Arms
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Mar- 2025 -19 March
Canadian Military Plans $5B HIMARS Procurement From US Amid Tariff War
The Canadian military is planning to procure the US-built M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, amid strained ties between the neighbors over tariffs.
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19 March
BAE Systems to Provide Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun for Colombian Navy
BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval to provide a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system for the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate.
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19 March
MBDA to Supply Meteor Missiles for Swedish Gripen Fighter Jets
Sweden has awarded MBDA UK a contract to provide Meteor active radar-guided missiles for the armed forces’ JAS 39 Gripen C/D supersonic combat aircraft.
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19 March
Japan Mulls Deploying Missile on Island With China, N.Korea Within Range
Japan is reportedly considering the deployment of long-range missiles on its southwestern Kyushu island for enhanced “counterstrike capabilities” against China and North Korea.
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18 March
Ukraine Combat-Tests Longer-Range Indigenous Neptune Missile
Ukraine has tested and operationally used an upgraded Neptune cruise missile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced recently.
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18 March
France, Italy, UK Order More Aster Missiles, Accelerate Deliveries
France, Italy, and the UK have agreed to order 218 additional Aster missiles and to accelerate the delivery of those previously ordered.
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17 March
Sweden to Donate Artillery Units, Counter-Battery Radars to Kyiv
Sweden will donate 18 Archer artillery units and five Arthur counter-battery radar systems to Ukraine as part an aid package for Kyiv.
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17 March
QinetiQ Demos Australia’s First Laser-Based Defense Technology
Defense firm QinetiQ demonstrated Australia’s maiden scalable high-power laser optical chain prototype recently.
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17 March
Turkish ‘Atmaca’ Anti-Ship Missile Completes First Underwater Firing Test
The Turkish Navy has successfully completed the first underwater test-firing of an anti-ship cruise missile produced domestically.
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17 March
BlueHalo Counter-Drone Missile Completes Live-Fire Demo
BlueHalo has successfully completed a live fire demonstration of its counter-uncrewed aerial system missile for a US Army program.
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