Defence News
Indonesia’s PT PAL Launches Third Philippine Navy Landing Dock Vessel
9 July 2026
Indonesia’s PT PAL Launches Third Philippine Navy Landing Dock Vessel
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL has launched the third landing dock (LD) vessel for the Philippine Navy at its Surabaya shipyard.…
Poland reveals scale of its military aid to Ukraine
9 July 2026
Poland reveals scale of its military aid to Ukraine
Poland’s defense ministry has officially confirmed something that had already leaked out through a heated domestic political scandal: Warsaw sent…
Raytheon Teams With European Defense Firms to Double Stinger Missile Production
9 July 2026
Raytheon Teams With European Defense Firms to Double Stinger Missile Production
RTX’s Raytheon is aiming to double its Stinger surface-to-air missile production by collaborating with European defense firms. Building on a memorandum of understanding signed…
Three NATO nations team up on a new all-terrain tracked vehicle
9 July 2026
Three NATO nations team up on a new all-terrain tracked vehicle
Finland, Norway, and Latvia signed a Statement of Intent at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 7, committing…
Five NATO nations plan a Patriot missile repair hub inside Europe
9 July 2026
Five NATO nations plan a Patriot missile repair hub inside Europe
The United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden signed a joint government-to-government agreement at the NATO Summit Defense Industry…
Someone in NATO bought Ukraine more artillery shells
9 July 2026
Someone in NATO bought Ukraine more artillery shells
A fellow NATO member state has placed a new order for thousands of German-made artillery shells that will end up…
Azerbaijan confirms JF-17 jets are officially in service
9 July 2026
Azerbaijan confirms JF-17 jets are officially in service
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed on July 6 that the country’s air force has begun operating JF-17 Thunder fighter jets,…
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:…