Defense
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Greece Pushes for 25% Domestic Share in €3bn ‘Achilles Shield’ and a Broader Defence Industry Overhaul
Athens ties major weapons deals to local production, naming the companies and partnerships that could capture €700m of w...
North Korean Missile Unit Enters Russia, Bolstering War Effort and Testing Arsenal
The deployment of a North Korean missile unit to western Russia marks a new stage in Pyongyang’s support for Moscow, com...
Trump’s $3bn Critical Minerals Push Aims to Forge a US “Mineral Superpower”
President Trump unveiled a $3bn investment package for critical minerals and batteries, driven by the need to restock de...
Sevastopol Governor Reports 35 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down, Minimal Damage
Two waves of drone attacks on August 8 were repelled by air defenses and aviation, with debris causing minor damage to h...
Italy’s VBM 155 Wheeled Howitzer Accelerates Europe’s Mobile Artillery Shift
Italy is advancing a highly automated, wheeled 155 mm artillery system, joining a continent-wide push for survivable, qu...
A Decade of the Y-20: How China's Strategic Airlifter Transformed the PLA Air Force
From its 2016 commissioning to the 2026 debut of a domestic-engine variant on an overseas mission, the Y-20 transport fa...
CBO Estimates $275 Billion Price Tag for US Navy’s Trump-Class Battleships
A new Congressional Budget Office analysis projects $275bn for 15 nuclear-powered guided missile battleships, revealing ...
ARX Robotics’ GEREON UGV Validated in Largest US-Led Experiment
British firm ARX Robotics demonstrated eight GEREON robots across combat and logistics missions during the Five Eyes’ Pr...
U.S. Navy's Trump-Class Nuclear Battleships Could Cost $275 Billion, CBO Says
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the proposed 15-ship class of nuclear-powered battleships would far outstrip t...
New NDAA Plan Targets Threat of Commercial Data Tracking That Could Expose U.S. Troops
A little-noticed provision in the fiscal 2027 defense bill aims to create a single Pentagon lead for ubiquitous technica...
Navy Reclassifies 19 Virginia-Class Subs as Guided Missile Boats, Signaling New Strike Doctrine
The US Navy redesignated 19 planned Virginia-class attack submarines as guided missile submarines, tripling their Tomaha...
Boeing Lands First Production Deal for Jet-Powered JDAM, Extending Bomb Range Past 300 Miles
The US Navy will receive initial GBU-75 kits that turn conventional JDAMs into standoff weapons with cruise-missile reac...
CSG Bets on Hypersonic Interceptors with Strategic Investment in Canada's North Vector Dynamics
Czech industrial group CSG has taken a strategic stake in Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics, gaining a foothold in hyp...
PLA Navy Training Task Group Wraps Indonesia Visit, Drills with Local Fleet
The Chinese naval formation, including training ship Qijiguang and amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan, departed Sur...
US Navy Reclassifies VPM-Equipped Virginia Submarines as SSGNs
The reclassification of Virginia-class Blocks V and VI submarines as guided missile submarines (SSGNs) formalizes their ...
South Korea Turns to Mass-Produced UGVs as Conscript Pool Plunges
Seoul selects Hanwha Aerospace’s Arion-SMET for large-scale fielding by 2027-28, driven by a shrinking pool of fit consc...
EU Transfers €1.4bn More in Frozen Russian Asset Profits to Ukraine
Windfall profits from immobilised Central Bank of Russia assets are channelled into loan repayments and military procure...
US Long-Range Precision Munitions Stocks Dangerously Low After Iran War
The US Army’s key surface-to-surface and interceptor missile reserves are critically depleted after a five-month air cam...
India's Agni-4 Missile Test Confirms Deterrent Readiness, Highlights Indigenous Tech Maturity
A user trial of the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile off the Odisha coast validated operational parameters, rein...
National Guard’s D.C. Deployment to Cost $1.4 Billion Through 2029, DOD Estimates
The Pentagon projects $1.4 billion to keep roughly 4,600 troops in Washington until the end of President Trump’s term, f...
Data Centers Become Frontline Targets as Iran-US Conflict Redraws AI Warfare
Physical strikes on AI-enabling data centers in the Gulf have turned digital infrastructure into a military objective, f...
As Military Spending Hits $1.9 Trillion, Investors Eye Defence Stocks for Sustained Growth
After a multi-decade decline relative to GDP, global military expenditures have surged past $1.9 trillion as geopolitica...
US Army Seeks $150K Missiles to Counter Small Drones
The Army's Next Generation C-sUAS Missile program targets Group 2 and 3 drones, with a 5,000-missile buy priced under $1...
Diehl Defence and BAE Systems Team Up on Mk 45 Naval Gun Ammunition
German ammunition maker Diehl will adapt its 127mm rounds for BAE Systems' Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun, with guided-missile in...
Raytheon Begins SPY-6(V)4 Testing as US Navy Readies 47-Ship Radar Backfit
Raytheon has installed a SPY-6(V)4 array in Virginia, advancing the US Navy's plan to put AESA radar on 47 Arleigh Burke...
US $3bn+ Missile Deals With Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Target PAC-3 and THAAD Surge
The Department of War has signed framework agreements worth more than $3bn to accelerate PAC-3 and THAAD interceptor com...
Arizona's Davis-Monthan AFB Retires Its Final A-10 Warthogs
The Warthog's final sortie from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base closed a 50-year chapter in Tucson — but roughly 160 A-10s ...
Navy Replaces 43-Year Blue Angels Uniform Maker With Virginia Contractor
Pensacola's Sewing Box loses the Blue Angels flight-suit contract it held for 43 years to Virginia-based Aquila Internat...
Sauerbruch Hutton to Expand German Defence Ministry's Berlin Headquarters
Sauerbruch Hutton wins the contract to redevelop the Bendlerblock, beating Henn in a final round of a German defence min...
Poland to Host First 'Coalition of the Willing' Drills as East Shield Border Work Ramps Up
Warsaw prepares fall exercises with UK and French forces under the Ukraine support coalition, while NATO allies join wor...