Defence News
PT Pal, Naval Group Kicks Off Production of Indonesia’s Scorpène Submarines
8 July 2026
PT Pal, Naval Group Kicks Off Production of Indonesia’s Scorpène Submarines
Jakarta’s state-owned company PT PAL and France’s Naval Group have begun building the first two Evolved Scorpène-class submarines for the Indonesian Navy…
Norway’s Kongsberg teams up with Ukraine’s combat robot maker
8 July 2026
Norway’s Kongsberg teams up with Ukraine’s combat robot maker
A Norwegian defense giant just bet on Ukraine’s homegrown robot army, with KONGSBERG, one of Europe’s largest defense manufacturers, and…
U.S. Air Force weighs a pilotless successor to the C-5 and C-17
8 July 2026
U.S. Air Force weighs a pilotless successor to the C-5 and C-17
The U.S. Air Force is asking aircraft makers a question that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago:…
U.S. Army plans years more life for its Vietnam-era TOW missile
8 July 2026
U.S. Army plans years more life for its Vietnam-era TOW missile
A missile system old enough to have fought in Vietnam is getting locked in for at least three more years…
Russia’s newest armored tank version spotted on the road
8 July 2026
Russia’s newest armored tank version spotted on the road
A photo circulating from inside Russia appears to show a T-90M main battle tank fitted with the Arena-M active protection…
South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise
8 July 2026
South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise
A South Korean Marine unit sent a robot on four legs walking point ahead of its own troops during a…
Ukraine eyes UH-60 Black Hawks to replace aging Mi-8 fleet
8 July 2026
Ukraine eyes UH-60 Black Hawks to replace aging Mi-8 fleet
Ukraine’s Army Aviation command plans to retire its Soviet-designed helicopter fleet in favor of American-made UH-60 Black Hawks, Brigadier General…
Portugal Met NATO Target of Spending 2% of GDP on Defense
8 July 2026
Portugal Met NATO Target of Spending 2% of GDP on Defense
Portugal has met the NATO benchmark by increasing its defense spending to 2.01% of its gross domestic product. This is…
Germany’s New Stealth Drone Packs 950-Km Reach Into Blended-Wing Airframe
7 July 2026
Germany’s New Stealth Drone Packs 950-Km Reach Into Blended-Wing Airframe
PHANTOM-950 uses a blended-wing stealth airframe, multi-stage propulsion, a modular payload architecture, and delivers up to 950 kilometers. A long-range…
Polish plant to build Anduril’s Barracuda cruise missiles
7 July 2026
Polish plant to build Anduril’s Barracuda cruise missiles
A Polish aircraft repair plant that has spent decades overhauling aging Soviet-era jets is about to start building brand-new American…