON — Finland’s Patria introduced a light tracked armored personnel carrier dubbed Trackx which it says could be a successor to the M113, one of the most successful armored vehicles in history, with the aim for the new APC to be ready for serial production in…

MBDA to show tank gun-launched missile, cheap cruise missile at DSEI

September 9, 2025

LONDON — MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, is developing a non-line-of-sight missile for tanks that crews can load like a regular shell and launch from their 120 millimeter cannon, giving them a way to hit adversaries hiding behind buildings, tree cover or a hill using the main gun. The new munition allows tanks to fight “in a completely different way,” boosting survivability by…

Europe’s defense gaps loom large as weapon makers schmooze in London

September 9, 2025

MILAN — Despite increased investments in homegrown weapons and systems, European nations are still facing major gaps in intelligence gathering, space access, long-range strike and missile defense, leaving governments here heavily reliant on the United States, according to…

US Army soldiers kick the tires on a new class of multipurpose drones

September 9, 2025

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — The U.S. Army has an ambitious plan to field autonomous platforms across all its divisions in 2026. During a recent demonstration in the Pacific Northwest, it put that plan to the test, handing over the first batch of systems to a…

Denmark to host Ukrainian missile fuel production in NATO first

September 8, 2025

BERLIN — Denmark will become the first NATO country to host Ukrainian weapons production on its territory, with Fire Point, the manufacturer of Ukraine’s long-range Flamingo cruise missile, set to begin making solid rocket fuel near a Danish air base in December. The facility will be located adjacent to Skrydstrup Air Base in South Jutland, home to Denmark’s F-16 fighter fleet. The Danish…