Defence News
US Air Force Fires First Live Missile From YFQ-44A Wingman Drone
17 July 2026
US Air Force Fires First Live Missile From YFQ-44A Wingman Drone
The US Air Force fired an AIM-120 missile from Anduril’s YFQ-44A autonomous wingman drone for the first time over the…
UK Selects Three Companies to Develop Low-Cost Drone Interceptors
17 July 2026
UK Selects Three Companies to Develop Low-Cost Drone Interceptors
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded three companies 3.14 million pounds ($4.22 million) in contracts to develop low-cost drone…
German Firms Test USV That Launches From Submarine Torpedo Tubes
17 July 2026
German Firms Test USV That Launches From Submarine Torpedo Tubes
Ranger USV launches from standard submarine torpedo tubes for autonomous covert ISR missions with a folding keel and configurable payload…
Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power
17 July 2026
Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power
The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS,…
U.S. Air Force buys more Norwegian-made stealth missile
17 July 2026
U.S. Air Force buys more Norwegian-made stealth missile
The U.S. Air Force awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, the Norwegian company that builds the weapon, $98.4 million to produce…
Turkish airspace serves over 1.1M flights in first half of 2026
17 July 2026
Turkish airspace serves over 1.1M flights in first half of 2026
More than 1.1 million flights, including some 237,919 transit overflights, have used Turkish airspace in the first six months of…
France Integrated Low-Cost 68-mm Guided Missiles onto the Rafale to Combat Drones
16 July 2026
France Integrated Low-Cost 68-mm Guided Missiles onto the Rafale to Combat Drones
The French Rafale fighter jet has gained a new capability to combat drones thanks to the integration of low-cost 68-mm…
Ukraine To Receive Two More SAMP/T Systems for Missile Interception in 2026
16 July 2026
Ukraine To Receive Two More SAMP/T Systems for Missile Interception in 2026
France will transfer two more SAMP/T systems to Ukraine later this year and will also expedite the delivery of Aster…
Ukraine remains Germany’s top arms customer once again
16 July 2026
Ukraine remains Germany’s top arms customer once again
Germany approved more weapons for export in six months than most countries manage in years, and the country that received…
Europe’s Anti-Ballistic Shield Takes Form With New Ukrainian Interceptor
16 July 2026
Europe’s Anti-Ballistic Shield Takes Form With New Ukrainian Interceptor
FP-7.X reaches 2,000 meters per second with radar and thermal homing guidance, forming the backbone of the pan-European Freyja shield.…