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…
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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…
Air
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…
Air
NATO AEP‑107 refines sense‑and‑avoid for UAS
NATO has issued new versions of AEP‑107 (Edition B) and AEP‑107.1 (Edition A), updating minimum functional and performance requirements for sense‑and‑avoid (SAA…
Air
DAFI 99‑103 test and evaluation update: what changes
The U.S. Department of the Air Force has rewritten its core DAFI 99‑103 test and evaluation instruction, issuing a Guidance Memorandum on 22 August 2025. The me…
Analysis
NATO’s New Underwater Mission Network
Interoperability for the underwater fight—now on a NATO timeline NATO has tasked a Saab‑led consortium, MANGROVE, to deliver the Allied Underwater Battlespace M…
Air
IRYDA Plus: Poland’s Unmanned Drone‑Fighter
Poland has unveiled the IRYDA Plus unmanned counter-drone fighter—a pilotless interceptor positioned to tackle mini‑UAVs, drone swarms and loitering munitions w…
Air
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…
Air
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.…
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…
Air
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…
Air
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…
Air
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…
Air
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…
Air
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…