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A Ukrainian Abrams tank named “Lucifer,” operating with the tank battalion of the 160th Separate Mechanized Brigade, has been photographed with an extensive set of modular anti-drone cage structures fitted to both its turret and hull, offering a close look at how Ukrainian crews are adapting one of America’s most advanced main battle tanks to […]View the full article

This is such a great video, and we have thousands of new followers and subscribers now than we did seven years ago…time to bring this FbF back. As I have often mentioned, I have a soft spot for the name "Shangri-La" for aircraft carriers. It has a great story to it, and just sounds cool as hell. Bill Schultz reminded me that there is a simply awesome video available of a unique and under-appreciated time in naval aviation; the early 1960s. What an incredible time of change and advancement ... and a time yet warped by the war that would dominate the rest of the decade. So, let's take a moment to give tribute to those Sailors of the early-60s ... in glorious technicolor,…

Russia has publicly released footage of its Zubr automated counter-drone system operating for the first time, showing the weapon detecting, tracking, and engaging aerial targets with minimal human involvement. The release came alongside confirmation from Rostec, Russia’s state-owned defense conglomerate, that the first batch of Zubr systems has already entered active duty protecting critical infrastructure […]View the full article

A new batch of Canadian-built Roshel Senator armored vehicles has arrived in Europe, being unloaded and prepared for final handover to Ukraine under Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s long-running military support mission. Images released by the Canadian Armed Forces confirm the delivery is underway, adding to a fleet that has already proven its worth on some of […]View the full article

A ship that spent nearly a year in harm’s way, operating under persistent threat from Iranian missiles and one-way attack drones while the Ford Carrier Strike Group carried out or coordinated hundreds of strikes against Iranian targets, now needs fixing. The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk a $17.6 million contract modification to perform […]View the full article

The United States has awarded Northrop Grumman an additional $31 million to keep Poland’s advanced air and missile defense command system operational, deepening the American industrial commitment to one of NATO’s most strategically positioned frontline air defense networks. The contract modification, awarded by Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, adds $31 million to a […]View the full article

The United States is building a new training facility for the nuclear missile that will replace the country’s aging intercontinental ballistic missile force, awarding a $114 million construction contract for a dedicated school at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where airmen will train for Sentinel maintenance and operations. Korte Construction Co., based in St. […]View the full article

Britain’s Defence Secretary has resigned, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of delivering a defence spending settlement so inadequate that staying in the job would force him to reduce military readiness and put personnel at risk. John Healey, the Rt Hon Member of Parliament who served as Defence Secretary under Starmer’s Labour government, submitted his resignation […]View the full article

OK, let’s let them tell their story first, then I’ll dive in. From The American Legion website: The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation on June 10 unveiled the long-awaited design that will pay tribute to servicemembers and families involved in GWOT. The design incorporates a living place of reflection, a concept shaped by 20,000 Americans and a 23-member Design Advisory Council of Gold Star family members, veterans and servicemembers. It is organized around a single architectural gesture: “the embrace,” a vegetated arch of reclaimed steel rising from the earth and returning to the ground. “This design was shaped by history and held sacred from the beginning — for…

Australia is investing $72 million to establish domestic production of 155 mm M795 projectiles at Maryborough, reducing the country’s dependence on foreign ammunition supply chains for a critical artillery munition used across its ground combat platforms. The Albanese Government has signed a $72 million contract with Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions, a joint venture between German defense […]View the full article

An Estonian defense technology startup is launching a communications module designed to keep military drones and unmanned vehicles connected when adversaries are actively trying to cut those links, set to debut the product at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris from June 15 to 19 alongside a major expansion of its battlefield command platform to cover air, […]View the full article

The Pentagon is seeking to buy dozens of autonomous cargo boats to resupply U.S. Army units scattered across the Pacific islands in any future conflict with China, Naval News reported, citing a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation that calls for sea drones capable of delivering shipping containers through some of the most contested waters on earth […]View the full article

The U.S. Army’s top civilian official visited a West Virginia munitions laboratory last week to personally assess how quickly America’s defense industry can ramp up production of the rockets and propulsion systems that power the Army’s most critical weapons, as the military pushes to rebuild stockpiles depleted by years of foreign assistance and accelerating global […]View the full article

You simply cannot buy PR like this. For the last couple of days, I’ve had a big smile on my face for the good people from Saronic. Bravo Zulu fellas. Bravo Zulu. Via Brandi Vincent at Defense Scoop: The American military deployed an autonomous Corsair maritime drone built by Saronic to find and recover two soldiers who were stranded near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after their Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a patrol operation, U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins told DefenseScoop. The confirmation of this unique rescue mission comes as military tensions are surging in the Middle East amid the United States-Iran conflict. It marks the U.S. …

Ukraine struck a Russian defense electronics factory for the second time in five weeks on Tuesday, hitting the same Cheboksary facility with domestically developed Flamingo cruise missiles, demonstrating both the growing reach of Ukrainian long-range weapons and the persistent vulnerability of Russian military industry to attacks that Moscow’s air defenses cannot reliably stop. The target […]View the full article

Norway’s largest defense company has completed the acquisition of a California missile startup that makes interceptors and strike weapons designed to be produced by the thousands rather than the dozens, bringing a proven American mass-munitions manufacturer into the European defense industrial base at a moment when NATO is scrambling to close the gap between its […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has awarded a $2.3 billion contract to keep its largest joint ammunition storage depot running for the next two decades, a commitment that reflects just how central Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada has become to the military’s ability to store, maintain, and destroy the munitions that underpin American and allied combat power. […]View the full article

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin $154 million to begin purchasing the long-lead components needed to build 11 F-35 stealth fighters for a foreign government whose identity the Pentagon has not disclosed, adding another batch of the world’s most widely sold combat aircraft to an order book that spans more than a dozen nations. […]View the full article

The U.S. Navy is moving to extend and expand its contract with Raytheon for engineering support on the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer, the electronic attack system being developed for the EA-18G Growler, the carrier-based aircraft the Navy relies on to blind and disrupt enemy radar and communications before and during strike operations. The Naval Air […]View the full article

Diehl Defence has developed a new generation of its compact mobile air defense system and unveiled it on the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show. The German defense company announced the IRIS-T SLS MK 4 on June 9, the day before ILA Berlin opens its doors to the defense industry. The fourth-generation version of […]View the full article