Friday, September 19, 2025

World Defense News | Army Recognition

 

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Sept. 18, 2025, that BAE Systems in Greenlawn, N.Y., has secured a $62.4 million contract to support the Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye intelligence aircraft program. 

 

A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye conducts flight operations from an aircraft carrier, showcasing its distinctive rotating radar dome and role as the fleet's premier airborne early warning and command and control platform. (Picture source: U.S. Department of War)
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The award covers design, development, and fabrication of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) test systems, specialized repair equipment, and full logistics documentation

 

The U.S. Army and the UK Royal Navy tested unmanned aerial systems in South Korea on September 14, 2025, demonstrating how drones could deliver supplies and evacuate casualties under fire, a move aimed at reshaping frontline logistics and saving lives in combat. 
  • The demonstration, organized by the US 8th Army at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, placed American soldiers at the center of an experiment designed to address one of the central challenges of modern warfare: delivering supplies and evacuating casualties under enemy fire. Read more. 

The platform selected for these trials was the Malloy T-150, a heavy-lift quadcopter capable of carrying a payload of around 150 kilograms. (Picture source: US DoD)

On September 19, 2025, NATO confirmed a new episode of aerial interception over the Baltic Sea, highlighting persistent tensions in the region. 
  • A Russian IL-20M military aircraft was detected flying close to NATO airspace without a flight plan or active transponder signal, triggering an immediate scramble of German Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Eurofighter jets from Laage. 
According to the German Delegation to NATO, the mission was successfully executed, with the unidentified aircraft visually identified and escorted before the Eurofighters returned to their base. 
This development underscores the ongoing pattern of Russian military flights testing NATO’s readiness and the fragile balance of deterrence in northern Europe.  Read Full Defense News At This Link. 

German Eurofighters showcased NATO’s ability to respond rapidly and effectively to potential incursions, while the Russian IL-20M underscored Moscow’s continued reliance on aerial intelligence missions to project presence and gather data  (Picture source: NATO)

 
 

In a CBC report published on September 18, a U.S. Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry was observed flying at low altitude over Ottawa, Canada, on September 16. Its route took it from Bangor, Maine, across southern Quebec, before continuing toward Griffiss Air Base in New York.
 

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, working with Israel’s Ministry of Defense, announced on 17 September 2025, that the Iron Beam 450 has completed its final development trials and is now ready for operational deployment. The system will be in service before the end of the year. The announcement marks the arrival of the first fully operational high-energy laser weapon in modern military use.
 

A set of photos circulating on Italian social media shows M113 armored personnel carriers on highway low loaders and dozens more sitting in long rows at what appears to be an Italian Army storage and maintenance site.
 

On September 19, 2025, the first two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagles touched down at RAF Coningsby, United Kingdom, as reported by the Royal British Air Force. This marks a historic milestone in Japan's 71-year military aviation history, the nation's first-ever fighter aircraft deployment to Europe.
 

A newly surfaced video, dated September 16, 2025, suggests Cyprus has deployed the Israeli-made Barak MX air defense system, a move drawing warnings from Türkiye over its potential to shift the island’s fragile balance. The deployment, long rumored and now seemingly confirmed, comes as regional drone and missile threats rise across the Eastern Mediterranean.
 

According to North Korea National Agency, the regime has conducted new tests of unmanned aircraft, including a tactical attack drone from the Kumsong line and a large reconnaissance platform, with the leadership urging faster integration of artificial intelligence across the fleet. The announcement fits a wider push to show workable hardware rather than parade pieces.
 

The naval live demonstration held at DSEI 2025, the world-leading defense exhibition in London, United Kingdom, marked a pivotal moment in modern maritime warfare. On the waters of the Royal Docks, NATO navies and defense industry leaders presented a fully operational integration of manned warships and unmanned surface and underwater systems.
 

As reported by Zona Militar on September 15, 2025, Brazil is preparing to strengthen its Army aviation with the planned acquisition of between 10 and 12 Airbus H145M helicopters. The light utility helicopters, to be assembled locally by Helibras, are intended to support missions ranging from troop transport and logistics to light attack and medevac.
 

On September 19, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) carried out a bilateral naval exercise in the strategically sensitive waters of Sagami Bay, as reported by the Japanese Ministry of Defense. This operation, designated "Nichi-Gou Trident 25-3," brought together the JMSDF’s advanced multi-mission frigate JS Kumano and the RAN’s guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane.
 

As reported by Luka | Дунав Intel on September 18, 2025, Serbia received its first Israeli-made PULS multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS), after sightings of a least one unit painted in Serbian camouflage during rehearsals for the “Power of Unity” 2025 military parade in Belgrade. Following Elbit Systems’ November 2024 announcement of a major contract with an undisclosed European customer, this parade officially confirms that Serbia became the latest operator of the Israeli system.
 

On September 18, 2025, the U.S. Army officially reported that U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, executed a joint island raid in Korso, Sweden, aboard Swedish CB90 fast assault craft as part of Exercise Archipelago Endeavor 2025, held on September 7. The maneuver, which saw integrated operations between American and Swedish forces, highlights a sharpened amphibious readiness in the increasingly contested Baltic Sea.
 

The U.S. State Department has approved a $780 million Foreign Military Sale of more than 2,500 U.S. Javelin anti-tank missiles and 253 lightweight command launch units to Poland, underscoring Washington’s commitment to NATO’s eastern defenses as regional tensions with Russia and Belarus persist. Read full Defense News at this link ...
 

According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on September 10, 2025, the US Air Force is actively evaluating options to continue operating the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile until 2050. The conclusion reflects a reassessment of timelines for the land-based leg of the nuclear triad, which was originally planned to transition to the LGM-35A Sentinel by 2036.
 

On September 17, 2025, the Venezuelan armed forces initiated large-scale military exercises in the Caribbean as reported by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), citing Defense Minister General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López. The move comes after a series of U.S. naval deployments and recent strikes on vessels Washington described as linked to drug trafficking, incidents that Caracas has denounced as acts of aggression.
 

According to information published by the X account OSINT Updates on September 18, 2025, China’s Yuan Wang 5 missile and satellite tracking ship has entered the Indian Ocean, triggering renewed concerns in the United States and India over Beijing’s expanding maritime intelligence capabilities. The deployment comes at a moment of intensified U.S.-India security cooperation and raises questions about the PLA’s long-range surveillance ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
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According to information published by the British Ministry of Defence on September 18, 2025, the United Kingdom will, for the first time since World War II, manufacture airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the United States. The landmark decision marks a pivotal expansion in transatlantic defense-industrial collaboration, as Britain begins work on the U.S.
 

According to the TASS news agency in an article dated September 14, 2025, the director of the “Uralvagonzavod” group (part of Rostec), Alexander Potapov, confirmed that the Russian Ministry of Defense has decided to increase its order volume of BMPT Terminator combat vehicles. The announcement was made during an interview on the program Voennaya Priemka broadcast the same day.
 

On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force presented side by side their main missile systems, including the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile, and the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile. The presentation took place during Exercise Resolute Dragon 25 at Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island and brought together Lt. Gen.
 

Since 2017, Washington has pushed to soften the MTCR restrictions on Category I drones. That effort is now fully visible: in September 2025, the State Department confirmed that requests to export long-range drones would be evaluated under the same framework used for fighter aircraft. The message is clear: support the U.S. defense industry while responding to China’s growing role in the armed UAV market. Read more. 

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According to a joint media release from the Australian Department of Defence dated 16 September 2025, RAAF Base Townsville has moved into full swing on a 700 million dollar program of hangars, training spaces and command facilities to receive the Army’s AH-64E Apache fleet.
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According to an interview with Northrop Grumman officials to Breaking Defense on September 12, 2025, the U.S. Air Force is pushing a modern self-protection and jamming suite onto frontline F-16s to meet an urgent operational demand in the Middle East. IVIEWS is an integrated digital architecture for the Viper conceived by Northrop Grumman, pairing a next-generation radar warning receiver with high-power transmitters and antennas sized for the jet.
 

On September 16, 2025, the Latvian Ministry of Defence announced the delivery of a new batch of Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This shipment, part of Latvia’s wider commitment to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, highlights both Riga’s long-term political will and the practical reinforcement of Kyiv’s frontline mobility.
 

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) announced on September 5, 2025, from Woomera, South Australia, that the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) had completed a series of operational demonstrations. These activities were part of the Capability Demonstration 2025 program and concluded four months earlier than planned.
 

On September 28, 2025, Türkiye officially started the construction of its first aircraft carrier, the Milli Uçak Gemisi (MUGEM), with President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan performing a symbolic weld at the Teknofest Mavi Vatan aerospace and technology festival. Construction work officially began in January 2025, and the program is scheduled for launch in 2027–2028, with full commissioning expected before 2030.
 

At DSEI 2025 in London, the German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) publicly presented for the first time an ACSV G5 configured as a mortar carrier fitted with Rheinmetall Norway’s 120 mm MWS120 Ragnarok mortar system. The public pairing of the G5 chassis and the Ragnarok module is the first sighting of this specific tracked integration and illustrates how a standardized mission-deck architecture can accept a heavy indirect-fire module without a bespoke vehicle redesign.
 

Denmark’s Armed Forces announced and then publicly documented Arctic Light 2025 through a series of official updates. The exercise runs in Greenland in September and brings together more than 550 personnel from Denmark alongside contingents from France, Germany, Sweden and Norway. The Danish releases frame this as a large, joint activity designed to stress-test operations in true Arctic conditions.
 

According to the Ukrainian government’s sanctions portal and Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, a Geran-3 attack drone was recently recovered largely intact and pulled apart for inspection. That single airframe, lifted from a field after an attempted strike, has turned into a gathering source of intelligence rather than a battlefield trophy. Investigators catalogued its electronics, marked serials and board markings, and compared them with previous finds.
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