Naval
North Korea Commissions Second Choe Hyon-Class Destroyer Kang Kon
North Korea commissioned the 5,000-tonne Kang Kon destroyer on 6 September 2026, giving its East Sea Fleet the second ship of the new Choe Hyon class.
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Naval
US Navy Demonstrates Robotic At-Sea Refuelling for T38 Uncrewed Surface Vessel
The U.S. Navy demonstrated a robotic towed connector that repeatedly captured, refuelled and released a T38 uncrewed surface vessel at sea, advancing work towar…
Unmanned
Elroy Chaparral Completes First Uncrewed Autonomous Flights Under FAA eIPP
Elroy Air’s Chaparral completed the first autonomous uncrewed flights authorised under the FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, adding regulatory data to a plat…
Space
Kymeta Wins $20M DoD Order for 100+ Multi-Orbit Osprey u8 Terminals
Kymeta received a $20 million U.S. Department of Defense order for more than 100 Osprey u8 terminals bundled with GEO/LEO multi-orbit connectivity services.
Unmanned
75th Ranger Regiment Evaluates Petrel AERO Sky as FPV Drone Mothership
Petrel Technologies says the 75th Ranger Regiment has evaluated AERO Sky in live-fire mothership and airborne relay roles after earlier 101st Airborne testing.
Space
RAF Redesignates Air Command as Air & Space Command
The Royal Air Force has redesignated Air Command as Air & Space Command, formalising the headquarters’ responsibility for both domains while UK Space Command re…
Naval
Azerbaijan Begins Local Production of DEARSAN SALVO and KAYRA Naval Drones
Azerbaijan has begun joint domestic production of DEARSAN-designed SALVO and KAYRA unmanned surface vessels through MIRAS, with locally built craft demonstrated…
Aerospace
New Su-34 Airframe Seen at Novosibirsk as Russian Production Continues
A newly built Su-34 in factory primer was photographed at Novosibirsk in August, adding open-source evidence that Russia’s fighter-bomber production line remain…
Industry
INFOZAHYST Positions In-Country EW Integration as a Gateway for Foreign Defence Firms in Ukraine
Ukraine’s INFOZAHYST is positioning local maintenance, EW integration and joint R&D as a route for foreign defence firms seeking to adapt systems to battlefield…
Unmanned
BlueBird Tech Launches Modular Bebradrone Kit for Unit-Level UAV Customisation
Ukraine’s BlueBird Tech has launched a modular Bebradrone Kit that lets military units select their own communications, video, navigation and payload architectu…
Unmanned
SpearUAV Says Nearly 1,000 VIPER 300 Loitering Munitions Are Ready for Delivery
SpearUAV says nearly 1,000 VIPER 300 capsule-launched loitering munitions are ready for delivery worldwide, a production milestone following earlier large order…
Space
Aevum Ravn X Reappears at Long Beach for Reported Autonomous Taxi Tests
Aevum’s Ravn X autonomous air-launch aircraft has reappeared at Long Beach Airport for reported taxi testing after years of limited visible activity, but no new…
Land
US Army Awards $12.9M to Integrate Scorpion 81 mm Mortar on ISV-U
The U.S. Army awarded Global Military Products $12.9 million to integrate Scorpion Light 81 mm mobile mortars with Army fire control and M253 barrels on ISV-U v…
Aerospace
Bayraktar AKINCI Strikes Armoured and Moving Targets With LGK-82 and GÖZDE
Bayraktar AKINCI used LGK-82 against an armoured vehicle and GÖZDE against a moving target in new live-fire tests involving Baykar, ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE.
Naval
ASELSAN Sets MSPO 2026 Focus on DRONEDEF, Electronic Warfare and Maritime Autonomy
ASELSAN will bring DRONEDEF, KORAL AD, ANTIDOT, FULMAR and KILIÇ to MSPO 2026 as its defence partnership with Poland expands.