Naval
Modular RMH payloads reshape naval MCM
Modular Remote Minehunting Modules (RMH) for unmanned surface vessels are emerging as a flexible, upgradable approach to mine countermeasures — this matters bec…
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Land
BAE and Forterra fast-track autonomous AMPV
BAE Systems has partnered with autonomy specialist Forterra to speed up work on a self-driving version of the U.S. Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).…
Naval
Maritime mesh‑networked communications reshape naval networks
Navies and defence research agencies are quietly advancing **maritime mesh networking** architectures. These include deployable floating radio nodes, sea‑surfac…
Land
IFVs as tank killers—promise & pitfalls
Arming infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) with anti‑tank guided missiles (ATGMs) has surged back into fashion. The obituar…
Aerospace
Honeywell’s HON1600 engine targets CC
Why now: closing a small‑thrust gap CCA needs engines below the 2,000 lbf bracket that still deliver agility and reach. Many programs wait for the right propuls…
Industry
Ankara eyes Boeing jets, Lockheed fighters
Türkiye signalled interest in a large Türkiye Boeing and Lockheed deal—encompassing “hundreds” of airliners and new batches of combat aircraft—according to a Re…
Industry
Three Think‑Tank Perspectives on Defence Diplomacy
Abstract Over the past month, three analyses from distinct geographies (the United States, the Euro-Atlantic region, and the Indo-Pacific region) have examined…
Cyber
VLPI: photonic integration for defence quantum systems
DARPA’s new Request for Information (RFI DARPA‑SN‑25‑88) on Very Large‑scale Photonic Integration marks a quiet but consequential turn in the U.S. defence appro…
Space
Link 16 phaseout: optics take the load
Link 16 phaseout is no longer a taboo subject. As the Space Development Agency (SDA) fields the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), leaders now f…
Aerospace
Defence Agenda Evening Brief — 27 September 2025
27 September 2025, 18:00 (Europe/Istanbul) Executive Summary Defence agenda evening brief: USV launch & recovery, Link 16 shift, HÜRJET–Spain, IAC outreach, SAH…
Naval
Naval USV autonomous launch & recovery advances
The U.S. Navy has started at‑sea trials of USV autonomous launch & recovery (ALR) using Sealartec’s system on the JPEM Stiletto testbed. This is a practical ste…
Analysis
Is an Islamic NATO Emerging?
In the wake of Israel’s September 9 air‑launched ballistic‑missile strike that targeted Hamas figures meeting in Doha, the Gulf’s security furniture is being re…
Aerospace
Anduril Fury’s semi‑autonomous first flight
Anduril Fury semi-autonomous first flight is poised to set a different tone for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Rather than ru…
Cyber
AMASS: adaptive swarms C2 for multi‑domain warfare
The U.S. Department of Defense’s AMASS (Autonomous Multi‑domain Adaptive Swarms‑of‑Swarms) initiative pushes adaptive swarms C2 from single‑swarm experiments to…
Aerospace
Fujian launches J‑35 in catapult tests
Lead: China’s third carrier Fujian (Type 003) has publicly conducted CATOBAR trials with the J‑35 stealth fighter, J‑15T multirole jet and KJ‑600 AEW\&C. This i…