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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a new contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver PROTECTOR remote weapon stations (RWS) for use on several Swedish Army platforms, including the CV90 (local name Stridsfordon 90) infantry fighting vehicle. According to a company announcement issued on December 8, the contract is valued at over […]View the full article

United States forces used Navy EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft during the January 3 strike on Venezuela, employing high-power jamming to disable multiple layers of the country’s air-defense network. The action was first acknowledged through statements from Venezuelan military personnel who reported that radar systems “were blinded” minutes before precision weapons struck their sites. According […]View the full article

The United States Navy on February 6, 2026 highlighted the role of the Shipboard Weapons Integration Team in validating how new weapons are stored, moved, and handled aboard Navy ships, work led by the Naval Air Weapons Division at Naval Air Weapons Station Point Mugu. The Shipboard Weapons Integration Team, known as SWIT, provides independent […]View the full article

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the launch of strategic cruise missiles from the newly built Choe Hyon destroyer during inspections of the warship earlier this week, according to state media reports published Thursday. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong-un visited the Choe Hyon destroyer on Tuesday and Wednesday to inspect […]View the full article

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new heavy version of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, launching a fast-track acquisition effort. The solicitation, issued by Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal under notice W912CH-26-S-C005, seeks a commercially available tactical vehicle that can be fielded quickly with only limited changes to an existing platform. At the center […]View the full article

U.S. Special Operations Command published a broad industry solicitation on Friday, calling on companies, nonprofits, and research organizations to join a new technology development initiative aimed at pushing cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of special operations forces — with a particular focus on the maritime domain and the multi-domain fight that USSOCOM believes defines the […]View the full article

Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces conducted their second successful test launch of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on May 12, 2026, firing the weapon from a silo at Dombarovsky near Yasny in the Orenburg region and announcing the result publicly through the Russian Ministry of Defence. The test is Russia’s first publicly acknowledged Sarmat success […]View the full article

Back in the first week of May, we had the second edition in what has become a series about what options exist on the table to get additional weapons on ships: Yes, Reality Demands More Guns, Larger Guns, Everywhere. It was a follow-up to March’s Up-arm the Fleet? With What? A principal concern I have was outlined in a previous article in November 2024, Arm the Auxiliaries. If you are new to the issue, give the above a read and then come back. In addition to the primary concern, the secondary concern is our existing ships that are already armed, but do not have the best mix of weapons to address the new reality—the many cheap, unsophisticated, but deadly swarming threats n…

The U.S. Navy released photos showing divers entering Dry Dock 2 as the attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN-786) prepared to undock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility on June 24, 2026, marking the completion of a scheduled maintenance period for one of the fleet’s most closely watched Virginia-class boats. Open-source trackers monitoring […]View the full article

Poland’s state-owned defense conglomerate is convening its entire arms industry around one table next week to answer a question with real stakes for the continent’s future: can Polish factories help Europe build a missile shield without depending on Washington to do it? Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, known as PGZ, Poland’s state-controlled defense holding company that oversees […]View the full article

Two Russian Su-35S fighter jets collided in Russia’s Kursk region, according to Fighterbomber, a Telegram channel with reported ties to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Follow-up reports indicate one pilot was killed in the collision and another was seriously injured, though the full circumstances of the incident are still being determined. Neither Russia’s Defense Ministry nor […]View the full article

M-Fly, a Kyiv-based company that builds stabilized cameras and laser guidance systems for military drones, has raised a new funding round led by MITS Capital to expand production as orders from Ukraine and NATO countries grow. Existing investors MITS Capital and Freedom Fund backed the round, joined by Norwegian defense-focused venture firm Gardar and a […]View the full article

A French Mirage 2000D ground-attack jet crashed late on Oct. 20 near the village of Rogéville in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in eastern France, as it was returning from a mission, killing at least one of its two crew members, while rescuers continue searching for the second. The French Air and Space Force said the accident happened at […]View the full article

Americas Raytheon won a $7.8 million delivery order for the repair of 10 line items associated with the APY-10 radar system used in support of the P-8A aircraft. The AN/APY-10 is integrated into the Boeing mission control and display system aboard the Poseidon for control, display and data distribution. The radar also will provide ultra-high-resolution imaging modes for maritime and overland operations. The radar fits in the nose of the Poseidon. Work will take place in Florida and Texas. Estimated completion will be by May 2023. According to the US Navy, an at-sea experiment with emerging technologies brought over 100 scientists and military personnel together in Califo…

Americas Oshkosh Defense announced a three-year extension of its contract with the US Army on Monday to build heavy vehicles, valued at $146.8 million. The deal calls for modernization of vehicles in the US Army and US Army Reserve Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle, also known as FHTV, fleets, which include 354 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, or HEMTT, and Palletized Load System, or PLS, trucks, as well as the construction of new PLS trailers. The FHTV fleet is designed to accommodate many mission packages, allowing it to support multi-domain operations as the battlefield continues to evolve, according to the company. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems wo…

We know that friends and competitors alike are questioning our nation's competence right now. If our warships pulled in to their port looking like this, would that help or hinder concerns they have - rightfully - after our horrible humiliation in Afghanistan? Sometimes the first step in solving complex, hard challenges is to respond in a simple, straightforward way. I'm pondering over at USNIBlog. Come by and tell me what you think. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/FAFV?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/FAFV?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/FAFV?i=D_Z5627fF6A:yWRdy0xfYcs:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blog…

Americas Collins Aerospace won a $48.4 million contract, which provides developmental design and risk reduction engineering efforts for airborne very low frequency systems modernization in support of Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office program capability requirements. The risk reduction effort is to meet requirements for the very low frequency integration into a C-130 aircraft. Specifically, this contract provides non-recurring engineering effort to address size, weight, and power cooling in the components, systems, subsystems, or weapons replaceable assembly, model based systems engineering development, weight reduction analysis, cyber …

JAGM infographic (click to view full) The AGM-114 Hellfire missile remains a mainstay for the US military and its allies around the world, and efforts to replace it have repeatedly stalled. The Joint Common Missile (JCM) was meant to offer new guidance options, and use on fast jets as well as helicopters and UAVs. It performed well, but was canceled. It returned from the procurement dead as JAGM, a program that has undergone several major changes within itself. While other air forces field fast-jet solutions like MBDA’s Brimstone, JAGM will initially be limited to helicopters and UAVs, as a dual-mode guidance upgrade to current model Hellfire missiles. The JAGM Pro…

Americas A winner has been selected by the US Marine Corps for its Medium Unmanned Logistics Systems – Air (MULS-A) program. Kaman Air Vehicles will build the logistics drone prototype using a version of its Kargo UAV. The prototype will have to demonstrate its ability to operate from austere environment while carrying 800 pounds of payload. The US Army has contracted Elbit Systems of America a $107-million contract for its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) systems. The deal also requires Elbit Systems to supply spare parts, logistics support, and test equipment for the systems for two years starting 2023. “This order attests to the quality of Elbit Syste…

Americas According to Jane’s, the littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Charleston (LCS 18) completed the first set of overseas mine-countermeasures (MCM) training missions during a 26-month forward deployment in the Western Pacific. The LCS MCM mission package and AN/AQS-20 sonar mine detection sets achieved initial operational capability (IOC). Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is the service’s top […]View the full article