On July 15, 2026, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) commenced the formal flight-test campaign for the XEC-2 stand-off electronic warfare aircraft at Gifu Air Base, officially transferring the platform to the Japan Air […]
Europe’s biggest missile maker has agreed to help Ukraine build a successor to the weapon that sank Russia’s cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet. MBDA signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian […]
A satellite photograph taken Sunday appears to confirm what Ukraine’s president claimed just two days earlier: a Russian strategic bomber sitting at Engels air base did not survive a recent drone strike. The open-source monitoring […]
Ukraine and the Pentagon signed a landmark agreement allowing export of Ukrainian sea drones and airborne drones for American military evaluation, confirmed by sources to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Separately, The Wall Street Journal reports […]
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On July 20, 2026, Portugal’s defence ministry announced that it signed an agreement with Italy for the procurement of three new-generation frigates for the Portuguese Navy. The FREMM EVO will be built by Italian shipbuilder […]
This morning at the Farnborough International Air Show, the defense tech giant unveiled a new Group 5 helicopter-like attack drone called Thunder, “specifically designed to multiply the combat power and increase the survivability of current […]
Thailand has lodged concerns with China over the latter’s recent delivery of tanks to Cambodia, citing the fragility of a ceasefire between the Southeast Asian neighbors following last year’s deadly border clashes. Thai Prime Minister […]
Norway’s largest defense company has completed the acquisition of a California missile startup that makes interceptors and strike weapons designed to be produced by the thousands rather than the dozens, bringing a proven American mass-munitions […]
The UK has abandoned plans for a mid-life upgrade of the Meteor air-to-air missile, shifting its focus to a successor. Citing Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard, UK Defence Journal reported that the […]
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