Aerospace
Can Hypersonic Missiles Defeat Modern Air Defences?
"Can modern air defences stop hypersonic missiles? New US space-tracking awards, the US–Japan Glide Phase Interceptor and emerging private-sector designs show h…
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Space
Eclipse Space Unveils Three Satellite Platform Concepts
Eclipse Space introduced CitraSat, SliceSat and SurgeSat for distinct constellation missions on 9 September 2026. Its first demonstration mission was reported a…
Land
Finland Orders Over 100 Patria TREMOS Mortars
Finland is procuring more than 100 Patria TREMOS/M3 mobile 120 mm mortars under a €49.9 million contract, with deliveries expected from 2026 to 2028. Options fo…
Industry
ASELSAN Signs 24-System ARSUS Export Deal in Poland
ASELSAN and AMZ Kutno agreed at MSPO 2026 to supply 24 additional ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance system sets for the Polish Armed Forces. Deliveries are…
Aerospace
Sweden Funds Future Fighter Work With SEK 2.9B Order
FMV awarded Saab approximately SEK 2.9 billion for future fighter concepts, studies and demonstrators from 2026 to 2028. Options cover 2029 and 2030, but no pro…
Space
AFRL Tests Rocket Cargo Payloads in SpaceX Starfall Capsule
The Air Force Research Laboratory tested representative cargo and environmental sensors aboard a SpaceX Starfall capsule launched on 20 October 2026. The experi…
Cyber
Pentagon AI Contracts Reveal Close Ties With Developers
An 8 September 2026 investigation examined more than 400 pages of U.S. military AI contracting records involving OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI. Publicly ann…
Land
US Army Awards $12.9M for Scorpion Light Mortars
The $12.9 million DOTC Other Transaction Authority award funds procurement and integration work for Scorpion Light mortars on Army ISV-U vehicles, incorporating…
Unmanned
Italy Orders Two MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers for 2027
Italy ordered two MQ-9A Block 5 aircraft and ground control stations via the United States FMS channel, with delivery expected by the end of 2027. The programme…
Naval
Finland Orders 18 Next-Generation Watercat M12 Craft
Marine Alutech and Finland's Defence Forces Logistics Command agreed to deliver 18 next-generation Watercat M12 craft. The order supports coastal troop mobility…
Land
U.S. Army Faces Lattice Integration Challenges as NGC2 Expands to Legacy Networks
The U.S. Army encountered data-transfer, radio-configuration and edge-computing integration challenges while bringing Anduril's Lattice software into the 25th I…
Naval
Rheinmetall and MSC Win €138M Mangalia Shipyard Bid for Naval Expansion
Rheinmetall and Swiss shipping group MSC have won the auction for Romania’s Mangalia shipyard at a joint purchase price of approximately €138 million. The partn…
Unmanned
Autonomous Weapons Debate Faces a Definition Gap, CFR Analysis Finds
A new Council on Foreign Relations analysis argues that autonomous-weapons policy is being undermined by inconsistent definitions of autonomy. Authors Michael C…
Unmanned
Russia Drone Base Near Ukraine Adds Jet-UAV Launch Sites
Russia has rapidly built a suspected jet-powered attack-drone launch complex near Millerovo, with eight launch positions visible in satellite imagery. Its opera…
Aerospace
Ukraine's Neptune Strike Hits Six Russian Su-34M Jets at Borisoglebsk Airbase
Ukraine says a Neptune coastal missile-system strike on Russia's Borisoglebsk military airfield on the night of 14–15 October 2026 damaged six Su-34 fighter-bom…