European Security & Defence

02/10/2025

Norway’s selection of the UK as the strategic partner to provide its future frigate will open up other opportunities for further co-operation on capability development between the Royal Norwegian Navy ( ) and the UK Royal Navy ( ), the RNoN’s chief has told ESD.

Norway’s selection of the UK to provide its future frigates will open up other opportunities for further co-operation, the RNoN chief has indicated.

02/10/2025

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) published a summary of its work under the Anti-Submarine Warfare ( ) Spearhead programme on 1 October 2025.

The UK MoD published a summary of its work under the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Spearhead programme on 1 October 2025.

02/10/2025

The US Space Force has declared operational acceptance of the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System ( ), the system’s designer and manufacturer, L3Harris Technologies, announced on 30 September 2025.

02/10/2025

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems ( ) and related equipment, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 30 September 2025.

The US State Department has approved an additional Australian HIMARS FMS, the US DSCA announced on 30 September 2025.

02/10/2025

Two legacy tactical communications systems, which have been mainstays of and Allied nations for decades, are gradually making way for the .

Two legacy tactical communications systems, which have been mainstays of NATO and Allied nations for decades, are gradually making way for the SATURN waveform.

02/10/2025

Group unveiled two new artificial intelligence (AI)-related initiatives at the Seafutures 2025 event, held in La Spezia, Italy, from 29 September until 2 October

ELT Group unveiled two new AI-related initiatives at the Seafutures 2025 event, held in La Spezia, Italy, from 29 September until 2 October.

01/10/2025

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business announced on 26 September 2025 that it has received a USD 10.855 billion (EUR 9.25 billion) contract from the US Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavylift helicopters for the US Marine Corps (USMC) over five years.

Sikorsky has received a USD 10.855 billion contract from the US Navy to build up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavylift helicopters for the USMC.

01/10/2025

The Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has become the first Royal Navy (RN) warship to fire a Naval Strike Missile (NSM), the RN announced on 29 September 2025.

The Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset became the first Royal Navy warship to fire a Naval Strike Missile during Exercise Aegir 25 in September.

01/10/2025

Systems and autonomous drive system specialist Forterra announced on 30 September 2025 that they are collaborating to rapidly prototype an autonomous Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).

BAE Systems and Forterra announced on 30 September 2025 that they are collaborating to rapidly prototype an autonomous AMPV.

01/10/2025

New MWIR and LWIR detectors with smaller pixels offer the promise of more compact, cost-effective imaging systems. But they also require more sophisticated optics, precisely matched to their characteristics – otherwise, the end result is actually lower performance.

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New MWIR and LWIR detectors with smaller pixels offer the promise of more compact, cost-effective imaging systems. But they also require more sophisticated optics, precisely matched to their characteristics – otherwise, the end result is actually lower performance.

01/10/2025

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) represent the most critical and rapidly developing capabilities in many modern armies. ISR also forms a key foundation of modernisation efforts planned for the 2030-2040s. Many significant changes in ISR capabilities concentrate at the tactical level and are either already under way or planned for deployment in the near future.

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) represent the most critical and rapidly developing capabilities in many modern armies. ISR also forms a key foundation of modernisation efforts planned for the 2030-2040s. Many significant changes in ISR capabilities concentrate at the tactical le...

01/10/2025

Nascent Anglo-German unmanned systems specialist STARK has introduced onto the market its first unmanned surface vessels (USVs). Called the Vanta-4 and Vanta-6, the new USVs were put through their paces during NATO’s Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping Augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems (REPMUS)/Dynamic Messenger 2025 exercises, which were held in the area around T***a, Portugal, throughout September.

STARK has introduced its first USVs, which were put through their paces during NATO’s REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger exercises in September.