Defence News
Taiwan Coast Guard Says Tracking Chinese Ships off East of Island
6 July 2026
Taiwan Coast Guard Says Tracking Chinese Ships off East of Island
Taiwan’s coast guard said Saturday it had deployed two vessels to track Chinese ships off the island’s east coast, where…
Ukraine Opens Wartime Arms Exports as Production Outpaces Domestic Demand
6 July 2026
Ukraine Opens Wartime Arms Exports as Production Outpaces Domestic Demand
Ukraine has opened exports of arms and defense technology to partner countries for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion,…
Türkiye eyes F110 jet engines as NATO allies gather in Ankara
6 July 2026
Türkiye eyes F110 jet engines as NATO allies gather in Ankara
Türkiye could move to secure dozens of key fighter jet engines as U.S. President Donald Trump visits Ankara for a…
The Next Soldier? Ukraine Begins Hunt for More Humanoid Combat Robots
4 July 2026
The Next Soldier? Ukraine Begins Hunt for More Humanoid Combat Robots
Ukraine’s Brave1 is funding armed humanoid robots to reduce troop exposure in high-risk combat zones. Ukraine is taking another step…
Saudi Arabia Now Has Its Own Shahed-Style Drone With 1,500-Km Range
4 July 2026
Saudi Arabia Now Has Its Own Shahed-Style Drone With 1,500-Km Range
SKYWASP is a one-way attack drone with a 1,500-km range, delta-wing airframe, rear pusher propeller, and nose-mounted payload section. Saudi…
China Debuts Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
4 July 2026
China Debuts Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
Truck-mounted EMALS uses three eight-wheeled trucks that link on a runway to form a segmented electromagnetic launch rail. China has…
Russia begins using new AI-enabled attack drones in Ukraine
4 July 2026
Russia begins using new AI-enabled attack drones in Ukraine
Russia has begun using a new autonomous version of its Molniya strike drone in Ukraine, a cheap fixed-wing attack UAV…
Russia patents a spinning umbrella to shield armored vehicles
4 July 2026
Russia patents a spinning umbrella to shield armored vehicles
A spinning umbrella built to save armored vehicles from a kamikaze drone sounds like something out of a cartoon, but…
Finland and Estonia Forge AI Alliance for Future Warfare
4 July 2026
Finland and Estonia Forge AI Alliance for Future Warfare
The partnership will develop interoperable AI technologies for command, autonomous systems, and future allied military operations. Finland and Estonia have…
Rheinmetall to Supply Skynex Air Defense Systems to Unnamed Customer
4 July 2026
Rheinmetall to Supply Skynex Air Defense Systems to Unnamed Customer
Rheinmetall will supply four Skynex systems to an unnamed customer for several hundred million euros. The total project duration is three years…