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Britain’s military just handed itself a $536 million-a-year budget and a five-point checklist for turning laboratory ideas into battlefield equipment faster than its notoriously slow defense bureaucracy has managed in decades. UK Defence Innovation, the Ministry of Defence’s newly consolidated innovation arm known as UKDI, announced Wednesday the five core themes that will guide how […]View the full article

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says its Alfa special operations unit is running what the agency calls a unique operation to isolate an entire stretch of front-line territory, using a category of strike drones it calls “middle-strike” to cut Russian supply routes. Over the past month, SBU special operations fighters destroyed or damaged nearly 2,400 Russian […]View the full article

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a group of Ukrainian military pilots training in Canada on September 12, 2026, ahead of their eventual transition to Western fighter jets including the F-16 and Sweden’s Gripen. Four L-39 training jets flown by Ukrainian cadets performed a flyover to greet him at the airfield. The visit took place at […]View the full article

BLADE, the robotics company formerly known as HDT, said it has submitted its Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative, a prototype effort to use robotic vehicles for resupply and casualty evacuation near the front line. The company was one of six vendors the U.S. Army selected for […]View the full article

The Royal Canadian Air Force has taken delivery of its first two CF-35A stealth fighters, the Canadian version of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, the service announced. The jets will stay at Luke, a major U.S. Air Force training base for F-35 pilots from the United States […]View the full article

I find it interesting what parts of our history people like to bring up ... and why. Often what is even more interesting is what they don't bring up ... and why. One American hero you hadn't heard too much the last half year or so is Sergeant William Carney, United States Army. In March 1863, Carney joined the Union Army and was attached to Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment, the first official black unit recruited for the Union in the north. Forty other black men served with him, including two of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass' sons. Within a few months, Carney's training would be put to the ultimate test during the unit's first major comba…

Today we are going to discuss military strategy from the a macro level. We will cover the ways to teach military strategy to already seasoned military and civilian personnel, some of the significant members of the strategic canon, and larger strategic challenges we find today. Our guest for the full hour Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern will be Dr. Alessio Patalano. Alessio is Reader in East Asian Warfare and Security at the Department of War Studies (DWS), King’s College London (KCL), and specializes in maritime strategy and doctrine, Japanese military history and strategy, East Asian Security. From 2006 to 2015, he was visiting professor in Strategy at the Italian Naval W…

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Americas The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped aircraft that supports US missions in the Arctic and Antarctic. The aircraft requires rocket-assisted-takeoff (RATO) rockets for take-off when carrying heavy loads over snow or ice. However, the LC-130 was upgraded with T56-8-15A 3.5 engines that negate the need for RATO rockets. FLIR Systems won a $19.3 million deal for maintenance and overhaul of the UH-60 turret. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is March 16, 2027. Middle East & Africa Sikorsky won a $52.5 million contract…

Americas Sikorsky Aircraft won a $32.6 million order, which procures one CH-53K containerized flight training device based on low-rate initial production Lot 4 configuration in support of CH-53K phase II training system efforts. The CH-53K King Stallion is a new-build helicopter that will expand the fleet’s ability to move more material, more rapidly throughout the area of responsibility using proven and mature technologies. There are four System Development Test Article CH-53K with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1). The squadron completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of the aircraft in 2022. There are 46 aircraft on contract, includi…

Regardless of how seriously you take national and alliance security issues, never forget that both are worm-ridden with unserious people who only see defense structures as an exceptionally pliable organization with lots of money that can be used for other purposes. Always remember this. If you forget, they will remind you. Case in point today. After the Cold War, NATO remained in place for a couple of reasons. First was that the major nations of the West had over the decades developed a comfortable habit of 80/20 meshing our security concerns and capabilities together. Institutional inertia, yes - but more than that; in fits-and-starts we saw a stability almost unheard of…

Americas Boeing won a $10 million modification, which adds scope to procure ancillary support for three Navy P-8A aircraft and one retrofit kit for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A aircraft with Increment Three Engineering Change Proposal Six Capabilities. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (79.6%); San Antonio, Texas (10.9%); and Mesa, Arizona […]View the full article

Americas The US Air Force has successfully flown an F-16 fighter jet equipped with a new electronic warfare system designed to counter advanced threats on the modern battlefield. The landmark first flight took place last month at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, marking a significant milestone for the Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) program. IVEWS provides the F-16 with advanced electronic warfare capabilities, including digital radar warning and active jamming capabilities, enabling it to detect, identify, locate, and neutralize potential threats. This sophisticated suite of technologies elevates the F-16 to a “fourth generation plus” status, ensuring i…

East Timor. Over four centuries of neglectful Portuguese rule, a spat of 1970s violence, a few decades of Indonesian rule, and then independence shortly after the turn of the century. Is that all you really need to know about this small, poor, and generally forgotten part of an insignificant island? Is it insignificant? The People’s Republic of China (PRC) doesn’t think so. Follow the money. As always, let’s head to the chart room. There she is in the center. That red circle is the 360 nautical mile circle that meets where the USMC base is at Darwin, Australia. East Timor has a population of 1.3 million. Roughly the population of San Diego, CA or Estonia. In size, her p…

Russia has begun equipping its 152 mm 2S19M2 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers with improvised protective cages and electronic warfare antennas in an effort to extend the battlefield survivability of its artillery. The modifications were observed on howitzers deployed by the “Center” grouping of forces in the Pokrovsk direction. Images circulating from the front show the howitzers […] The post Russia equips new 2S19M2 howitzers with cages and EW gear first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The European Union’s MarsEUs defense project has concluded its final round of demonstrations, showcasing integrated battlefield technologies aimed at enabling beyond-line-of-sight targeting using unmanned platforms, sensors, and advanced munitions. According to a release from Milrem Robotics, the trials were conducted at Belgium’s King Albert Camp and marked the culmination of the two-year initiative launched in […] The post Milrem showcases battlefield robotics in live demo first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

IERUS Technologies, based in Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a contract valued at $475 million to support test activities across multiple U.S. missile defense radar platforms. The award was announced by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and covers a performance period spanning nearly a decade. Under the contract, the company will conduct a broad range […]View the full article

Germany has decided to move forward with an additional purchase of Airbus H145M light combat helicopters, exercising an option included in a 2023 contract and expanding the country’s planned fleet as it continues to modernize its rotary-wing forces. According to Airbus Helicopters, Germany has ordered 20 additional H145M helicopters, bringing the total number under contract […]View the full article

The United States State Department has approved a possible $800 million Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait covering sustainment and follow-on technical support for the country’s Patriot air-and-missile defense program, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on January 14. The agency confirmed that it has delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the proposed transaction. According […]View the full article

U.S.-based innovation company REGENT unveiled its new autonomous unmanned surface and aerial vehicle, known as “Squire,” during a briefing attended by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and senior defense officials in Quonset, Rhode Island. The presentation took place at the historic Seabee Museum, where REGENT executives introduced the autonomous Seaglider drone as part of […]View the full article