DSEI 2025: MBDA introduces NLOS Akeron 120 MBT missile shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfa…

We're expanding our #mtuSolutions Series 199 into a full engine family for military land vehicles - soon ranging from 260 to 1,300 kW. Meeting rising demand for powerful, compact drives across NATO and allied forces. ow.ly/SrHU50WUrMQ #DefenseTechnology

Electric jet engine & electric powered Kestrel drone interceptor from UK's Green jets. Mach .8, super quiet, no thermal signature & most importantly very affordable to create combat mass. #DSEI2025 #DSEIv

Video on Challenger 3 with a Cameo from what appears to be Plasan Wilder

Links to Challenger 3 videos 1 youtu.be/kYlHii3RhMc?si…

Challenger 3 vid 2 youtu.be/pQF7By_byRU?si…

MBDA’s Sea Venom evolves family of weapons - Naval News share.google/Ol73UygWnen8Rj…

DSEI 2025: Cockerill's new weapon station nears end of development shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfa…

DSEI 2025 Common themes: • Every country in Europe is starting to spend big on defence; every country except one - Can you guess which? • There will be no new money for defence before 2027 / 2028, which means carving out a survival strategy until then. • The Services are so

❗️Spartan-SUT armored vehicles, manufactured by the Emirati company Streit Group, have been recorded in units of the 🇷🇺Russian Guard. How exactly this equipment ended up in Russia is unknown.

This is/was *THE* story of DSEI 2023 2025. Every company I spoke to, SME, UK, international, prime, said, "if the UK defence budget is seeing the largest sustained rise since WWII, where are the contracts?" Talks with all the Services produced the same answer.

Great item from Larisa Brown, give it a read.

Royal Navy declares two drone systems ready for front-line operations share.google/eQisp5ynH00CkQ…

Ulf Kristersson SwedishPM to Hungary PM Victor Orban: Dear Viktor, I understand that there is an election campaign in your country, and that this time you are truly being challenged for power. But we do not interfere in your election campaign, nor do we want to become part of

Super to visit the KNDS production line for RCH155 artillery in Kassel, Germany. It's highly capable, will be made in 🇬🇧 and is urgently needed after we gifted our AS90 artillery to Ukraine - I hope Labour stick with my decision in Government to procure RCH, and do so at pace.

RAF P-8A Poseidon Tests Mid-Air Refueling for the First Time The RAF notoriously lacks a boom air-to-air refueling capability to support the Poseidon, and the simulated refueling with a KC-135 signals steps are being taken to address the issue. Story: theaviationist.com/2025/09/24/raf…

Healey: Defence spending surge must deliver growth and jobs share.google/IabHNSDA9mb6Gv…

Just as a point of reference (I know the USN Captain who headed up the P-8 sales team in the US Embassy) 9 P-8s was the basic number to maintain 1 ASW patrol line indefinitely, with the possibility of a (very) episodic second line.

"British troops are on heightened alert after intruders cut a wire fence and broke into a military barracks to steal fuel. Criminals were able to sneak into Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire during daylight hours on Saturday and take fuel from a tanker" thetimes.com/uk/defence/art…

This, sadly, isn't far off the entirety of the UK amphibious capability now. Ocean LPH, gone LPD, Bulwark/Albion, gone LSD(A), 3 of the 4 Bay class, gone (or more or less gone) Strat RORO, down from 6 to 4