Zone 5 wins $12M to scale up Rusty Dagger missile production

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $12 million contract to Zone 5 Technologies to advance manufacturing technology for the Rusty Dagger program, a fast-moving effort to produce affordable, mass-scale long-range strike missiles that has moved from...
Army

US Army’s $8.4B contract locks in PrSM production through 2032

The U.S. Army has committed $8.4 billion to expand production of its next-generation Precision Strike Missile, awarding...
Army

Poland buys 46,000 upgraded GROT rifles for its soldiers

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3...
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Ukraine’s new cheap recon drone flies 150 km deep into enemy lines

A Ukrainian defense firm has developed a hand-launched reconnaissance drone capable of flying 150 km (93 miles)...

Ukrainian elite troops train with powerful acoustic system

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Training photographs circulating from a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit show what appears to be a large-format acoustic hailing device mounted on top of...
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Russia says Ukraine used new AGM-188 missiles in Voronezh strike

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A Russian military-affiliated Telegram channel claims Ukraine used U.S.-supplied AGM-188 Rusty Dagger cruise missiles to strike the Sborka semiconductor plant in Voronezh, a claim...
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U.S. Marines order 70+ MRZR Alphas in first ULTV contract buy

The U.S. Marine Corps has placed its first order under a new vehicle contract with Polaris Government...

US Army’s $8.4B contract locks in PrSM production through 2032

The U.S. Army has committed $8.4 billion to expand production of its next-generation Precision Strike Missile, awarding...

Poland buys 46,000 upgraded GROT rifles for its soldiers

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3...

Ukraine’s new cheap recon drone flies 150 km deep into enemy lines

A Ukrainian defense firm has developed a hand-launched reconnaissance drone capable of flying 150 km (93 miles)...

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Ukrainian elite troops train with powerful acoustic system

Training photographs circulating from a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit show what appears to be a large-format acoustic hailing device mounted on top of...

Russia says Ukraine used new AGM-188 missiles in Voronezh strike

A Russian military-affiliated Telegram channel claims Ukraine used U.S.-supplied AGM-188 Rusty Dagger cruise missiles to strike the Sborka semiconductor plant in Voronezh, a claim...

Ukraine opens its military to the global recruitment market

Ukraine is turning to the global labor market to fill its infantry ranks, with Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announcing, that the government will license...

Ukraine’s drone hunters can’t keep up with Russia’s fastest drones

Ukraine's drone interceptor crews cannot reliably chase down Russia's new jet-powered attack drones because their aircraft simply are not fast enough to catch them...

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German AI startup powers military drones without GPS

A Munich-based artificial intelligence startup called SE3 Labs stepped out of stealth mode on June 26, 2026, announcing that its spatial AI platform is already under contract with the German Bundeswehr and operational in military exercises across...

Norwegian firms join forces to supply military boarding teams

Two Norwegian companies have joined forces to put better magnetic technology into the hands of military boarding...

Poland buys V-BAT surveillance drones in $16 million Shield AI deal

Poland has signed a contract worth approximately $16 million to purchase American-made V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing...

Ukraine’s medics get new armored ambulances funded by public donors

Ukraine has received a fresh batch of Canadian-built armored medical evacuation vehicles purchased through donations to the...

Aurora moves X-65 closer to flight as CRANE demonstrator takes shape

The experimental aircraft that could change how every future military jet is built just cleared another milestone,...

Estonia gets IRIS-T SLM air defense system that proved itself in Ukraine

Estonia took delivery of its first medium-range air defense missile system on June 22, 2026, when the Estonian Air Defence Wing received the IRIS-T...

7,000 Dutch troops practice stopping Russian-style invasion

Dutch soldiers are training with anti-drone tunnels, the netted covered routes first developed by Ukrainian forces to shield vehicles from kamikaze drone strikes, after...

Ukraine opens its military to the global recruitment market

Ukraine is turning to the global labor market to fill its infantry ranks, with Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announcing, that the government will license...

Cheap drones are beating Russia’s billion-dollar air defenses

Cheap, mass-produced Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drones are breaking through one of the most expensive air defense networks ever assembled, with a 20 to...

Estonia gets IRIS-T SLM air defense system that proved itself in Ukraine

Estonia took delivery of its first medium-range air defense missile system on June 22, 2026, when the Estonian Air Defence Wing received the IRIS-T...

7,000 Dutch troops practice stopping Russian-style invasion

Dutch soldiers are training with anti-drone tunnels, the netted covered routes first developed by Ukrainian forces to shield vehicles from kamikaze drone strikes, after...

Ukraine opens its military to the global recruitment market

Ukraine is turning to the global labor market to fill its infantry ranks, with Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announcing, that the government will license...

Cheap drones are beating Russia’s billion-dollar air defenses

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Europe must kick its addiction to American tech

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Production speed is the new military edge, analyst argues

For decades, the conversation around defence capability has been anchored almost exclusively to platforms: aircraft, ships, tanks,...

Ukraine hits Russian energy infrastructure to blunt oil revenue surge

Ukraine has doubled its strikes on Russian oil infrastructure and is keeping up that pace into May,...

U.S. startup Aeon prepares revolution in tactical missiles

A U.S. defense startup is making a bold push into the tactical precision weapons market with a...

New SATCOM tech helps downed pilot rescues

In an exclusive interview with Defence Blog, the co-founder and chief executive of Israeli defense technology company...

Analysis: Russia and Ukraine intensify deep-strike drone war

Russia and Ukraine sharply increased long-range strike operations in March, with both sides expanding drone and missile attacks deep beyond the front lines, according...

Expert links private nuclear sector to U.S. defense resilience

As the United States moves to rebuild parts of its nuclear fuel supply chain amid competition with Russia and China, privately backed technology firms...

Dutch firm details how high-end military models are made

Anyone who has visited major military and aerospace exhibitions such as the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget in France, Farnborough International Airshow in...

Iran targets U.S. coalition with asymmetric warfare

Anatolii Maksymov, an expert at the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre and Middle East analyst, said Iran’s asymmetric military strategy is placing growing pressure...

Analysis: Russia and Ukraine intensify deep-strike drone war

Russia and Ukraine sharply increased long-range strike operations in March, with both sides expanding drone and missile attacks deep beyond the front lines, according...

Expert links private nuclear sector to U.S. defense resilience

As the United States moves to rebuild parts of its nuclear fuel supply chain amid competition with Russia and China, privately backed technology firms...

Dutch firm details how high-end military models are made

Anyone who has visited major military and aerospace exhibitions such as the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget in France, Farnborough International Airshow in...

Iran targets U.S. coalition with asymmetric warfare

Anatolii Maksymov, an expert at the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre and Middle East analyst, said Iran’s asymmetric military strategy is placing growing pressure...
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Cheap drones are beating Russia’s billion-dollar air defenses

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