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24 November

RAFAEL’s L‑SPIKE 1x Pushes Loitering Munitions Into Company-Level Territory

A new tactical loitering munition is joining the battlefield, and it is built around a simple idea: give small units their own precision‑strike tool.

24 November

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon-Rafael Joint Venture to Supply Israel With Tamir Missiles Under $1.25B Deal

Raytheon and Rafael joint venture R2S has secured a $1.25-billion contract to supply Israel with Tamir surface-to-air missiles, including missile kits and test equipment.

24 November

Christine Casimiro

Estonia to Proceed With Second HIMARS Order Amid Delivery Delays

Estonia has expressed its intent to proceed with acquiring six additional M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from the US, with an option for more.

21 November

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aron Tahdooahnippah, from Oklahoma, a fixed-wing aircraft loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, adjusts a night vision device near 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, Jan. 18, 2025. VMGR-252 participated in a cold-weather training exercise alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron to improve interoperability and increase proficiency while operating KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in cold and extreme cold weather conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Rojoef Manuel

Canada Orders Reboot of $70M Night Vision Buy After Claims of US Bias

Canada’s federal procurement watchdog has ordered the government to rewrite and relaunch a $70.9 million night-vision program after ruling that last-minute technical changes unfairly steered the contract toward a single US supplier.

20 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Nears Fielding of First Hypersonic Missile System

Japan has tested the deployment of its hypersonic missile, which was rushed into production in response to growing threats in the region.

20 November

Pictured: Gunners prep the 30mm rounds for the DS-30M Mk II Naval Gun on HMS Dauntless. HMS Dauntless conducts the last gunnery serial with ships company cleaning, preparing and loading weapons prior to going through the Suez Canal with the Carrier Strike Group. Images taken on 23rd May 2025. The Carrier Strike Group is the Royal Navy's key deployment of 2025. Led by UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales and involving a dozen nations, the eight-month mission - known as Operation Highmast - will take the task group to the western Pacific Rim via the Mediterranean and Middle East with a series of large-scale exercises with Britain's allies and partners. The goal is to reaffirm the UK's commitment to the security of the Mediterranean collective resolve with our allies and showcase British trade and industry. Over the course of the deployment, upwards of 4,500 British military personnel will be involved, including nearly 600 RAF and 900 soldiers alongside 2,500 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Maps 13 Sites to Rebuild Local Arms Industry, Sustain Ukrainian Aid

The UK has revealed 13 possible locations for a new production network of munitions and energetic materials, aimed at supplying the British Armed Forces and bolstering support for Ukraine.

20 November

Christine Casimiro

US Clears Foreign Military Sale of Javelins, Excaliburs to India

The US State Department has approved two potential sales with a combined approximate total of $92.8 million worth of Javelin and Excalibur munitions, along with related equipment, to India.

20 November

Four GBU-39 small diameter bombs sit in the munitions storage area at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 27, 2020.

Christine Casimiro

US Approves $82M Sale of Guided and GP Bombs, Guidance Kits to Japan

The US State Department has approved a possible $82-million sale comprising precision-guided munitions, general-purpose bombs, guidance kits, and related equipment to Japan.

19 November