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Americas On May 14, 2013, the Northrop Grumman X-47B made history by completing the first-ever catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier. The successful launch from the USS George H.W. Bush marked a major milestone in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles for military operations. The X-47B had previously conducted numerous landings […]View the full article

Americas The US military is looking for a new sniper rifle that can strike targets at extremely long range. According to a notice, the weapon must be capable of delivering precise fire at a range of up to 2,500 meters or 1.6 miles. It should also have a modular design, with overall length and weight […]View the full article

Americas Lockheed Martin won a $19.2 million modification for the acquisition of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Configuration 3.1 Part A Ground Modernization equipment to support the US government. The THAAD Configuration 3.1 Part A, and associated labor and equipment, will be procured under a firm-fixed-price contract line item. Expected completion date is January 1, 2027. Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 U.S. government procurement funds in the amount of $19,161,388 are being obligated at time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity. Japan will sell Patriot missiles to the US to help replenish its stocks following U…

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) contract for a U.S. Navy logistics support ship—its first such award following the recent U.S.-Korea shipbuilding tariff negotiations. According to a statement released by HD Hyundai Heavy on August 6, the company will carry out scheduled maintenance on the USNS Alan […] The post South Korean shipbuilder wins U.S. Navy repair contract first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

Israel-based defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems introduced the IRON BEAM 450 high-energy laser weapon system Tuesday at the opening of the DSEI defense exhibition in London. The system is designed to intercept and destroy a wide range of aerial threats with precision, near-zero per-interception cost, and minimal collateral impact. According to Rafael, the new […] The post Rafael unveils next-gen laser weapon at DSEI first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

British unmanned systems developer Evolve Dynamics has introduced a new tethered drone solution designed to deliver continuous, jam-resistant aerial surveillance for up to 48 hours. The new system, called Infinity Tether, is compatible with the company’s Sky Mantis 2 and Wolfe unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and is engineered to provide persistent overwatch, perimeter security, and […] The post UK drone maker introduces jam-resistant surveillance system first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is not currently weighing a deal to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, signaling a cautious approach to further escalation in the ongoing war with Russia. Speaking aboard Air Force One on November 2, Trump told reporters he was “not really” considering the idea of supplying […]View the full article

U.S.-based defense technology firm CX2 has introduced Wraith, a lightweight airborne electronic warfare (EW) platform designed to detect, geolocate, and track jammers, radars, and other RF emitters in high-threat, GPS-denied environments. According to a statement from CX2, Wraith is “purpose-built to weaponize the RF spectrum for forward elements in contested environments.” The company describes the […]View the full article

The United States carried out precision strikes on military command and control facilities in Caracas and surrounding hills on Friday, disrupting Venezuela’s ability to coordinate its air and ground defenses, according to local reports. The strikes targeted core command, control, and communications nodes of Venezuela’s armed forces in the capital and nearby elevated areas. Multiple […]View the full article

Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Artillery conducted a live unmanned aerial system demonstration on Jan. 29, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas, testing counter-UAS integration in front of senior leaders from III Armored Corps and the 1st Cavalry Division. The event paired air defense crews with civilian personnel […]View the full article

Russia’s state defense conglomerate Rostec said its latest Krasnopol-M2 guided artillery shell has demonstrated accuracy exceeding Western analogues. According to Rostec’s press service, the use of guided ammunition allows self-propelled and towed artillery systems to shift from area suppression roles toward precision engagement missions. The company said the Krasnopol-M2 projectile is designed to deliver point […]View the full article

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) said Monday that it has delivered a new batch of X95 Micro-TAVOR rifles to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in coordination with the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The delivery is intended to support immediate force readiness and sustain infantry equipment requirements under ongoing operational conditions. According to IWI, “IWI supports IDF […]View the full article

The Department of War has submitted a $4.2 billion request for a program called Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The scale of the request, and the fact that it materialized out of nowhere in a single budget cycle, makes it one of the most striking non-kinetic entries in the entire […]View the full article

HII, one of only two nuclear-capable shipyards in the United States and the sole builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, has delivered two autonomous surface vessels to the U.S. Marine Corps under a Defense Innovation Unit contract, completing sea testing that validated the ROMULUS-25’s advanced autonomous capabilities in an operational maritime environment, the company announced May […]View the full article

Industrial robots have arrived at L3Harris Technologies’ new GMLRS facility in Camden, Arkansas, marking a visible step in the Pentagon’s drive to rebuild the American munitions production base at a pace the country has not attempted since the Cold War. L3Harris posted photographs of the robotic arms on its official social media account, describing the […]View the full article

A machine gun once reserved for infantry squads and vehicle mounts has found a new home strapped to the back of a motorcycle, and the company behind the setup says this is only the beginning of a rapidly evolving niche in European special operations equipment. French tactical equipment distributor TR Equipement staged a live demonstration […]View the full article

A rocket booster that has flown to space and back seven times carried a classified American spy satellite into orbit before dawn last week, the latest and least publicized entry in a launch campaign the National Reconnaissance Office has been quietly running at a pace unlike anything the agency has attempted before. SpaceX launched the […]View the full article

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A reboot from almost four years ago. We have a new class of FFG to name ... we need a USS ENGLAND. What can one small ship, well trained, well led, and well armed do when she finds herself in the right place at the right time? I give you the USS ENGLAND, (DE 635), via Michael Peck at TheNationalInterest; The saga of the England began on May 18, 1944, when the England and two other destroyer escorts received orders to find a Japanese submarine reported heading toward the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. On the afternoon of May 19, the England's sonar detected the submarine I-16. What happened next is detailed in an account written by Captain John Williamson, who …

Americas The US Navy announced a successful live-fire exercise of its Rolling Airframe Missile from the littoral combat ship USS Charleston on Monday. The launching of the SeaRAM missiles from the San Diego-based vessel was a part of exercises involving all of the ship’s weaponry, and occurred on Thursday, the Navy said. SeaRAM missiles, also known as RIM-116 RAM missiles, are lightweight, quick-reaction missiles designed to defeat cruise missiles and asymmetric air and surface threats. Equipped with Phalanx search-and-track radar and Electro Optic sensor, 11-missile pods are carried within launchers aboard the ship. The US Marine Corps (USMC) will acquire a pair of Gene…