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Ukrainian armored vehicle manufacturer UKR ARMO TECH announced its intention to expand into the Middle East market while increasing production capacity to meet potential export demand, following its participation in the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia. The company showcased its DESNA multi-purpose tactical vehicle and GYURZA-03 MRAP-class platform at the exhibition in the Kingdom […]View the full article

Everyone who has been to sea has this nightmare. A U.S. warship and a Navy supply vessel collided during refueling Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Southern Command told Reuters in an emailed statement on Thursday. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply collided during a replenishment at sea, said the statement from the Southern Command, whose areas of responsibility include Central and South America and the Caribbean. It did not specify the location of the collision. The video is…something to behold. I have heard that the USS Gettysburg was on the other side when this took place, but was not dam…

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck one of Russia’s largest ammunition storage sites overnight on Feb. 12, targeting a comprehensive missile, munitions, and explosives arsenal near the settlement of Kotluban in Russia’s Volgograd region, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In a statement, the General Staff said units of the Defense Forces […]View the full article

United States Army Yuma Proving Ground is conducting live-fire tests of the Next Generation Rocket Assisted Projectile, a new 155mm artillery round designed to replace the legacy M549A1 and extend the range of current howitzer systems. According to officials at YPG, the Next Generation Rocket Assisted Projectile, or NGRAP, is intended to dramatically increase the […]View the full article

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía announced on Feb. 12 in Madrid that it has partnered with Poland-based Ekolot Aerospace & Defense (EAD) to integrate its flight control system into the ZEUS fixed-wing VTOL unmanned aircraft platform. According to the company, the collaboration will see UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s guidance, navigation, and control systems embedded into ZEUS, Ekolot EAD’s […]View the full article

Recent photos and videos circulating on social media show that Iran has received Russian-made Mi-28NE attack helicopters, with aircraft spotted at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport and observed conducting flight tests over the capital in early 2026. Several images of Mi-28NE helicopters have appeared from within and around hangars at Mehrabad Airport, where assembly work was reportedly […]View the full article

The UK-built HYDRA-400 ultra heavy-lift drone has successfully completed its first flight, according to a report by The Daily Express, drawing interest from the British Army and several NATO partners. The aircraft, developed by Hampshire-based manufacturer Hybrid Drones, is described as a first-in-class ultra heavy-lift uncrewed aerial vehicle capable of lifting up to 400 kilograms. […]View the full article

I’ve about reached my limit on lazy, high-emotion/low-reason, or performative reporting from Europe on the NATO/U.S. relationship. If the EuroLeft/EU-uber-alles crowd was really concerned about keeping the relationship between the U.S. and European NATO as good as possible, they would be making an effort to bridge and salve over some of the tough-love comments coming out of DC. However, that is not what they are doing. No, they are seeing a gap, and are trying to pound a wedge into it. They see a spark, and look to throw a litre of petrol on it. I guess what galls me the most is that their actions are, in operation, producing exactly the opposite condition they will tell…

Raytheon announced today that it has successfully tested a non-kinetic variant of its Coyote counter-drone system, known as Coyote Block 3NK. The company said Coyote Block 3NK is a counter-unmanned air system capable of loitering and defeating drone swarms while using a non-kinetic payload intended to minimize the potential for collateral damage. According to Raytheon, […]View the full article

Ukrainian defense manufacturer Inguar Defence has developed a new pickup variant of its Inguar-3 armored vehicle designed specifically for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews, the company announced this week. The new configuration, described by the manufacturer as an “Inguar-3 Pickup for UAV crews,” was developed “in strict compliance with the operational requirements defined by Lasar’s […]View the full article

The United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Benning launched the first pilot of the Robotic Autonomous Systems Leader Tactics Course (RASLT) on Feb. 10 as part of Army-wide Transforming in Contact initiatives. The three-week course is designed to prepare Army leaders for future conflicts in which autonomous and robotic systems will […]View the full article

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s research and technology arm, issued a solicitation for its Compositional Learning-And-Reasoning for AI Complex Systems Engineering (CLARA) program, inviting proposals for high-assurance artificial intelligence research. The solicitation was released by DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office and seeks innovative basic or applied research concepts in “high assurance artificial […]View the full article

The U.S. Army issued a Request for Information to support market research for the Red Sands Hard Kill Challenge 2026, focused on countering Group 1–3 small unmanned aerial systems, including activities at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center 23.2 at Shamal-2 Range in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The notice seeks industry input to assist […]View the full article

The United States Air Force is buying Chimera small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) from Oak Grove Technologies under a sole-source justification to meet an urgent operational requirement for the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. According to a “Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)” document published Feb. 10, 2026, the acquisition covers “Chimera Small […]View the full article

Russia has concentrated at least 15 Su-57 stealth fighter jets at the Dzyomgi air base in the Khabarovsk region, about 280 kilometers from the Chinese border, according to satellite images published by the AviVector project and reported by the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi. Satellite imagery dated February 9 shows 15 Su-57 aircraft parked in the open […]View the full article

South Korean Firm SK Oceanplant Signs MSRA with U.S. Navy, Secures Warship MRO Eligibility South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant has signed a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with the U.S. Navy, securing eligibility to participate in maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) work for U.S. naval vessels, the company announced on February 10. According to Yonhap […]View the full article

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a preliminary industry briefing on February 11 for the Korean Next-Generation Destroyer (KDDX) program, formally launching the contractor selection process for detailed design and construction of the lead ship. The event took place at DAPA’s bidding office and was organized ahead of a formal tender notice expected […]View the full article

China’s J-35 stealth fighters deployed aboard the aircraft carrier Fujian (Type 003) are facing operational restrictions due to ongoing engine performance issues, according to a report by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper. The report states that footage aired earlier this year by China’s state broadcaster CCTV, promoting the Fujian carrier, drew scrutiny from Chinese military […]View the full article

Teledyne FLIR Defense said last week it has introduced major software upgrades to its Ranger radar family, improving detection speed, tracking accuracy, and performance against unmanned aerial threats, with immediate effect on systems deployed worldwide. According to a company announcement, the upgrades apply to the Ranger R8-3DX and Ranger R20SS radar platforms, which are widely […]View the full article

Sudan’s army said it destroyed a Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense system operated by the Rapid Support Forces in the Ed Dubeibat area of South Kordofan. The FK-2000 system was neutralized during ongoing combat operations around Ed Dubeibat. The military said the system had been used by RSF units to contest Sudanese Air Force operations over […]View the full article