Space
ISO 24113 revision could reset space‑debris rules
NASA and ISO delegates are moving to accelerate the next update of the ISO 24113 space debris standard, a quiet but consequential change that could alter compli…
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Aerospace
MBDA Unveils SPEAR GLIDE
MBDA Unveils SPEAR GLIDE at DSEI 2025 MBDA has introduced MBDA SPEAR GLIDE, a lower‑cost precision glide weapon designed to boost combat mass and speed up field…
Industry
EU Faces New Rare Earth Squeeze
European manufacturers are again confronting material shortages and line stoppages as China’s rare earth export controls tighten, despite assurances from the Ju…
Aerospace
China’s LY‑1 Laser Air Defense
China’s new LY-1 laser air defense system drew global attention after its public debut during Beijing’s 80th‑anniversary Victory Day parade on 3 September 2025.…
Aerospace
Russia tests FPV rocket drone interceptor
Russia has begun field testing an FPV rocket drone interceptor that blends tube launch, a detachable solid‑fuel booster and first‑person‑view control to chase h…
Naval
REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025 Begins
NATO has launched REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025 off Portugal’s Atlantic coast. This event pairs a technology-heavy experimentation campaign with an operational…
Industry
Rearming the Defence Industrial Base
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced capitals to rediscover an unfashionable truth: production is deterrence. The immediate lesson for policymakers is that defen…
Industry
Reaper Exports Unlocked by MTCR Rethink
Why Washington’s reinterpretation matters now The State Department has approved a U.S. drone export policy shift that reclassifies large armed unmanned aerial s…
Aerospace
UK to Field AI Drone Swarms
Britain is moving fast on autonomy. The Ministry of Defence plans to field UK AI drone swarms and unmanned ground vehicles at scale within five years [1]. This…
Aerospace
TALAY: Sea‑Skimming WIG Combat Drone
Türkiye fields a production‑ready wing‑in‑ground (WIG) maritime UAV that flies inside the radar horizon—and rewrites littoral strike math. Turkey’s TALAY—descri…
Naval
SANCAR AUSV completes live‑fire trials
Image: HAVELSAN / SANCAR AUSV product visuals SANCAR AUSV Live‑Fire Trials Validate ADVENT ROTA The SANCAR AUSV live‑fire trials in the Marmara Sea marked a mea…
Land
PARS İZCİ 6×6 and 8×8 enter TSK
Türkiye has inducted PARS İZCİ 6×6 and 8×8 reconnaissance and mission‑specific armored vehicles into the Turkish Land Forces (TSK). The Ministry of National Def…
Aerospace
ASELSAN KORAL Modernization Completed
ASELSAN KORAL modernization boosts Türkiye’s EW edge with upgraded subsystems. Read our analysis and implications. ASELSAN KORAL modernization marks a deliberat…
Aerospace
Drone Cost-Exchange Ratio Is Rewriting War
Cheap drones now force costly defenses. As a result, budgets strain, tactics shift, and procurement must catch up. In modern conflicts, the drone cost-exchange…
Aerospace
Drones vs Helicopters: Logistics War
For decades, helicopter air assault symbolised deep-strike prowess. Today, drones vs helicopters is the real contest: low‑cost, persistent drone mining can suff…