Defence News
France buys Latvian drone interceptors for its armed forces
17 June 2026
France buys Latvian drone interceptors for its armed forces
According to a company announcement at Eurosatory 2026, France selected the BLAZE interceptor drone system from Origin Robotics and French…
Spanish firm debuts autonomous catamaran at Eurosatory 2026
17 June 2026
Spanish firm debuts autonomous catamaran at Eurosatory 2026
A Spanish defense technology company used the opening days of Eurosatory 2026 in Paris to publicly debut an unmanned surface…
Italy to deploy air defense system to Türkiye under NATO defense plan
17 June 2026
Italy to deploy air defense system to Türkiye under NATO defense plan
Italy will deploy a SAMP-T air defense system to Türkiye’s Konya province as part of NATO’s standing defense plans aimed…
Portugal Orders 47 SENTINEL Naval Weapon Systems From EM&E Group
16 June 2026
Portugal Orders 47 SENTINEL Naval Weapon Systems From EM&E Group
Spanish defense firm EM&E Group has secured a contract to supply 47 naval weapon stations to the Portuguese Navy through the NATO…
India Reaches ICBM Interception Milestone With Phase 2 BMD Trials
16 June 2026
India Reaches ICBM Interception Milestone With Phase 2 BMD Trials
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation has completed the final development trials of its Phase 2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)…
Operational pilot flies B-21 Raider in historic first for U.S. testing
16 June 2026
Operational pilot flies B-21 Raider in historic first for U.S. testing
In what Air Force officials described as the earliest such integration in modern test history, an operational test pilot flew…
US Approves Potential $330M Sale of FIM-92K Stinger Missiles to Brazil
16 June 2026
US Approves Potential $330M Sale of FIM-92K Stinger Missiles to Brazil
The US Department of State has approved a potential sale of FIM-92K Stinger portable anti-aircraft missiles to Brazil for an…
U.S. Army demonstrates autonomous boat swarm in the Philippines
16 June 2026
U.S. Army demonstrates autonomous boat swarm in the Philippines
A swarm of autonomous boats operated by U.S. Army soldiers spread across a Philippine waterway during Exercise Salaknib 2026, screening…
U.S. Navy reestablishes submarine squadron in Australia
16 June 2026
U.S. Navy reestablishes submarine squadron in Australia
A submarine squadron that the U.S. Navy decommissioned fourteen years ago has been reestablished, this time not in Hawaii where…
Patria and RENK unveil crewless tracked vehicle concept in Paris
16 June 2026
Patria and RENK unveil crewless tracked vehicle concept in Paris
The vehicle that Finnish defense company Patria and German transmission manufacturer RENK Group unveiled at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris on…