Defence News
Ukraine Receives 11th IRIS-T SLM System
5 October 2026
Ukraine Receives 11th IRIS-T SLM System
Ukraine has received its 11th IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile system from Germany, which has already been commissioned and deployed for…
Japan to Consider Transferring Patriot Missiles to Ukraine
5 October 2026
Japan to Consider Transferring Patriot Missiles to Ukraine
Japan plans to resume discussions on providing or selling weapons to Ukraine, specifically interceptor missiles for Patriot systems. Itsunori Onodera,…
Türkiye, France sign defense cooperation road map
5 October 2026
Türkiye, France sign defense cooperation road map
Agreement aims to further develop bilateral defense cooperation, strengthen strategic dialogue, says Turkish National Defense Ministry Türkiye and France signed…
Ukraine confirms first combat use of new ballistic missile
3 October 2026
Ukraine confirms first combat use of new ballistic missile
Ukraine has used its homegrown FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on…
Raytheon Wins $24.4B Contract to Supply SM-6 Interceptors to US Navy
3 October 2026
Raytheon Wins $24.4B Contract to Supply SM-6 Interceptors to US Navy
Raytheon has secured a contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to produce the multi-mission Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors for…
US Army Picks Five Firms to Develop 1,000-km PrSM Increment 4
3 October 2026
US Army Picks Five Firms to Develop 1,000-km PrSM Increment 4
The US Army has awarded five separate Other Transaction Authority agreements for Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4 prototype development,…
Netherlands Boosts Air Defense With $155M Kongsberg Deal
3 October 2026
Netherlands Boosts Air Defense With $155M Kongsberg Deal
Kongsberg has signed a contract worth 1.5 billion Norwegian krone ($155 million) to expand the Netherlands’ CITADEL air defense program.…
US Air Force Orders First Four Full-Rate MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopters
3 October 2026
US Air Force Orders First Four Full-Rate MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopters
The US Air Force has ordered four additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters from Boeing, marking the first full-rate production award…
South Korea unveils new laser combat vehicle
3 October 2026
South Korea unveils new laser combat vehicle
South Korea put its Cheongwang laser weapons on public display for its 78th Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1, showing…
U.S. anti-ship missiles head to Japan’s westernmost island
3 October 2026
U.S. anti-ship missiles head to Japan’s westernmost island
The U.S. military will deploy its NMESIS anti-ship missile launcher to Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost inhabited island and about 107 km…