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- Zelenskyy taps European allies to build Freya, a cheaper Patriot-alternative to Russia’s ballistic missiles
- Ukraine will hold its first coalition meeting on a homegrown ballistic missile defense system in France “in the coming days.”
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-07-10 17:33:27
- US Marines successfully test-fire new medium-range air defense system
- U.S. Marines on Guam successfully fired the service's new Medium-Range Intercept Capability system during Exercise Valiant Shield.
- — Claire Barrett 2026-07-10 15:19:17
- Rheinmetall, MBDA to develop laser weapon for German Navy
- Rheinmetall and MBDA aim to field an operational laser weapon for the German Navy in 2029.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg 2026-07-10 10:59:02
- Italy busts Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense vulnerabilities
- Russia has told one of its spies in Europe to find out more about air defense capabilities Western nations are sending to Ukraine.
- — Tom Kington 2026-07-10 08:42:58
- ‘Testing is now underway’: Zelenskyy confirms progress on major US defense deals
- On the heels of a Patriot license pledge, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed progress on billion-dollar defense tech deals with the U.S.
- — Katie Livingstone 2026-07-10 00:54:47
- Trump flies old Air Force One out of Turkey, switches to new jet in Britain for trip home
- President Donald Trump unexpectedly left Turkey on Wednesday aboard an older Air Force One rather than the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet.
- — Mike Stone, Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters 2026-07-09 14:54:07
- UK eyes $50 billion in pooled NATO funds for new long-range strike initiative
- Details were scant about a project that may amount to another European weapons-coordination umbrella rather than new technology development.
- — Linus Höller 2026-07-09 14:33:09
- Germany to buy US Tomahawks in shift toward own long-range capability
- Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil.
- — Reuters 2026-07-09 13:36:46
- Ukrainian ground robot maker doubles production, eyes ventures with foreign partners
- “The most important mission that we have now is the robotization of the battlefield, because only this will allow our country to win the war.”
- — Jaroslaw Adamowski 2026-07-09 12:59:32
- Pentagon to explore cheaper replacements for the MQ-9 Reaper
- The Massed Modular Aircraft project aims to develop a drone that can operate in such large numbers that it can absorb losses and still overwhelm defenses.
- — Michael Peck 2026-07-08 16:07:31
- The US military is not organized for cyber war
- Too much of this debate treats a new service as a judgment on Cyber Command’s performance. It is not.
- — Erica Lonergan and Mark Montgomery 2026-07-08 15:34:53
- Ukraine to get ‘license’ for making Patriot interceptors, Trump pledges
- "It’s a defensive weapon, which I like better than an offensive weapon,” Trump said. Russian media quickly picked up on the announcement.
- — Gram Slattery, Reuters, Linus Höller 2026-07-08 14:25:06
- Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks
- The office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said it was treating Trump’s statements as business as usual, adding bilateral relations benefited both nations.
- — Lili Bayer, Andrew Gray and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters 2026-07-08 12:40:31
- China shows snazzy clip of DF-17 missile on state TV in show of force
- Experts say the broadcast answers Asia-Pacific military exercises by other countries, warning the U.S. that the weapons could cause pain in any war.
- — Military Times staff 2026-07-08 08:49:14
- US Army tests autonomous mass minelaying
- The Army’s Volcano mine dispenser can blanket 32 acres of terrain with up to 960 mines. Now, the Army is testing an autonomous version.
- — Eve Sampson 2026-07-07 21:25:41
- US Navy fears ballistic missile subs can be hit by drones, anti-tank rockets
- The U.S. Navy is searching for better methods of protecting its missile subs, as well as the shore installations that support them.
- — Michael Peck 2026-07-07 19:10:20
- Eight NATO allies launch HALO satellite constellation initiative
- The project aims to stitch together spacecraft managed by individual member countries into one mega-constellation, alliance officials said.
- — Cem Devrim Yaylali 2026-07-07 15:30:56
- Chinese ballistic missile test is said to undermine nuclear weapons-free zone in South Pacific
- China has repeatedly called out the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. as violating the treaty.
- — Linus Höller 2026-07-07 14:49:04
- US will lift sanctions on Turkey, possibly sell F-35 fighter jets, Trump says
- The sanctions were imposed in 2020 over the country's purchase of Russian defense missiles.
- — Humeyra Pamuk and Huseyin Hayatsever, Reuters 2026-07-07 14:49:03
- Germany set to become first international site for ATACMS missile production
- The move addresses a bottleneck, as Lockheed Martin has been winding down ATACMS output at its Camden, Arkansas, site while prioritizing newer missiles.
- — Linus Höller 2026-07-07 11:54:05
- Polish defense giant PGZ to produce Anduril’s Barracuda cruise missile
- Local production could make the weapon eligible for purchases by other European nations through a European Union lending scheme, according to PGZ.
- — Jaroslaw Adamowski 2026-07-07 10:33:42
- NATO to add up to five Northrop Grumman Triton drones for maritime surveillance
- “It is genuinely made in NATO and is creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic,” alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
- — Cem Devrim Yaylali 2026-07-07 09:42:08
- Canada picks Germany’s TKMS for historic submarine buy, in nod to Europe
- The firm had offered its Type 212CD submarine which is being built for both Germany and Norway, beating a competing bid from South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.
- — David Pugliese 2026-07-07 04:59:44
- Thales to buy French underwater-drone maker Exail in $4.5 billion deal
- Industry champions in France and Italy move to consolidate their positions in a growing market for unmanned underwater naval equipment.
- — Rudy Ruitenberg, Tom Kington 2026-07-06 15:19:55
- Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine’s air-defense shortage
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly pleaded for more interceptors — the only weapon in its arsenal that can shoot down ballistic projectiles.
- — Valentyn Ogirenko and Vladyslav Smilianets, Reuters 2026-07-06 15:05:12