Defence News
Lockheed Martin Q1 profit falls as F-16 and helicopter programs drag
27 April 2026
Lockheed Martin Q1 profit falls as F-16 and helicopter programs drag
Lockheed Martin opened 2026 with flat revenue but a notable earnings drop, reporting first-quarter sales of $18.0 billion and net…
Ukraine Signs Pacts With Azerbaijan in Drone Push
27 April 2026
Ukraine Signs Pacts With Azerbaijan in Drone Push
Ukraine and Azerbaijan signed six cooperation agreements on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as he pushes to share Kyiv’s drone expertise amid the Middle…
New Giraffe 1X Radars Delivered to Lithuania
27 April 2026
New Giraffe 1X Radars Delivered to Lithuania
Lithuania has purchased a new batch of Giraffe 1X air threat detection radars from Saab. The Ministry of Defense reported that these…
Belarusian Army Receives First Serial Batch of T-72BM2 Tanks
27 April 2026
Belarusian Army Receives First Serial Batch of T-72BM2 Tanks
A tank battalion of the 11th Guards Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Belarusian Army has received the first batch of…
France to Develop 68mm APKWS-Style Rocket for Rafale and Tiger Aircraft
27 April 2026
France to Develop 68mm APKWS-Style Rocket for Rafale and Tiger Aircraft
France has begun developing a new guided 68mm rocket for counter-drone operations. Army Recognition reported on this. The system is being…
Turkish powerhouse Baykar unveils next-generation AI-powered drones
27 April 2026
Turkish powerhouse Baykar unveils next-generation AI-powered drones
Turkish giant Baykar unveiled two new unmanned combat platforms, the K2 kamikaze drone and the “Sivrisinek” (“Mosquito” in Turkish) loitering…
Germany Backs Rheinmetall Loitering Munition With Multi-Billion-Euro Contract
25 April 2026
Germany Backs Rheinmetall Loitering Munition With Multi-Billion-Euro Contract
The German Armed Forces has awarded Rheinmetall a multi-billion-euro framework contract to supply FV-014 autonomous reconnaissance and strike drones. It…
Northrop Grumman Investing $2.5 Billion to Accelerate Production of B-21 Raider Bombers
25 April 2026
Northrop Grumman Investing $2.5 Billion to Accelerate Production of B-21 Raider Bombers
Northrop Grumman is investing $2.5 billion of its own funds to accelerate production of the B-21 Raider stealth bombers. Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy…
Destinus tests new version of its long-range cruise missile system
25 April 2026
Destinus tests new version of its long-range cruise missile system
European defense company Destinus has completed a flight test of its Ruta Block 2 precision deep-strike system, validating a fundamentally…
U.S. Navy is buying more ship-killer missiles than ever before
25 April 2026
U.S. Navy is buying more ship-killer missiles than ever before
The U.S. Navy wants to spend nearly a billion dollars on one of its most feared anti-ship weapons in the…