Defence News
Ukraine and EU to Build Drone Factories in Europe
18 July 2026
Ukraine and EU to Build Drone Factories in Europe
As part of a new defense-industrial partnership between Ukraine and the European Union, the parties have concluded a bilateral agreement…
BAE Delivers First UK-Made Artillery Barrel Forgings to Ukraine
18 July 2026
BAE Delivers First UK-Made Artillery Barrel Forgings to Ukraine
BAE Systems has delivered the first four of 150 artillery barrel forgings to Ukraine under a 61-million-pound ($82-million) contract, marking…
South Korea to Build $36M AI Defense Robotics Hub
18 July 2026
South Korea to Build $36M AI Defense Robotics Hub
The new innovation hub will unite government, industry, academia, and the military to accelerate AI-powered defense robotics from research to…
Belgium Orders Polaris MRZR D4 Tactical Vehicles for Special Operations
18 July 2026
Belgium Orders Polaris MRZR D4 Tactical Vehicles for Special Operations
Belgium has awarded Polaris Government and Defense a $10.6-million contract to supply MRZR D4 tactical all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for the…
Japan taps a German company for its drone-killer program
18 July 2026
Japan taps a German company for its drone-killer program
Japan’s military procurement agency has handed a German drone company a foothold in one of the most urgent defense priorities…
The Oceanus17 ocean drone was built in Britain—it can remain on a mission for up to 100 days
18 July 2026
The Oceanus17 ocean drone was built in Britain—it can remain on a mission for up to 100 days
The British company ZeroUSV has developed the Oceanus17, an ocean-class unmanned surface vehicle, which is set to begin sea trials…
Turkish foreign minister meets Ukrainian president in Kyiv
18 July 2026
Turkish foreign minister meets Ukrainian president in Kyiv
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, according to Turkish diplomatic sources. No further details…
Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones
17 July 2026
Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones
The package combines SkyFall’s Shrike first-person view attack drones with Auterion’s Skynode S autonomy software, adding terminal guidance that allows…
US sends Tunisia 110 tiny recon robots
17 July 2026
US sends Tunisia 110 tiny recon robots
A robot small enough to throw through a window and tough enough to survive a five-story fall onto concrete is…
Saudi Arabia cleared to buy 20,000 laser-guided rockets
17 July 2026
Saudi Arabia cleared to buy 20,000 laser-guided rockets
The U.S. State Department approved a possible arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia worth an estimated $1.96 billion,…