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A U.S. Marine who trained alongside Republic of Korea Marines on the new K808 White Tiger wheeled armored personnel carrier during Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1 at Suseong-Ri, South Korea, in March 2026, offered a firsthand comparison of the South Korean vehicle against the American-made Stryker and Light Armored Vehicle platforms he had trained on […]View the full article

U.S. Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted an extensive series of combined arms training exercises at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, throughout March 2026, integrating light armored vehicles, attack and reconnaissance drones, vehicle-mounted mortar systems, and MV-22B Osprey assault operations into a sustained training package that tested the unit’s full expeditionary combat capability. The […]View the full article

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment gave German Army Master Sgt. Steven Solis a hands-on familiarization with the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank at Camp Herkus, Lithuania, on April 2, 2026, as part of a two-week bilateral training exchange that paired German-led marksmanship qualification with U.S. armored vehicle instruction. The exchange grew […]View the full article

Airmen from the 39th Security Forces Squadron at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, completed Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station certification training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on March 26, 2026, adding ten newly qualified operators to the installation defense network spanning two of the U. S. Air Force’s most strategically positioned bases in Europe and the […]View the full article

Elbit Systems said Monday it has secured a $750 million contract to supply its Precise & Universal Launching System, known as PULS, to the Hellenic Armed Forces under a defense agreement between Israel and Greece. The award, first flagged in a December 2025 announcement, gives Greece a new long-range rocket artillery capability at a time […]View the full article

Russia has publicly released video footage of range trials of an unmanned ground combat system designated “Kuryer,” fitted with a newly disclosed automated mortar module called “Bagunlnik-82.” The footage, published by the NRTK channel, which covers Russian ground robotics development, shows the system operating with a rotating turret housing both the mortar tube and an […]View the full article

UK Defence Innovation has launched a market engagement activity seeking novel technologies capable of detecting and defeating fibre-optic controlled drones, opening a formal call to industry that closes on April 21, 2026. The solicitation marks the first public acknowledgment by the UK Ministry of Defence that fibre-optic drone control has become a sufficiently pressing operational […]View the full article

The British Army and UK Defence Innovation have issued a Request for Information for a vehicle-mounted 120mm hinged mortar system under Project STOKES, opening a formal procurement process aimed at fielding approximately 60 systems integrated onto light tactical vehicles, with the Jackal 3 Extenda identified as the assumed platform. The RFI, published under project code […]View the full article

Ukrainian defense forces struck the Sheskharis oil terminal in the port city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, on April 6, 2026, hitting multiple locations across the facility in a drone attack that open-source analysts say has effectively halted export operations at one of Russia’s most strategically important petroleum hubs. Sheskharis is the terminal point for major […]View the full article

Denis Shtilerman, chief designer at Ukrainian strike drone and missile developer Fire Point, has confirmed the company is developing an air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) based on its FP-9 platform, adding a new long-range strike capability to a portfolio that already includes some of Ukraine’s most advanced domestically produced weapons. Shtilerman disclosed the program during a […]View the full article

A United States Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One lifted a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a heavy lift training exercise at Auxiliary Airfield II in Yuma, Arizona, on March 31, as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-26. The exercise is one element […]View the full article

Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Cavalry Regiment became the first licensed operators of the Infantry Squad Vehicle within their state last week, completing a new equipment training course hosted by the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell from March 31 through April 2. The training marks a concrete step in the 278th’s conversion […]View the full article

United States special operations forces rescued a wounded American colonel from deep inside Iranian territory in the early hours of Sunday, April 5, completing one of the most complex and costly combat search-and-rescue operations in modern American military history. The officer, the weapons system officer aboard an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down by Iranian forces […]View the full article

An Iranian ballistic missile strike late Thursday heavily damaged the production facility of Israeli drone manufacturer Aero-Sentinel, hitting just meters from the company’s site in Petach Tikva and disrupting part of its manufacturing operations. In comments shared with Defence Blog, the company said the site was struck by an Iranian missile but stressed that the […]View the full article

The French Army’s 54th Artillery Regiment has begun tactical trials of interceptor drones built to take down hostile unmanned aircraft, as the service moves to strengthen its defenses against threats similar to the Shahed and Lancet systems seen in Ukraine. The evaluation has been running for several months under a tasking from the Commandement du […]View the full article

American defense startup XDOWN has introduced a new compact drone aimed at frontline troops, positioning the STUD as a low-cost, rapidly deployable unmanned system built for multiple battlefield roles. Founder and chief executive Alexander Balan unveiled the platform alongside newly released images and footage showing a prototype in testing. In a statement posted with the […]View the full article

The United States Army has accepted its first delivery of the XM8 carbine from SIG Sauer. The first delivery, announced on Friday, includes the carbines along with accessories, spare parts, and contractor support, marking the first production handoff of the new carbine variant. The XM8 is a shorter and lighter version of the M7 rifle, […]View the full article

The United States Air Force is looking for industry solutions for a portable passive acoustic sensor that can help troops detect small drones and other nearby threats during both mounted and dismounted operations, according to a request for information released on April 3. The notice was issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s […]View the full article

The Pentagon has awarded more than $2.35 billion in contracts for jet fuel and naval fuel distillates to 12 U.S.-based suppliers. The awards issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy were announced on April 3, with the contracts formally awarded on April 1. The package covers multiple types of aviation and marine fuels and runs […]View the full article

Wreckage found near the city of Saveh in central Iran does not belong to a downed U.S. Air Force F-16, despite claims aired by Iranian television. The debris appears to be from an Iranian liquid-fueled ballistic missile, likely a Ghadr or Emad, that crashed after a malfunction. Images from the site show a large cylindrical […]View the full article