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Americas Lockheed won a $13 million modification, which dds scope to provide reach back support for sustainment of all Norway and Italy Reprogramming Laboratory systems, as well as associated consumables and spare material/tooling support in support of the F-35 program for non-US Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Eglin, Florida (80%); […]View the full article

Americas Austal USA, Mobile won a $47 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, and cost-only modification for Littoral Combat Ships class design support, and integrated data and product model environment support. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama and Pittsfield, Massachusetts and is expected to be completed by June 2025. Fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity. Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will deliver over 1,500 Zetros logistics trucks to the Canadian Armed Forces. The delivery includes 1,000 light Zetros (two-axle …

The U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch its eighth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission on August 21, 2025. According to the service, the unmanned X-37B spacecraft, operating under the designation USSF-36, will be carried aloft by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission will be conducted in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities […] The post U.S. Space Force prepares next X-37B spaceplane launch first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

China has introduced its new generation of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) during the Victory Day parade, highlighting advances in autonomous maritime combat and signaling their future role in contested waters. According to information presented at the event, the USVs are designed for “covert deployment and blockade, autonomous detection and identification, and networked swarm attacks, providing […] The post China displays new unmanned warships first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

Cyprus’ National Guard has unveiled its newly acquired Tamnava multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) for the first time during a recent military parade. Developed by Serbia’s state-owned defense company Yugoimport, the Tamnava is a self-propelled, modular system capable of launching both 122mm Grad and 262mm rockets. According to Yugoimport, the Tamnava MLRS was designed as […] The post New Serbian rocket system debuts in Cyprus first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The Philippines hosted its first-ever Drone Warfare Summit this week at Subic Bay, bringing together defense officials, manufacturers, and military representatives to discuss the evolving role of unmanned systems in modern warfare. The three-day event, running from October 27 to 29, highlighted the growing strategic importance of drones across air, land, sea, and underwater domains […]View the full article

U.S. Air Forces Southern said that long-range B-52H Stratofortress bombers from Minot Air Force Base carried out a Bomber Attack Demonstration over the Caribbean Sea on November 24, supporting Operation Southern Spear. According to the service, the mission was part of ongoing efforts to “bring Hemispheric security & stability,” and included integration with U.S. fighter […]View the full article

Finnish company Summa Defence Plc has launched production of Zeus FPV drones in several configurations, with the systems primarily supplied to Ukraine’s defense forces, according to reporting by Defense Express. The Finnish defense group Summa Defence Plc said in a press release dated December 23 that it delivered the first batch of Zeus FPV drones […]View the full article

Russia’s state defense corporation Rostec confirmed it has delivered new Zubr short-range air defense systems to military units, deploying them to protect critical infrastructure from unmanned aerial threats, the company said in a statement. According to Rostec, the newly delivered systems were developed by its High Precision Systems holding and are now entering operational duty. […]View the full article

The United States Army’s Chief Scientist for Ground Vehicle Systems visited MSI Defense Solutions’ headquarters and production facility in Mooresville, North Carolina, last week to review the company’s vehicle integration and counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities, the company confirmed Monday. The visit by Dr. David Gorsich, who serves at the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development […]View the full article

The United States has approved a Foreign Military Sales case valued at up to $1 billion to provide submarine combat systems support, technical assistance, and embedded personnel to the United Kingdom as part of the AUKUS security partnership. The notification, released by the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs on March 20, 2026, expands a previously approved […]View the full article

American forces deployed Hornet strike drones during the Balikatan 2026 exercise in the Philippines, using the small pneumatic-launched weapons to destroy maritime targets simulating Chinese ZBD-05 amphibious assault vehicles in live-fire drills — marking one of the first confirmed appearances of the system in the Indo-Pacific theater. Balikatan 2026, the annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral exercise, ran […]View the full article

The United States Air Force’s newest special operations aircraft is a lean, rugged turboprop built for long loiter times, precision strikes, and operations from remote airstrips in some of the world’s most austere environments. There is just one problem: it has nowhere to put anything and the 17th Special Operations Squadron, the only OA-1K flying […]View the full article

Russian investigators have opened criminal cases alleging officials and contractors stole approximately 500 million rubles ($6.4 million) earmarked for constructing naval infrastructure at the home base of Russia’s Caspian Flotilla, the business daily Kommersant reported. The cases, filed under Russia’s criminal code for abuse of authority in fulfilling state defense orders, name Alexander Katser and […]View the full article

North Korea has resumed sending Russia one of its deadliest ballistic missiles, a weapon that started this war as a punchline for its terrible aim and has since become one of the most accurate short-range missiles in Moscow’s arsenal. That’s according to Polkovnik GSH, an open-source intelligence account with close ties to Ukraine’s armed forces, […]View the full article

British company ZeroUSV said it has demonstrated the autonomous deployment of two smaller surface drones from its Oceanus12 uncrewed surface vessel, during trials conducted in Plymouth, England. The Oceanus12, a 12-meter uncrewed surface vessel, deployed two Oshen C-Star drones during the trial. ZeroUSV described the demonstration as a world first, showing how one autonomous surface […]View the full article