Defense
Defense industry, security, procurement and geopolitics.
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CSG Group to Debut Tatra Force, Tadeas and Patriot Mortar Vehicles at MSPO Defence Fair
The group will use Kielce's record-scale MSPO to push Polish production, new 4×4 armoured vehicles and NATO-standard amm...
U.S. Strikes Iran's Minelaying Forces in Hormuz; Iran Reportedly Fires at Jordan Base
First confirmed U.S. strike on Iran in weeks hits IRGC rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting reported Ir...
Peru's Army Deploys Engineering Battalions and Heavy Machinery to Piura Ahead of El Niño
Four army engineering battalions with bulldozers and dump trucks are moving to Piura to clear riverbeds and roads, part ...
China Builds Submarine-Warfare Data With Record Taiwan Surveys
Taiwan's coast guard says a record number of Chinese research and enforcement vessels operated around the island in July...
India Clears DRDO Conventional Missile Technology Transfer to Domestic Defence Firms
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's approval opens DRDO-developed conventional missile systems to Indian manufacturers, aim...
India's INS Sudarshini Brings Naval Diplomacy to Lisbon on 22,000-Mile Voyage
The Indian Navy sail training ship's Portuguese stop mixes maritime heritage with modern security outreach, from a rende...
Romanian F-16s Down Suspected Russian Drone Near EU Gas Project Neptun Deep
The Black Sea intercept near the Neptun Deep site highlights how the Ukraine war's security spillover now reaches a proj...
USS George Washington Reaches Middle East to Relieve USS Abraham Lincoln After 270-Day Deployment
The carrier swap comes amid congressional concern over reported crew strain aboard the Lincoln and leaves the Western Pa...
Ukrainian Long-Range Drone Unit Strikes Moscow-Area Logistics Hub in Deep-Strike Campaign
A rare Associated Press look at Ukraine's 413th Raid Unmanned Systems Regiment shows how long-range FP-1 drones are stri...
US Awards Raytheon a $22.9 Billion, Seven-Year Tomahawk Production Contract
The award is designed to lift Tomahawk output from about 60 missiles a year to more than 1,000 annually as the Pentagon ...
Trump Orders Substantial Cut to Joint South Korea-US Military Exercises
The instruction comes as the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise begins and North Korea steps up missile launches, reopening q...
Japan's 2026 Defense Paper Puts Unmanned Systems, AI and Arms Exports at Center
The new white paper adds a chapter on new forms of warfare and calls for a stronger defense industrial base, pointing to...
Why Japan's I-400 Submarine-Aircraft Carriers Failed to Change Naval War
Imperial Japan built huge submarines that could launch floatplanes, but a slow, costly design and a rapidly worsening wa...
Hanwha Aerospace Wins Preferred-Bidder Role for K9 Precision Fuse
South Korea’s DAPA has named Hanwha Aerospace preferred bidder to develop a GPS-guided 155mm course correction fuse for ...
Taliban Mark Five Years Back in Power With a Firmer Grip Than in the 1990s
Five years after retaking Kabul, the Taliban face no serious armed rival and have alternative patrons in Moscow and Beij...
Australia Becomes First Foreign Buyer of the Classified AIM-260 JATM
Canberra will spend about $520 million to arm its fighters with America's secretive long-range air-to-air missile, a ste...
The F-4 Phantom vs MiG-21: How Vietnam's Rules Changed Fighter Doctrine
The F-4 Phantom outmatched the MiG-21 on paper, but Vietnam's visual-identification rules and unreliable early missiles ...
Russia and Ukraine Escalate Air War as Long-Range Strikes Kill Civilians
Moscow reports one of the heaviest Ukrainian drone attacks yet, while Kyiv says Russian ballistic missiles killed at lea...
Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Troops
Tehran's military says it will pay $30,000 for the death or capture of American troops — double for women — as disputes ...
Russia Strikes ArcelorMittal's Kryvyi Rih Plant; NATO F-18 Downs Drone Over Romania
Kryvyi Rih's steel mill was damaged in overnight Russian strikes, while Ukrainian drones killed one near Moscow and hit ...
Pentagon Gives Defense Contractors 21 Days to Detail Production Acceleration Plans
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg has given Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other prime contractors 21 days to map cap...
What History's Unusual Weapons Reveal About Military R&D
From bat bombs and pigeon guidance to nuclear recoilless rifles, a survey of 20th-century prototypes shows how often exp...
Spanish F-18 Pilot Downs Drone in Romanian Airspace Under NATO Mission
Romania's defence ministry said a Spanish F-18 from a NATO air-policing mission shot down a drone that entered from Mold...
Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Rocket Centre Linked to Starlink-Style Network
Kyiv claimed long-range strikes on a Russian airfield and the Progress rocket and space centre, saying the Samara plant ...
Russia Launches Roy.Market, a Restricted Military E-Commerce Platform for Drones and Tactical Gear
Russia's state-linked Roy.Market is now fully operational, using a warehouse-free 4PL model to supply drone components a...
Pentagon Signs Seven-Year SM-3 Component Deals With Boeing and RTX
Framework agreements with Boeing and RTX aim to expand output of SM-3 Block IB and IIA components for the Aegis missile-...
SAFE windfall set to entrench Poland's state-owned defence hierarchy
Poland's top 30 defence manufacturers are scaling fast, but the EU's €44bn SAFE allocation may cement the dominance of s...
CENTCOM Launches Multinational Attack Drone Task Force Falcon Strike
U.S. Central Command is creating a one-way attack drone task force spanning air, surface and undersea systems with regio...
Trump Hits Some Drones With 100% Tariffs and Orders US Production Push
From Sept. 3, larger or thermal-capable drones face 100% US tariffs; smaller models get 25%, while ally-made systems rat...
Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Center in Samara
Kyiv reports direct hits on a military airfield and the Progress rocket plant, targeting a key node in Moscow's Starlink...