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Americas General Dynamics Land Systems won a $210.3 million contract for the purchase, warehousing, repair, issue, shipment, disposal, obsolescence management and configuration management of parts to support the Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of […]View the full article

Americas The US has inked a deal with Italy to expand mutual collaboration in the space security sector. The agreement will strengthen interoperability between the US Space Force (USSF) and the Italian Air Force, bolstering its services and improving on its missions and activities through space security updates. USSF Chief of Space Operations General Chance Saltzman and Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Luca Goretti signed the statement in Rome, with the aim to protect and defend the space domain in shared recognition of its relevance to defense and deterrence. Lockheed Martin won a $742.2 million deal for production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Sys…

A prominent Russian lawmaker and retired general has issued a direct threat of military action against Azerbaijan, escalating tensions between Moscow and Baku amid already strained relations. In remarks delivered in a combative tone, State Duma Deputy Lt. Gen. Andrey Gurulev accused Azerbaijan of “damaging relations” with Russia by supporting Ukraine. “If Russian store shelves […] The post Azerbaijan ready to respond to Russian threats first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

Russian engineers have begun testing a new battlefield counter-drone system that blends FPV (First Person View) guidance with rocket propulsion, according to descriptions of recent field experiments. Developed by the “Vektor” group, the interceptor combines elements of a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) with first-person view drone controls. The concept centers on a tube-launched drone […] The post Russia develops FPV-guided rocket drone interceptor first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s recent comments on Russia’s military capabilities have sparked a wave of ridicule from Russian state-affiliated media, which accused the alliance of shifting its tone to justify a lack of response to repeated airspace provocations. Speaking at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 71st Annual Session in Ljubljana, Rutte said that while Russia […] The post Russia mocks NATO’s response to airspace violations first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

Newly surfaced footage has confirmed for the first time that Russia is operating modified Shahed‑136 one‑way attack drones—produced domestically as Geran‑2—with under‑wing payloads containing PTM‑3 anti‑tank mines. The video, recorded by a Ukrainian interceptor drone during an engagement, captures the moment a Russian drone ejects its KPТМ canisters, each containing a PTM‑3 mine, before the […]View the full article

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) has confirmed that Russia used a new jet-powered strike drone, identified as the Geran-5, during combined air attacks at the start of 2026. The announcement, released today, states that Russian forces employed the platform for the first time against targets inside Ukraine. The Geran-5 has a length of around six […]View the full article

Queensland-based Hypersonix Launch Systems said it has completed vibration testing of its DART AE hypersonic technology demonstrator, confirming component reliability and structural integrity ahead of flight activities. The company said the tests verified that DART AE’s structure and materials can withstand the mechanical stresses associated with hypersonic operations. “We’ve successfully completed vibration testing of our […]View the full article

The United States Army National Guard has launched a procurement effort to acquire several small unmanned aerial systems for training and operational support, according to solicitation documents published March 7, 2026. The request comes from the Tennessee Army National Guard and focuses on lightweight drones that meet the U.S. military’s Blue UAS security certification requirements. […]View the full article

United States special operations forces rescued a wounded American colonel from deep inside Iranian territory in the early hours of Sunday, April 5, completing one of the most complex and costly combat search-and-rescue operations in modern American military history. The officer, the weapons system officer aboard an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down by Iranian forces […]View the full article

A startup’s drone just deployed armed FPVs from the air during a live-fire exercise of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Polk. Petrel Technologies validated its AERO Sky hybrid VTOL unmanned aircraft alongside the 101st Airborne Division during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at Fort Polk last week, with multiple armed First-Person View drones […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has officially confirmed the integration of the AEVEX Disruptor strike drone into operational training, publicly acknowledging for the first time a system that spent years in deep classification, according to a report by Anthony Buchanan and Scott Thovson published May 21, 2026. The confirmation came through Exercise Arcane Thunder 26 at the […]View the full article

Alloy Surfaces Company, based in Aston, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $300 million modification on June 12, according to a latest contract notice, covering continued production of a family of infrared decoy flares used to protect American military aircraft from missiles that track heat instead of radar. The new funding brings the total value of the […]View the full article

Russia has begun arming its large surface warships with new electronic warfare systems in an apparent attempt to counter Ukrainian drone attacks, according to imagery circulating in recent days on Russian military-affiliated social media channels. The anti-drone complex, identified as “Pereyed-M,” has reportedly been spotted installed on four vessels of the Russian Navy: the Project […]View the full article

A British air defense startup that did not exist until late 2024 just landed a $300 million funding round that values the company at $3.4 billion, a valuation that puts it on par with established defense primes despite having built its first missile from a blank sheet of paper less than two years ago. Cambridge […]View the full article

Norwegian defense company KONGSBERG has selected a radar built by U.S. firm Echodyne to help its remote weapon systems detect and shoot down drones, the companies announced September 9. KONGSBERG has integrated Echodyne’s MESA radar into its PROTECTOR RS4 and RS6 remote weapon stations, turning the widely used gun mounts into counter-drone systems capable of […]View the full article

South Korea put its Cheongwang laser weapons on public display for its 78th Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1, showing two new prototypes for the first time, but a live demonstration of the system already in service ran into trouble before the laser burned two target drones out of the sky. The new hardware included […]View the full article

The U.S. Department of War is preparing orders for 60,000 small attack drones from nine companies after the second round of its Drone Dominance Program, with Perennial Autonomy and Neros each set to receive the maximum initial order of 8,000 units. The Defense Innovation Unit, which runs the program with the Test Resource Management Center, […]View the full article

I've been in a grumpy, snarky mood all week - why stop now? I always thought that San Francisco was a bad place for Starfleet Headquarters - so Brussels is not bad by comparison. Look. NATO Headquarters Brussels. When Anders Fogh Rasmussen drives to his office in the Schaerbeek neighborhood of Brussels in the morning, he gazes longingly at a large construction site across the street. The site, where construction cranes jut into the sky, will eventually be the home of the new, 250,000-square-meter (2.7-million-square-foot) NATO headquarters. Price tag: more than a billion euros. In 28FEB13 Dollars - that comes to over $1.31 billion. That is a lot for an organization …

In a very rough year, there were sprinkles of renewed optimism about the Middle East as Israel established relations with a few of the Gulf Arab nations, but the Middle East is, and has been, always about more than Arab-Israeli relations. From North Africa across the Mediterranean coast to Syria and across the Arabian Peninsula to Yemen, what is the state of play in the Middle East as a whole, and where are the trends taking the region? Our guest this Sunday, October 18th for the full hour to discuss this and more will be Steven A. Cook. Steven is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is an expe…