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New York’s Subway Fleet is Renewed

03/11/2025
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that it will invest $1.5 billion in 378 new R268 subway cars to accelerate the modernisation of the New York City subway system, replace aging fleets and significantly improve passenger comfort. MTA Leads Next Generation Fleet Renewal Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed that the MTA 🚄
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Hurstbridge Line Tunnel Strengthens Melbourne Network

03/11/2025
The nearing completion of construction of the Hurstbridge Line tunnel, a major upgrade project aimed at future-proofing Melbourne’s transport network, marks a significant achievement in the comprehensive network strengthening effort that significantly improves safety, reliability and connectivity between regions. Hurstbridge Line Tunnel Stimulates Infrastructure Renewal Melbourne is upgrading its transport 🚄
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Via Rail Canada Launches Winter Travel Discounts

02/11/2025
Via Rail Canada has relaunched the “Canada Strong Pass” campaign to support Canadian families and young travellers during the winter season. This campaign offers free and discounted travel for children and young people. Here is the outline of the campaign: Campaign Details and Validity Dates Ticket Purchase Period: 27 October 🚄
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Great Success in Chennai Metro Phase 2 Construction

02/11/2025
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has passed an important milestone in the construction of Corridor 4 of the Phase 2 Project. With the completion of the last U-beam at Voyalanallur Foundry Site, the prefabrication work on this 8-kilometre section has come to an end. This achievement is seen as a 🚄
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Safety Move by Indian Railways

01/11/2025
Indian Railways is preparing to implement an enhanced driver vigilance control system at Bhagat Ki Koti station in Jodhpur to improve the efficiency and safety of rail services in Western India. The national operator is deploying this technology as part of a critical modernisation project currently underway. Within the scope 🚄
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Škoda to Produce Electric Trains and Trams in Uzbekistan

01/11/2025
Škoda Group has announced a comprehensive localisation plan for the production of electric trains and trams in Uzbekistan. The plan is a strategic proposal aimed not only at increasing local production, but also at developing joint projects between Uzbekistan and the European Union (EU). The plan was officially presented at 🚄
EUROPE

Stadler’s Latest Electric Trains Presented in Lithuania

01/11/2025
Lithuanian railway company LTG Link has unveiled the first of 15 new generation trains it will procure from Swiss manufacturer Stadler as part of a modernisation drive aimed at significantly improving the travel experience in the country and promoting sustainable transport. LTG Link and Stadler signed an agreement worth a 🚄
EUROPE

Siemens Unveils Driverless Mireo Electric Train

01/11/2025
Siemens Mobility, in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn (DB), has taken an important step in the railway sector by developing the Mireo electric train for automated operation. This innovation aims at autonomous operation of the train through the implementation of ETCS (European Train Control System), ATO (Automatic Train Operation) and advanced 🚄
EUROPE

Aebi Schmidt’s Snow Removal Machine Being Tested in Norway

01/11/2025
Swiss company Aebi Schmidt is on the agenda with its new railway ballast compaction and snow removal machine Schmidt Beilhack HB 1100S, developed in cooperation with Austrian company PJM. the tough tests, which started in Norway in autumn 2024, evaluate the vehicle’s performance in difficult conditions on the Flåm Railway 🚄
EUROPE

Record Increase in EU Rail Passenger Transport

01/11/2025
Rail passenger transport in the European Union (EU) gained significant momentum in 2024, increasing by 5.8 per cent. According to Eurostat, total passenger transport performance reached 443 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm), the highest level recorded since the data collection period in 2004. Germany at the Top in Number of Passengers When 🚄
AMERICA

Ulukisla-Karaman-Ereğli High-Speed Train Line is Finalised

01/11/2025
At the fourth meeting of Niğde Provincial Coordination Board held with the participation of representatives of investor organisations, the status of the projects across the province was discussed. The most important topic of the meeting was the good news that the works on the double-track high speed railway line connecting 🚄
AMERICA

New Chief of Staff of the US Air Force Announced

31/10/2025
The US Senate unanimously confirmed General Kenneth Wilsbach as the new chief of staff of the Air Force in a vote on Thursday. Wilsbach’s confirmation was part of a series of high-level military promotions that took place as one of the last acts of the Senate before its weekly recess. 🚄
AMERICA

Ukraine Targets 250 Units of Modern Fighter Aircraft Fleet

31/10/2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country is simultaneously negotiating with the United States, Sweden and France for the procurement of a fleet of 250 modern fighter jets as part of its efforts to modernise its air force. Zelenski stated that this giant fleet is “their future”, demonstrating Ukraine’s 🚄
AMERICA

New ALTAY Tanks Delivered to TAF

29/10/2025
Turkey’s defence industry entered a new era with the Opening Ceremony of the BMC Tank and New Generation Armoured Vehicles Production Facility in Kahramankazan and the Delivery Ceremony of the First New ALTAY Tanks, attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. At the ceremony, which was also attended by Sheikh Saud, 🚄
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Ukrainian Veterans’ Struggle to Return to the Front

28/10/2025
Thousands of veterans who lost limbs in Ukraine’s fight against Russian occupation are showing incredible resilience to return to the front line and society despite the severe trauma they have suffered. many soldiers do not see their injuries as a disability, like Serhiy, an army veteran who summarised the situation 🚄
AMERICA

Artificial Intelligence Supported Warship Construction Accelerated in the USA

27/10/2025
US-based marine technology company Saronic Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with technology giant NVIDIA to accelerate the development of autonomous marine systems and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled shipbuilding. announced on Friday 24 October, the collaboration centres on the integration of NVIDIA’s advanced artificial intelligence tools and high computing platforms into 🚄
AMERICA

UK and Ukraine to Jointly Produce Interceptor Drones

27/10/2025
The United Kingdom (UK) and Ukraine have signed a groundbreaking cooperation in the defence industry, agreeing to co-produce thousands of Octopus-100 interceptor drones under the “Build with Ukraine” initiative. This agreement, signed in London between the defence ministries of the two countries, is the first Ukrainian-made combat drone project to 🚄
AMERICA

Lithuania’s New Defence Test Against UAVs

25/10/2025
The Lithuanian Army is testing its defence capabilities against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to rising tensions in the Baltic region and Russian airspace violations. More and more armies are exploring the potential of firearms as a last resort against swarms of low-cost UAVs, with Lithuania also using heavy 🚄
AMERICA

US Sends Aircraft Carrier to Offshore South America

25/10/2025
The US Department of Defence (Pentagon) announced that it has ordered the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and strike group to the US Southern Command as part of increased tensions and military build-up in the region. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated that the purpose of this 🚄
AMERICA

Caesar Howitzer May Win US Army Tender

25/10/2025
Franco-German land weapons manufacturer KNDS believes its truck-mounted Caesar 155-millimetre howitzer has an “excellent” chance of winning the US Army’s artillery tender to replace the M777 towed artillery system. This optimism is largely based on Caesar’s strong reputation among American artillery crews during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. US bidding 🚄
AMERICA

Artificial Intelligence Data Centre Move from the US Air Force

24/10/2025
In support of national defence and technological innovation, the US Department of the Air Force is leasing thousands of acres of land on five different military bases to private companies to build massive artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. This strategic step is a direct response to President Donald Trump’s executive 🚄
AMERICA

NATO Air Force Interoperability Problem

23/10/2025
The use by the United States and its European allies of common fighter aircraft models such as the F-35 and F-16 should, in theory, represent a logistical boon. Common aircraft would mean that spare parts, ground support equipment (SE) and technicians could be shared between countries. However, a report published 🚄
AMERICA

Strategic Defence Cooperation between Embraer and South Korea

23/10/2025
South Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer and the South Korean Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen mutual growth and cooperation opportunities in the defence sectors of the two countries. The agreement aims to create new jobs and market development opportunities in the 🚄