Germany and the Netherlands have signed a €4.5 billion contract to expand the BOXER vehicle programme, confirmed during a ceremony at OCCAR-EA’s headquarters in Bonn on 17 October 2025.
Oshkosh Defense LLC, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, presented its Family of Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicles (FMAV) during the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, held from 13–15 October 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Lockheed Martin has secured an Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) 2nd Interceptor Project Agreement from the U.S. Army under the Other Transaction Authority (OTA).
Safran and BMT Aerospace will manufacture key components of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Lightning II, under a new agreement signed as part of Belgium’s acquisition of the fighter jets.
The Netherlands has officially joined the United States Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme, an initiative focused on developing autonomous unmanned air systems designed to fly in coordination with manned fighter jets such as the F-35.
National Armament Directors from across the European Union met at the European Defence Agency on 16 October for a high-level conference aimed at strengthening Europe’s defence industrial base and increasing its capacity to respond to security threats.
L3Harris Technologies and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly pursue the Israeli Light-Attack Aircraft programme.
ICEYE and Japan’s IHI Corporation have signed a procurement contract to build an Earth observation satellite constellation for security, civilian, and commercial applications.
At the 2025 edition of the MSPO International Defence Exhibition, Israeli technology firm Camero-Tech, a subsidiary of SK Group, presented its operationally proven through-wall imaging radar systems to European defence and security professionals.
José Vicente de los Mozos, CEO of Indra Group, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to advancing Europe’s technological and industrial defence capabilities at the 5th European Defence and Security Conference in Brussels.
Cummings Aerospace has successfully completed a flight test of its Hellhound S3 drone, confirming extended range capability and reinforcing its utility for strike and counter-drone missions.
Germany has signed a contract for the acquisition of 20 new Eurofighter aircraft to reinforce its defence capabilities.
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