The French Ministry of Armed Forces has confirmed that weapons and defense equipment orders reached €4 billion in the first half of 2025, signaling a marked increase in procurement activity ahead of Bastille Day. The accelerated spending reflects Frances ongoing rearmament efforts under the 2024–2030 Military Programming Law (LPM), despite a constrained budgetary environment
Ukrainian Rangers Receive Mercedez-based Caracal Vehicles and Kinetic Defense Systems Ukrainian special forces of the Ranger Regiment received a new batch of Caracal tactical vehicles which are based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class 464 SUVs. The Caracal is designed for rapid deployment and can be airlifted by CH-47F Chinook or CH-53K King Stallion helicopters
Caracal, the U.A
The French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) and Airbus Helicopters have presented the prototype of the NH90 Caiman Standard 2 helicopter for the first time at the SOFINS 2025 exhibition in Martignas-sur-Jalle, France. This
Frances General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) has
The United Arab Emirates EDGE Group has signed a contract with Hungary to supply CARACAL sniper rifles, Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced after the UAE–Hungary Business Roundtable in Abu Dhabi. The agreement is part of broader defence cooperation between the two countries
The French General Directorate for Armaments (DGA)
In a new agreement finalized at the Euronaval 2024 exhibition in Paris, the Netherlands Defence Ministry has secured the delivery of 12 H225M Caracal helicopters from Airbus Helicopters. The contract was signed on November 5 by Vice Admiral Jan Willem Hartman, Commander of the Materiel Command and IT, and Airbus CEO Bruno Even, with State Secretary of Defence Gijs Tuinman in attendance
After months of strained negotiations, the United Arab Emirates (U.A
Ukraine is set to become the first nation to deploy Caracal air assault vehicles, as announced by Rheinmetall on its official website. The anticipated delivery of five of these vehicles is scheduled for late 2023 or early 2024