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The Royal Thai Air Force has carried out precision airstrikes against Cambodian military targets along the Thai-Cambodian border, using fighter aircraft to strike what were described as ammunition storage facilities, according to reports from both Thai and Cambodian sources. According to information circulating from Thai military-linked accounts, the strikes occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. local […]View the full article

HDT Robotics announced that it has deployed several Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicles for military training and operational evaluation activities, introducing soldiers to the robotic platform in field-based scenarios. The deployment is intended to familiarize military operators with the Hunter WOLF system and demonstrate how unmanned ground vehicles can support soldiers by transporting equipment, generating […]View the full article

Few people in the maritime space have been thinking, writing, and speaking about counter-piracy more than our friend Claude Berube. As a matter of fact, we discussed just this topic in Episode 2 of the Midrats Podcast back in January of 2010. You can access the audio from the Episode, with the late, great Raymond Pritchard as one of the co-hosts, at this link. He was on a roll that year, the following month he was on a great panel at Heritage that, sadly, is no longer available on the internet. In 2012, my Midrats co-host wrote a nice article about a superb collection he co-edited, Maritime Private Security: Market responses to piracy, terrorism and waterborne security ri…

Raytheon has landed its largest single order to date for the SharpSight surveillance radar, a 120-unit contract awarded by Blue Raven that the company says signals strong global demand for a system it is now ramping up to produce in bulk. The contract, announced by Raytheon (an RTX business), pairs the radar manufacturer with Blue […]View the full article

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed two new contracts to deliver Surion multirole helicopters to South Korean government agencies, extending the platform’s role in public safety, disaster response, and maritime security missions. According to K-DEFENSE NEWS, KAI signed separate agreements on December 15 and December 17 to supply one Surion helicopter each to the Korea Coast […]View the full article

The U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth personally watched American laser weapons and high-power microwave systems destroy targets at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on June 23, 2026, in what Laser Wars, the defense technology publication that broke the story, described as the first publicly known instance of a sitting U.S. […]View the full article

Ukrainian forces have destroyed an Iranian-made Shahed-107 attack drone using a STING interceptor drone during active combat operations, according to a report by the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarniy. The interception was carried out by fighters from the Sky Wars unit of the 47th Mechanized Brigade “Magura,” who used the STING drone interceptor to shoot down […]View the full article

United States Marines and Department of War contractors conducted flight operations with a V-BAT unmanned aerial system aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 28, 2026, as part of ongoing integrated training with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. During the event, a V-BAT unmanned aerial system […]View the full article

The Department of War has submitted a $4.2 billion request for a program called Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The scale of the request, and the fact that it materialized out of nowhere in a single budget cycle, makes it one of the most striking non-kinetic entries in the entire […]View the full article

The United States carried out missile and air strikes against Caracas and surrounding areas on Friday, targeting Venezuelan air defense systems, an airport, military aircraft, and government facilities linked to the country’s leadership, according to multiple officials and regional statements. The attacks hit air defense systems in the capital region, struck an airport near Caracas, […]View the full article

Confirmed imagery released on Saturday shows a Venezuelan-operated Buk-M2E medium-range air defense system destroyed by U.S. airstrikes at Higuerote Air Base, approximately 75 kilometers east of Caracas, marking the second verified loss of the Russian-made system during the U.S. military operation. The newly emerged visual evidence documents the destruction of a Buk-M2E belonging to Venezuela’s […]View the full article

On Feb. 4, 2026, RTX, through its Raytheon business, signed five long-term framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War to expand production capacity and accelerate deliveries of several core missile systems used by U.S. and allied forces. According to a company statement, the agreements cover the Land Attack and Maritime Strike variants of the […]View the full article

Poland is running operational tests of acoustic reconnaissance systems and electronic warfare equipment at the Central Air Force Proving Ground in Ustka, as the country’s Ministry of National Defense accelerates technology evaluation under its Tarcza Wschód — Shield East — border defense program. Seven acoustic reconnaissance solutions are currently undergoing testing at the Ustka range. […]View the full article

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new ammunition resupply system to support its next-generation Mobile Tactical Cannon. The call for solutions, issued by Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal, seeks one or more prototype concepts for moving 155mm ammunition to the new self-propelled howitzer that is expected to replace the M777 towed gun. […]View the full article

Ukraine has developed and tested a new multi-caliber air defense system named “Shershen,” according to a report published by the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi. The main developer and systems integrator is a company that is part of the National Association of Defense Industries of Ukraine (NAUDI), working with several Ukrainian firms responsible for missile guidance […]View the full article

Insitu, a Boeing company, in collaboration with Hood Tech, has released new capability upgrades for its Flying Launch and Recovery System, or FLARES, aimed at expanding the operational reach of the long-endurance Integrator uncrewed aerial system. The updates were announced on December 17, 2025, and are focused on improving resilience, communications, and expeditionary performance in […]View the full article

General Electric has received a contract valued at $9.7 million for the procurement of initial provisioning spares and consumables for the F110-GE-129 engine. The U.S. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center awarded the contract on November 18, 2025. According to the Department of War, the contract supports a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirement for the Bulgarian […]View the full article

ABRIS DG said its UNEX unmanned ground vehicle was selected as one of five winners in the XTech Edge Strike Ground Competition held in Vilseck, Germany, from March 3 to 13, 2026. The event, hosted by the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, brought together finalists competing to show how their robotic ground […]View the full article

Elbit Systems confirmed on January 26 that it has received a $228 million contract to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems for the U.S. Army’s Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle upgrade program. According to the company, the contract expands ongoing deliveries of the Iron Fist system as part of the Army’s effort to improve survivability of […]View the full article

Israel’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that the 1,000th “David” armored 4×4 vehicle has been rolled out in the United States, marking a milestone in a long-running procurement program supporting Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operations. The vehicle was produced by MDT Armor at its U.S. manufacturing facility and delivered under the Ministry of Defense’s Mission to […]View the full article