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- Dutch Navy to equip fleet with Destinus C-UAS interceptor drones
- The Royal Netherlands Navy plans to equip its fleet with a new counter-UAS capability from defense firm Destinus.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-08-25 08:50:44
- US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints
- The United States canceled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea due to force availability.
- — Reuters 2026-08-24 19:05:10
- Italy eyes US tech for souping up dumb missiles into drone interceptors
- The Italian Air Force is mulling the purchase of U.S. technology that turns cheap unguided missiles into precision weapons.
- — Tom Kington 2026-08-24 16:12:51
- Patria to join with Ukraine’s General Cherry to make drones in Finland
- Finnish defense company Patria is teaming up with Ukrainian drone maker General Cherry to jointly develop drones and start production in Finland.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-08-24 14:45:18
- UK’s Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile production
- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to announce British support to help Ukraine improve its domestic production of long-range missiles.
- — Andrew MacAskill, Reuters 2026-08-24 13:46:49
- Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran
- Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said, after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.
- — Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters 2026-08-24 08:44:35
- India seeks role in France’s sixth-generation fighter program
- India hopes to gain key fighter-jet knowledge in a prospective partnership with France on a sixth-generation aircraft.
- — Anjana Pasricha 2026-08-21 12:52:08
- US Army to end experimental drone battalion in Europe
- After Exercise Saber Junction in August and September, the battalion will return to its airborne infantry mission.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-08-21 08:14:42
- The US Navy has battled operational tempo ordeals for years. The Iran war exposed the flaws.
- Carrier availability and decisions made during the Iran war have exacerbated the US Navy's longstanding struggles with a frenzied operational tempo.
- — Riley Ceder, Natalie Oliverio 2026-08-20 23:20:57
- US Navy leads multinational effort for next-gen SeaSparrow missile
- The U.S. Navy is leading a multinational effort to develop a new version of the Evolved SeaSparrow air defense missile.
- — Michael Peck 2026-08-20 20:23:22
- Ukraine braces for combined salvos of up to 200 missiles as overnight attack kills 15 in Kyiv
- Russia ramps up missile production as Ukraine's ballistic missile interceptors hit their lowest levels in years.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-08-20 20:09:46
- US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after Russian hazardous space activity warning
- A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III taking off from Christchurch, New Zealand, returned after receiving a “potentially hazardous” space activity notice.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-08-20 19:10:05
- US approves possible $4.5 billion sale of KC-46As, equipment to Qatar
- The U.S. Department of State approved a possible $4.5 billion Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for up to four KC-46As and related equipment.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-08-20 16:36:23
- Switzerland seeks additional $1.2 billion for air defense in 2026 budget
- Switzerland's envisioned plus-up for air defense comes amid a heightened threat situation and long delivery times for defense equipment, officials said.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-08-20 12:20:03
- US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea
- USS Benfold endured an "engineering casualty" last month, leaving about 300 sailors without potable water, galley services, toilets or air conditioning.
- — Cristina Stassis 2026-08-19 16:57:54
- US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order
- The U.S. and South Korea will cut short their annual joint military drills and scale back field training after Trump ordered a reduction in participation.
- — Joyce Lee and Heejin Kim, Reuters 2026-08-19 15:23:40
- DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weight
- In its recent Lift Challenge, DARPA came close to finding a drone that could lift four times its own weight.
- — Daniel Terrill 2026-08-18 16:41:58
- How US military funding propelled China’s robot dogs
- Chinese company Unitree Robotics based the designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations fueled by the U.S. military.
- — Michael Martina, Reuters 2026-08-18 16:01:40
- US Army requests 133,000 GMLRS rockets by 2034
- The U.S. Army sent out a request this week for manufacturing 133,014 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, rockets by 2034.
- — Michael Peck 2026-08-18 13:06:13
- US Air Force looks to acquire target drones that can mimic stealth jets
- The U.S. Air Force wants to acquire target drones that can mimic the performance of a variety of aircraft, from stealth fighters to small UAVs.
- — Michael Peck 2026-08-17 18:19:24
- German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal
- German drone maker Helsing has enlisted Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten to help finalize a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan’s army.
- — John Geddie, Reuters 2026-08-17 18:16:02
- Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea
- President Trump instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with long-term Asian ally South Korea.
- — Costas Pitas, David Lawder and Heejin Kim, Reuters 2026-08-17 15:14:07
- US Space Force, Japan launch sensor to bolster space surveillance above Indo-Pacific
- In a bilateral space effort, the U.S. Space Force successfully launched a Space Domain Awareness payload aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7.
- — Michael Scanlon 2026-08-17 15:06:00
- US awards Raytheon $22.9 billion deal to boost Tomahawk output
- The U.S. military, scrambling to rebuild depleted stocks of high-tech weaponry, awarded Raytheon $22.9 billion to dramatically boost Tomahawk production.
- — Mike Stone and David Ljunggren, Reuters 2026-08-17 14:35:50
- ‘Everybody loves a winner’: US-Ukraine intel sharing surges as Kyiv racks up wins
- U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has rebounded to full strength as Kyiv’s mid- and deep-range strikes continue to hammer Russia’s oil industry.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-08-17 14:00:00