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The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to acquire Skydio R10 indoor drones for operational use, according to a special procurement notice published by the U.S. government. The agency intends to purchase the systems through a sole-source contract with Atlantic Diving Supply, a Virginia-based defense equipment supplier. The planned purchase reflects a growing need among law enforcement […]View the full article

Everyone who has been to sea has this nightmare. A U.S. warship and a Navy supply vessel collided during refueling Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Southern Command told Reuters in an emailed statement on Thursday. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply collided during a replenishment at sea, said the statement from the Southern Command, whose areas of responsibility include Central and South America and the Caribbean. It did not specify the location of the collision. The video is…something to behold. I have heard that the USS Gettysburg was on the other side when this took place, but was not dam…

UK-based SYOS Aerospace said on March 11, 2026, that its SA200 heavy-lift uncrewed helicopter has completed endurance trials and fully autonomous mission testing, clearing the aircraft for serial production. The company confirmed that the SA200 UAV successfully demonstrated autonomous take-off and landing from a moving platform during the final trials. The milestone comes as militaries […]View the full article

Askari Defense has been selected as a semifinalist in the U.S. Army’s xTech|Adaptive Strike competition, and the Atlanta-based company is heading to the National Training Center to put its Rift Alpha interceptor drone through its paces alongside the soldiers it was designed to protect. The selection marks a concrete step forward for a small firm […]View the full article

Turkey is in talks with Italy to acquire and co-produce European-made SAMP/T air and missile defense systems after recent missile threats linked to Iran heightened pressure on Ankara to strengthen its air defenses. The discussions focus on the SAMP/T system produced by Eurosam, the French-Italian consortium behind one of Europe’s most advanced long-range air defense […]View the full article

Turkish drone maker Baykar has unveiled a new loitering munition known as the K2 kamikaze, presenting the system in a promotional video released Saturday that showcased the drone’s artificial intelligence–based flight, navigation, and targeting capabilities. The introduction of the K2 reflects the rapid expansion of loitering munition technology, which has become a central tool in […]View the full article

United States Central Command confirmed that American forces are operating the Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System (EAGLS), a mobile counter-drone weapon designed to protect U.S. troops, following recent testing and operational deployment in the Middle East. In a statement published on January 19, 2026, CENTCOM stated that the system “counters drone threats with precision” and […]View the full article

The Israel Defense Forces said its Air Force, guided by naval and military intelligence, carried out strikes on Iranian Navy assets in the Caspian Sea, targeting missile ships and related infrastructure at a naval port in Iran. The operation marked the first such strike in the Caspian Sea since the start of Operation “Roar of […]View the full article

Japan confirmed that a Russian IL-20 intelligence-gathering aircraft conducted a surveillance flight near the country’s western approaches on January 23, according to Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. In a statement released on Friday, Koizumi said the Russian aircraft flew from the continental direction into the Sea of Japan, proceeded southwest, then changed course off the coast […]View the full article

Reveal Technology says its Identifi mobile biometric system has been formally adopted as a Program of Record by U.S. Special Operations Command, placing the company’s handheld identity tool inside SOCOM’s official tactical biometrics portfolio as initial fielding begins. The veteran-founded defense technology company announced the adoption on May 13, saying Identifi is designed to let […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has evaluated CX2’s Wraith, an autonomous airborne electronic warfare drone capable of geolocating and identifying radio frequency threats without GPS, during Exercise Ivy Mass at Fort Carson, Colorado, with an EW platoon from the 4th Infantry Division executing nearly a dozen autonomous missions over two weeks of operational testing. Apache Company’s Electronic […]View the full article

South Korea’s defense manufacturer Hanwha Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding on Feb. 9, 2026, with Estonia-based startup Frankenburg Technologies to jointly develop counter-unmanned aircraft systems for next-generation land weapon platforms. The signing ceremony took place during World Defense Show 2026 and was attended by Dong-hyeon Kim, head of the Land Systems Business Group at […]View the full article

Israeli drone developer Aero-Sentinel confirmed on March 9 that it received a new silent unmanned aerial vehicle order from a returning customer in the United States, according to a statement posted by the company’s chief marketing officer. Ofir Avram, chief marketing officer at Aero-Sentinel, announced the order in a public message, saying the company’s systems […]View the full article

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense said on March 9 that a ballistic missile launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was intercepted by NATO air and missile defense systems deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean. The ministry confirmed that the missile was neutralized before it could reach its intended destination, with debris falling onto unoccupied […]View the full article

The Ukrainian Air Force’s Central Air Command confirmed on January 13 that Ukraine has fielded newly delivered U.S.-made Tempest missile-armed buggies produced by V2X, marking the first verified deployment of the mobile air-defense platform in active operations. According to a statement from Central Air Command, the Tempest system was introduced to address “modern challenges and […]View the full article

As Ajay Patel outlines in his white paper, …the United States Navy’s Constellation-class frigate program (was) not as a case of technical failure or flawed contracting, but as a breakdown in sustained stewardship over a sound acquisition construct. The program was conceived to adapt a mature, serially produced parent design; expand the U.S. surface-combatant industrial base; and impose cost discipline through a fixed-price structure that depended on preserving design stability and commonality. That construct remained coherent through early execution and even through extraordinary external disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic. The program did not fail because it proved …

The United States Air Force has released details of a $145 million contract action to develop and integrate an Air-to-Air Dual Mode weapon based on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) designed to counter large groups of unmanned aerial systems, according to an official Justification and Approval document published February 13, 2026. The approval […]View the full article

L3Harris Technologies has received a contract valued at nearly $400 million to produce additional propulsion components for the U.S. military’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, reinforcing production of one of the nation’s primary ballistic missile defense capabilities. The award covers the manufacture of solid rocket boost motors and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control […]View the full article

Ukraine has deployed a towed version of its domestically produced 155mm artillery system, known as the Bohdana-BG, with the weapon now in active service for at least a year in frontline artillery units, according to reporting by Ukrainian outlet Oboronka. The system is currently operated by the 147th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Air Assault […]View the full article

Ukrainian military personnel reported that a Russian combat helicopter was struck by a first-person-view (FPV) drone on the Pokrovsk axis, with the incident supported by released photos and video showing burning wreckage at the crash site. The hit was attributed to fighters of Ukraine’s 59th Separate Assault Brigade, who said the strike occurred during ongoing […]View the full article