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Americas The US Department of Defense has contracted BAE Systems Land & Armaments to produce more Bradley armored fighting vehicles for the army. The $656.2-million award stipulates the vehicles in their M7A4 and M2A4 variants, which have been supporting American land forces since the 1980s. Location and funding for the manufacturing will be determined on each order, according to the Pentagon’s notice, with BAE to continue the project until November 2027. The US Department of Defense has announced the creation of a new office dedicated to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military systems. Named the Artificial Intelligence Rapid Capabilities Cell (A…

South Korea is moving closer to deploying a next-generation unmanned aerial system designed to fly alongside its KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, aiming to expand the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) air combat capabilities through human-machine teaming. A recent demonstration video released by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) showcased a conceptual air combat mission involving the […] The post South Korea develops AI-controlled drone to fly with KF-21 fighter first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The U.S. Marine Corps is increasing its reliance on logistic drones to support front-line units, turning to a combat-tested system already in service with Ukraine. The Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 (TRV-150), designed by the U.K.’s Malloy Aeronautics, has now reached operational use within Marine Corps logistics units following a series of training and integration milestones. […] The post U.S. Marines expand use of TRV-150 logistic drones first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

Russia’s ambassador to France has issued a direct threat to NATO, warning that any attempt by the alliance to shoot down a Russian aircraft would trigger war. The statement escalates tensions between Moscow and the West as aerial encounters grow more frequent over Europe amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. “If NATO shoots down a […] The post Russia warns of war if NATO downs Russian jet first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

France’s Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has announced the latest test of the Akeron Long-Range missile, developed by MBDA as part of the Future Tactical Air-to-Ground Missile (MAST-F) program. The test was conducted at the DGA’s land systems technical center using a 280-meter rail platform designed to simulate real-world impact conditions. According to a public […] The post France tests next-gen missile for combat helicopters first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The UK government has announced the next phase of its plan to establish new munitions and energetics factories across the country, identifying at least 13 potential sites as part of a major effort to increase warfighting readiness and rebuild an industrial base that largely disappeared nearly two decades ago. According to the government’s announcement, “the […]View the full article

A convoy of Australian M1A1 Abrams tanks has arrived at a classified location in Poland, marking the final stage of a tightly controlled operation to deliver the armored vehicles to Ukraine, which remains at war with Russia. The Australian Defence Force granted ABC News exclusive access to the operation after the mission was completed, lifting […]View the full article

Japan’s Ministry of Defense reported a sharp increase in Air Self-Defense Force emergency fighter scrambles in December 2025, with aircraft launched 79 times to intercept foreign military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace, according to data released by the Joint Staff Office on January 16, 2026. The total represented an increase of 46 scrambles compared with November […]View the full article

Elbit Systems announced on February 18, 2026, that it has secured contracts valued at approximately $277 million from an international customer for the supply of 30 mm turrets and associated munitions, marking a new export order for the company’s land combat systems portfolio. According to a company statement, the contracts will be executed over a […]View the full article

The United States Army deployed its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Inc 2 (IFPC) air defense system on March 16 during the Freedom Shield 26 exercise in South Korea, according to the Eighth Army. The system was positioned at a training site as part of combined drills on the Korean Peninsula. The deployment comes as the […]View the full article

RENK Group AG recorded its highest-ever order intake for an opening quarter in company history, the German propulsion manufacturer announced on May 6, 2026, with approximately $657 million in new orders and a total backlog that has climbed to an all-time high of approximately $7.8 billion. The Augsburg-based company posted first quarter 2026 revenue of […]View the full article

Poland and Britain are building artillery shells together at scale, and their governments and chambers of commerce have just given that partnership a formal award recognizing it as one of the most consequential industrial collaborations between the two countries. The British Embassy in Warsaw and the British Polish Chamber of Commerce jointly presented the British-Polish […]View the full article

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new hypersonic glide body designed from the ground up to be manufactured cheaply and at scale, announcing a weapon it calls the Next Generation Glide Body that promises greater range and speed than existing American hypersonic designs while costing significantly less per unit to produce. The announcement, made June 24, […]View the full article

Russian engineers have turned one of their most common military helicopters into a flying jammer built specifically to blind Ukraine’s long-range strike drones, Militarnyi reported, after a Russian propaganda Telegram channel accidentally revealed the previously unknown system in its own footage. The outlet identified the aircraft as a Mi-8, a twin-engine transport helicopter the Soviet […]View the full article

The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry information on building a full training package for its incoming E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, including a flight simulator, two maintenance trainers and a support center, according to a Request for Information published August 19. The RFI, issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Simulators Division at Wright-Patterson […]View the full article

Alarms have been going off for well over a decade about the neglect of the island nations and territories in the Southwest Pacific where tens of thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Japanese died fighting during the last great Pacific war, WWII. Regulars here are familiar with previous articles from 2022 through 2025, in addition to her 2024 visit to the Midrats Podcast, by our friend Cleo Paskal, all demonstrating her consistent advocacy in the area. If you’re new to the topic and want to catch up on the recent history, read the links above and come back. You can set up the podcast for a listen on your next commute. We have a nice bit of supporting fires o…

Forterra and Hypercraft are showing a driverless off-road vehicle built for military resupply at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington, pairing Hypercraft’s Razorback unmanned ground vehicle with Forterra’s AutoDrive self-driving system and a counter-drone turret from 9 Mothers. The companies say the vehicle is aimed at contested logistics, moving supplies through […]View the full article

Auterion, the drone software company best known for the autonomy systems inside thousands of Ukrainian strike drones, has shown its Talon interceptor on a test range with Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, saying the system is built to take on both single drones and swarms. Footage released by the company this week shows several German […]View the full article

Fewer carriers are deploying more even as repeated warning lights have been going off that we are expending in peace what we will need in war when it comes to personnel and materiel in carrier aviation. How did we get here, where are we, and where are we going? Using her article, No Margin Left: Overworked Carrier Force Struggles to Maintain Deployments After Decades of Overuse, as a starting point and diving it to some of the additional insights she gained while writing it, Megan Eckstein from USNINews will be joining us along with Sam LaGrone this Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern. Megan Eckstein is the deputy editor for USNI News. She previously covered Congress and the …

If you're on active duty or a civilian employee, you're going to have to go through a struggle session. The best thing you can do to prepare for it is to know what you are going to be subjected to ahead of time. That way you can better get through it. This training isn't as great as supporters say it is, nor is it as bad as it could have been. There is still a lot of problematic items in here - mostly because of who wrote it and the climate to anyone doing anything but saying, "Looks great!" Because it wasn't properly edited, yes, it is political. Anyone who watched the events of the summer of 2020 and have made an objective review of what happened in January (NB: …