Defence News
US Navy Christens 81st Arleigh Burke Destroyer
15 July 2026
US Navy Christens 81st Arleigh Burke Destroyer
The US Navy has christened its 81st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), in Mississippi, as program…
Babcock Completes Jackal 3 Vehicle Delivery Program for British Army
15 July 2026
Babcock Completes Jackal 3 Vehicle Delivery Program for British Army
Babcock has completed the Jackal 3 delivery program for the British Army after the final vehicles rolled off the production…
US Sends Attack USVs Into Combat Against Iran for First Time
15 July 2026
US Sends Attack USVs Into Combat Against Iran for First Time
The US combat-debuted one-way attack USVs, using them to strike an Iranian naval maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas. The US…
NATO’s next challenge is more production and Türkiye stands ready
15 July 2026
NATO’s next challenge is more production and Türkiye stands ready
Even before the NATO summit in Ankara, two dominant themes surrounding the alliance surfaced: how allies would translate previous commitments…
RTX, NATO Allies Look to Expand AMRAAM Production in Europe
14 July 2026
RTX, NATO Allies Look to Expand AMRAAM Production in Europe
RTX and NATO allies are looking to add European suppliers to the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) production chain as demand continues to grow.…
Germany Awards MBDA-Rheinmetall Contract to Develop Naval Laser Weapon
14 July 2026
Germany Awards MBDA-Rheinmetall Contract to Develop Naval Laser Weapon
The German arms procurement agency has contracted a consortium of MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition to develop a high-energy…
Lithuania and Norway to Jointly Develop Multi-Purpose Ships
14 July 2026
Lithuania and Norway to Jointly Develop Multi-Purpose Ships
Lithuania and Norway signed a memorandum of cooperation under a program to develop standardized multi-purpose ships on July 8, on…
Ukraine and Italy Discuss Local Production of CAMM-ER Missiles
14 July 2026
Ukraine and Italy Discuss Local Production of CAMM-ER Missiles
Ukraine is negotiating with Italy to localize the production of CAMM-ER surface-to-air missiles. This became known from materials related to…
Germany is Funding Purchase of 50,000 Shrike FPV Drones for Ukraine
14 July 2026
Germany is Funding Purchase of 50,000 Shrike FPV Drones for Ukraine
Germany is funding the purchase of 50,000 attack drones for Ukraine. Reuters reported this, citing a source familiar with the matter. The…
British Army hosts demo of new UK counter-drone targeting system
14 July 2026
British Army hosts demo of new UK counter-drone targeting system
OpenWorks Engineering, a counter-drone specialist based in Northumberland, England, announced this week that it recently attended an industry-focused counter-unmanned aircraft…