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The U.S. State Department approved a possible arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia worth an estimated $1.96 billion, covering up to 10,000 air-to-air guidance sections and up to 10,000 air-to-ground guidance sections for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, known as APKWS II, according to a congressional notification the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs […]View the full article

Israeli drone maker Steadicopter has cleared a regulatory hurdle needed to expand operations of its Black Eagle 50E unmanned helicopter in the United States, the company announced Sept. 15, 2026. The aircraft completed an airworthiness validation process run by the Nevada Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, based at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Nevada […]View the full article

Diehl Defence and Elbit Systems demonstrated their SkyStriker loitering ‘kamikaze drone’ system in a live test in early September 2026, the companies announced Sept. 14. The demonstration focused on the weapon’s range and a “hand-over” function that worked at a distance of 80 km (50 miles). SkyStriker was launched from a canister, located a target, […]View the full article

Japan’s Coast Guard confirmed a South Korean survey ship, the Tamhae 3, was conducting an unauthorized marine survey inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone west of the Takeshima islets on August 7, prompting formal protests from Tokyo, Japan’s Foreign Ministry and Coast Guard said. A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel spotted the Tamhae 3 at around […]View the full article

U.S. Soldiers and Army capability developers spent two weeks at Fort Benning testing drones that stay tethered to the ground, aiming to give small infantry units a way to see farther and keep radios working even when the terrain or enemy jamming gets in the way. The Maneuver Battle Lab ran the assessment from July […]View the full article

Italy’s Defense Ministry has opened a €5.14 billion ($5.86 billion) procurement for a new main battle tank and vehicles built on it, according to a record published Sept. 21 in the database of Italy’s National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC). The entry, listed under code BD0D09994D, covers the supply of a new tank and its derivatives for […]View the full article

Russia’s Rubicon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies claims its operators used more than 1 million First-Person-View (FPV) drones and struck over 280,000 targets in Ukraine between January 2025 and August 2026, according to a statement the unit posted to its official Telegram channel. The figures come only from Russia’s elite drone unit itself and have […]View the full article

L3Harris Technologies has finished building the first 35 units of an electronic warfare system designed to protect F-16 fighter jets from radar-guided missiles and other threats, the company announced, marking the start of full production after years of development. The system, called Viper Shield and officially designated the AN/ALQ-254(V)1, detects and jams enemy radar signals […]View the full article

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon’s research arm that funds high-risk military technology, has hired Systems Planning and Analysis to help manage its biotechnology programs, and it wants artificial intelligence built into how that work is done. The Alexandria, Virginia-based company received a $10.9 million task order for operational and program support services, […]View the full article

American Rheinmetall has won a $7.28 million contract to deliver 12 Mission Master SP autonomous ground vehicles and five amphibious kits to the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced. The Defense Logistics Agency is managing the procurement, with ADS Inc. serving as prime contractor supporting the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The vehicles will be used […]View the full article

Australia’s Army has declared Final Operational Capability for its National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, confirming the ground-based air defense system is ready to support Australian Defence Force operations. Defence announced the milestone on September 9, 2026. NASAMS is built to detect, track and destroy cruise missiles, aircraft, helicopters and drones. The system was […]View the full article

A U.S. Navy warship built to carry Marines ashore just wrapped up a stop at one of America’s most important Pacific outposts. USS San Diego (LPD 22), an amphibious transport dock, departed Naval Base Guam on September 12, 2026, after transiting Apra Harbor during what the Navy described as routine operations in the U.S. 7th […]View the full article

The littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) left Naval Station Mayport on September 13 to take over U.S. Northern Command’s mission patrolling waters near the U.S. southern border, the U.S. Navy said. The ship relieves USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), which returned to Mayport on August 31 after a four-month deployment to the region. […]View the full article

ARX Robotics UK and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK are launching a collaboration to explore turning the British Army’s Ajax armored vehicle into a command hub for robotic ground “wingmen,” the companies announced Sept. 16, 2026, in London. The initial work will focus on integrating ARX’s Hector uncrewed ground vehicle with Ajax, testing whether crews inside […]View the full article

The U.S. Navy has awarded JRC Integrated Systems a $47.4 million contract modification to provide engineering and technical support for the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile, or SLCM-N, the service’s effort to field its first new nuclear weapon since the Cold War. The modification adds to a contract Strategic Systems Programs, the Navy office overseeing the […]View the full article

The Swedish defense company announced Monday that it has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft from an undisclosed country in the Middle East, a deal valued at roughly $1 billion. Deliveries are scheduled for 2030, and beyond that, Saab isn’t saying much. The company cited the sensitive nature of […]View the full article

Ukraine’s Security Service struck a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber at the Engels-2 airbase in Russia’s Saratov region overnight Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, citing operations by the agency’s Alpha special operations unit, Militarnyi reported. The strike marks the second time in roughly six weeks that Ukrainian drones operated by the SBU’s “Alpha” Center for Special […]View the full article

Raytheon has completed a 17,000-square-foot (1,579 square meter) expansion of its manufacturing facility in Forest, Mississippi, the company said Thursday. The $50 million project is expected to create 100 high-skill jobs by 2028, according to Raytheon, an RTX business. The expansion will serve as a production, test and integration hub for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band […]View the full article

A Chinese HQ-17 short-range air defense system painted in camouflage matching Algerian military vehicles has appeared in photos shared widely on Weibo, with Chinese sources claiming the system is headed to Algeria. The photos were highlighted by an OSINT defense account, which noted that the camouflage pattern matches the paint used on a large number […]View the full article

Denmark’s armed forces have taken delivery of nine unmanned ground vehicles built by Dropla, a Danish company founded by Ukrainians, to train drone operators, including conscripts, at the country’s military drone center. Denmark’s defense procurement agency, known by its Danish initials FMI, bought the Dropla 4×4 vehicles for the Danish Defence Drone Center, the agency […]View the full article