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2 months ago | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
MBDA RCX-50 loitering munition. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)European missile manufacturer MBDA detailed its new Akeron RCX 50 and RCH 170 loitering munitions at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) 2025 defence exhibition held from 1 to 3 April in Gironde, Southwest France.
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2 months ago | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Arquus PLFS Grizzly. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)Arquus presented the final production model of its ‘Grizzly' and ‘Pegasus' 4×4 light tactical vehicles at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) 2025 defence exhibition held from 1 to 3 April in Gironde, Southwest France.
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2 months ago | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Thales Panoramic NVGs displayed at SOFINS 2025. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)Thales unveiled a production model of a night-vision google (NVG) system it calls ‘Panoramic' at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) 2025 defence exhibition held from 1 to 3 April in Gironde, Southwest France. Originally presented as a mock-up at SOFINS 2023, the new quad-tube goggles have now completed their development and are entering serial production.
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2 months ago | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Asterodyn UAVs on display at SOFINS 2025. Note the pusher/puller propeller configurations. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)French unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and command-and-control (C2) system companies Asterodyn and HawAI.tech presented their high-speed UAV solution for a variety of defence applications at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) 2025 defence exhibition held from 1 to 3 April in Gironde, France.
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2 months ago | 
janes.com | Nicholas Fiorenza |Amael Kotlarski
The FDF is procuring 155 mm artillery rounds for howitzers including the K9 SPH seen here undergoing trials in Finland in November 2016. (Janes/Peter Felstead)Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) to order 155 mm artillery and 7.62 mm small-arms ammunition from Nammo Lapua.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Baltic Viper's fibre-optic FPV UAS, seen at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, in February. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)Lithuanian company Baltic Viper presented its Viper 10 Optical first-person-view (FPV) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 24 to 26 February. With FPV UASs originally all radio guided, the notable feature of the Viper 10 Optical is that it is fitted with a 10 km fibre-optic cable spool.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Concept model of the Cicada UAV interceptor, seen at the EnforceTac 2025 exhibition. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)Diehl Defence presented its Cicada unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interceptor at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition, held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 24 to 26 February. Before launch the Cicada stands on its tailfins as a vertical take-off, propeller-driven UAV. It can be launched either directly from the ground or from a box container.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Eyeviation VCAT virtual reality training system. (Janes/ Amael Kotlarski)Israeli simulation and training company Eyeviation presented its Virtual Cognitive Aware Trainer (VCAT) virtual reality (VR)-based firearms training solution at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 24 to 26 February.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
Beretta's Benelli A.I. Drone Guardian 12 bore self-loading anti-UAV shotgun, seen at the EnforceTac 2025 exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, in February. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski)Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) presented its new A.I. (Advanced Impact) Drone Guardian 12 bore self-loading counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shotgun at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition, held from 24 to 26 February in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
janes.com | Amael Kotlarski
HK421 with ‘para' stock and 330 mm barrel. For illustrative purposes. (Janes/ Amael Kotlarski)Heckler & Koch (H&K) is currently developing a 5.56×45 mm version of the HK421 light machine gun (LMG), which is currently chambered in 7.62×51 mm.
