Ukrainian Pilots Are Breaking From Soviet-Era Tactics and Learning to Fly with a Western Mindset, Trainers Say
Ukrainian pilots are undergoing early‑stage flight training at a Royal Air Force base in the UK, starting on Grob Tutor prop planes before moving on to fast‑jet and eventually F‑16 programs. The month‑long course combines basic flying, English language instruction, and a shift from Soviet‑era, command‑driven tactics to a Western mindset that emphasizes pilot autonomy. More than 50 aviators have completed the UK program, part of a broader NATO effort that has pledged dozens of F‑16s to Ukraine. Instructors note language barriers but stress the strategic importance of cultivating pilots who can operate modern Western fighters on the front lines.
Ships Cluster Further From Hormuz Strait as Iran Widens Grip
Ships are gathering off Dubai as Iran expands its maritime control, leaving the Strait of Hormuz virtually empty. Bloomberg tracked 363 vessels in the Dubai area on May 5, up from a seven‑day average of 294, while daily Hormuz passages have...
Protesters Push Portland to Investigate Firm that Appears to Supply Drone Tech to Israel
Portland anti‑war activists are urging city officials to investigate local AI firm Sightline Intelligence after cargo records showed its video‑processing boards shipped to Israel’s Elbit Systems, a major drone supplier to the Israeli military. The activists argue the technology violates...
Anduril Names Its SBI Team For Golden Dome
Anduril announced its partner team for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome Space‑Based Interceptor (SBI) program, naming Impulse Space, Inversion Space, K2 Space, Sandia National Labs and Voyager Technologies. The five firms join eleven other prime contractors working on the missile‑defense architecture....
The Latest: Trump Says He Has Paused Effort to Guide Vessels From the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump announced on social media that the U.S. effort to guide stranded commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz is temporarily paused to give space for finalizing a diplomatic settlement with Iran. The U.S. blockade of Iranian...
Taiwan Defence Budget to Near 10% Growth over Next Five Years
Taiwan announced a defence budget plan that will grow by roughly 10% each year for the next five years, pushing annual spending toward the low‑$20 billion range by 2030. The increase builds on a current budget of about $13.5 billion and is...
Taiwan Defence Budget to Near 10% Growth over Next Five Years
Taiwan announced a multi‑year defence budget plan that will lift spending to just over 5% of GDP by 2031, representing roughly a 10% annual increase over the next five years. The escalation follows heightened cross‑strait tensions and a strategic push...
Taiwan Defence Budget to Near 10% Growth over Next Five Years
Taiwan announced a defence budget plan that targets roughly a 10% annual increase over the next five years, pushing total spending toward the $20 billion mark by 2031. The strategy leans heavily on continued U.S. arms imports while allocating a sizable...
Foreign-Invested Apps and Taiwan’s Cybersecurity Blind Spot
Taiwan’s food‑delivery market is on the cusp of a major shift as Grab moves to acquire foodpanda for roughly $600 million, potentially securing over half of the sector’s share. The deal would transfer vast troves of location, consumption, and labor data...
Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, Everyone Now Wants to Go Nuclear
U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran in 2026 have heightened Tehran's incentive to acquire a nuclear deterrent. Analysts argue that the strikes undermine diplomatic trust and signal that nuclear capability may be the only safeguard against future aggression. The...
Plaid Technologies Provides Update on Graphene Coating Initiative for Drone Systems
Plaid Technologies announced that it has supplied a batch of high‑purity graphene material to Dr. Ian Flint for testing as part of its collaboration with Graphene Nano Works. The partnership is evaluating graphene‑based coatings to improve thermal management, durability, radar...
Crisis Talks in Australia as Arafura-Class OPV Program Faces Delays
Australia convened a high‑level crisis summit in Canberra to tackle persistent delays in the Arafura‑class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) program. The initiative, flagged as a Project of Concern in October 2023, has seen a remediation plan deliver key milestones, including...
Rohde & Schwarz to Host RF Testing Innovations Forum 2026
Rohde & Schwarz will host the second virtual RF Testing Innovations Forum on May 20, 2026, gathering experts from Dassault Systèmes, FormFactor and Focus Microwaves. The agenda tackles high‑frequency challenges such as residual measurements, absolute phase validation, sub‑THz on‑wafer S‑parameter testing up to 170 GHz, and noise‑parameter...
Iran’s New Winter
Christopher de Bellaigue’s May 28 2026 piece revisits the 1953 CIA‑MI6‑backed coup that ousted Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and installed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. It argues that the overthrow shattered Iran’s brief democratic experiment, ushering in a U.S.-supported autocracy that left a legacy of political despondency....
India Signs US$177 Million Contract With BEL for Mobile Electronic Systems for Army
India’s Ministry of Defence has awarded Bharat Electronics Limited a ₹1,476 crore (≈ US$177 million) contract to supply five ground‑based mobile electronic systems for the army. The systems must contain at least 72 % indigenous components and are classified under the Buy (Indian‑Indigenously Designed,...
Navy EA-18Gs Over Iran, Venezuela Show Rise in Aerial Electronic Attack
The U.S. Navy deployed EA-18G Growler electronic‑attack aircraft over Iranian and Venezuelan airspace, highlighting a surge in aerial electronic warfare missions. The sorties were part of Operation Epic Fury and Operation Absolute Resolve, showcasing new jamming techniques against sophisticated air...
MH-60S Sea Hawks and AH-64 Apaches Destroy Six Iranian Boats
U.S. Navy helicopters, an MH-60S Sea Hawk and an AH-64 Apache, intercepted and destroyed six Iranian fast‑attack boats in the Persian Gulf. The engagement came after Iran launched a coordinated swarm of cruise missiles, drones, and small craft aimed at...
Stealthy Malware Abuses Microsoft Phone Link to Siphon SMS OTPs From Enterprise PCs
Security researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a new malware campaign that leverages Microsoft’s Phone Link (formerly Your Phone) to intercept SMS‑based one‑time passwords from enterprise Windows PCs. The remote‑access trojan, dubbed CloudZ, works with a custom Pheno plugin to...
Shield Against Russia: European Rockets for F-16s
The Belgian Ministry of Defence confirmed that F‑16 fighters successfully tested Thales Belgium’s FZ275 70 mm laser‑guided rockets, which can shoot down hostile drones. The rockets, already in use in Ukraine, allow each aircraft to carry up to 28 munitions, providing...
Middle East Crisis Live: ‘We Have Not Even Begun’, Iran Warns US Amid Escalation in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the United States that the status‑quo in the Strait of Hormuz is "intolerable" and signaled that Tehran has only begun its response. Tehran’s blockade of foreign shipping follows a US‑Israeli strike that killed Iran’s former...
India’s High-Altitude Logistics Drone Push Drives Demand as BonV Aero Launches Air Orca
BonV Aero has launched Air Orca, a heavy‑lift cargo drone engineered for extreme‑altitude operations, directly targeting the Indian Army’s high‑altitude logistics UAV programme. The Army plans to acquire 570 drones to close last‑mile delivery gaps in Ladakh and western border...
Meteksan Unveils MILSAS Synthetic Aperture Sonar at SAHA EXPO 2026
Meteksan Defence unveiled its National Synthetic Aperture Sonar (MİLSAS) at the SAHA EXPO in Istanbul, showcasing a high‑resolution underwater imaging system. The NATO‑compliant sonar creates a synthetic wide aperture by merging multiple narrow‑aperture measurements, surpassing conventional sonar resolution limits. MİLSAS...
You're in the Army Now! Why Trump 2.0 Is Drafting More Enterprise Tech Vendors Into Its "AI-First War Department"
The U.S. Department of War has finalized agreements with eight leading AI vendors—including SpaceX, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and AWS—to run frontier AI models on its Impact Level 6 and 7 classified networks. The contracts follow the administration’s decision to blacklist...
Acquisition Is the Bottleneck. The Tools to Fix It Already Exist.
The Department of Defense’s software acquisition process is hampering mission readiness, according to Rise8 CEO Bryon Kroger. He argues that outdated FAR‑based contracts force "water‑scrum‑fall" cycles, where agile development is throttled by 12‑to‑18‑month hardware‑style procurements. Early software factories like Kessel...
Trojan Abuses Microsoft Phone Link App to Steal Your Passwords
Researchers at Cisco Talos have identified CloudZ, a modular Remote Access Trojan that targets Microsoft Phone Link (formerly Your Phone) on Windows 10/11. The malware deploys a malicious "Pheno" plugin to monitor active Phone Link sessions and hijack its SQLite database,...
New Frontier of AI Forces Trump's Heavy Hand
President Trump entered office promising an unfettered AI market, but 15 months later his administration is drafting an executive order that would make the White House the primary gatekeeper for the most powerful models. The plan includes a working group...
With Nato’s Car-Crash Ankara Summit Looming, the West Needs a New Survival Strategy
The article warns that NATO’s cohesion is collapsing ahead of the July 7‑8 summit in Ankara, citing a blunt assessment from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. It highlights U.S. indecision on troop deployments, the loss of Hungary’s veto, and political...
Manufacturers Overestimate Cyber Resilience, New Report Reveals
A new Beazley survey of 3,500 global executives shows cyber risk remains the top concern for retail and manufacturing leaders, with 32% naming it their number‑one security issue. Despite recent high‑profile attacks—Marks & Spencer and the Co‑op each losing hundreds of millions...
How Defense and Space Are Becoming the Next Frontier for Investors, From an Investing Pro
Defense and space spending are entering a new growth phase, with global military outlays projected to reach $6.4 trillion by 2035 and the space economy set to triple to $1.8 trillion. A wave of technology‑first “neo‑prime” firms—software‑centric, AI‑driven and privately funded—are outpacing...
The U.S. Escorted a Ship Through the Strait of Hormuz
Maersk confirmed that its U.S.-flagged vessel Alliance Fairfax was escorted out of the Strait of Hormuz by the U.S. Navy on May 4, ending a weeks‑long stranding after the February 28 conflict between the United States‑Israel coalition and Iran. The escort marks...
Turkey Unveils Its Largest and Fastest Ballistic Missile
Turkey's defence firm ROKETSAN unveiled the TAYFUN Block 4 hypersonic ballistic missile at the SAHA 2026 expo, showcasing a 10‑meter, 7.2‑ton weapon capable of Mach 5+ speeds. The missile was displayed on an 8×8 wheeled launcher, and ROKETSAN confirmed that initial deliveries have...
Proposed US FY 2027 Budget as a Quality-System Shift
The FY 2027 White House budget proposes roughly $1.5 trillion for defense while slashing nondefense discretionary spending by about 10%, cutting the base from $733 billion to $660 billion. Key civilian programs such as LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grants and Job Corps face multi‑billion‑dollar...
US Army Fires Tomahawk Missile From New Typhon Launcher During Philippines Drill
The U.S. Army Pacific’s 1st Multi‑Domain Task Force and the Philippine Army Artillery Regiment test‑fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from the new Typhon launcher in Ilocos Norte, striking a target 995 km away in Nueva Ecija within 61 minutes. The launch was...
Baykar’s Akinci: Local Participation and Export Freedom Drive $4.63 Billion Success Story
Turkey’s Baykar has turned its Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle into a $4.63 billion export success. Launched in 2019 and fielded by the Turkish Armed Forces in 2021, the UCAV relies on domestically produced subsystems, which eases export restrictions. Baykar’s co‑production...
Russia Develops New Jammer to Counter FPV Drone Attacks
Russia’s Rostec subsidiary Rosel unveiled SERP‑FPV, a vehicle‑mounted jammer that delivers 360‑degree, wideband suppression of first‑person‑view (FPV) drones. The system works across civilian and custom FPV frequencies, allowing immediate activation while the vehicle is in motion. Designed for armored convoys,...
Peraton Wins U.S. Navy Deal to Keep MK 18 Underwater Drones Mission-Ready
Peraton secured a U.S. Navy contract initially valued at $17.4 million to provide operational support for the MK 18 family of underwater explosive‑ordnance‑disposal drones, with four one‑year options that could lift the total award to $90.7 million through May 2031. The work will be...
Rolls-Royce Inaugurates MOD-Backed Additive Manufacturing Development Cell
Rolls‑Royce has opened a 350 m² Additive Manufacturing Development Cell at its Bristol site, funded by the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility uses metal powder‑bed fusion to produce critical components for next‑generation military aircraft engines. It is directly linked to...
France and Brazil Strengthen Military Ties
France and Brazil conducted the Jeanne d’Arc 2026 exercise, dubbed MARAMBAÏA 26, from April 22‑29, involving roughly 2,000 troops and assets like the frigate Dixmude. The drills focused on anti‑submarine warfare, amphibious landings and air operations to cement interoperability for joint missions. France’s motivation...
Turkish Firm Wins Deal for 100,000 Kamikaze Drones with Undisclosed Country
Turkish defense firm Pasifik Technology signed a framework contract with an undisclosed nation for a package of 101,035 unmanned systems, headlined by 100,000 MERKUT FPV kamikaze drones. The deal also includes 10 ALPIN unmanned helicopters, 25 DUMRUL mini‑helicopters, 500 DELİ...
Vietnam Develops New XTC-03 Wheeled Infantry Transporter
Vietnam’s Defense Industry unveiled the XTC‑03, a 16‑tonne 8×8 amphibious armored personnel carrier prototype. The vehicle mounts a 30 mm autocannon with a Viettel‑supplied thermal fire‑control system and meets STANAG Level 4‑2 armor and Level 2 mine protection. Powered by a 351‑hp V8,...
U.S. Firm Develops Fuel that Gives Jets and Missiles More Range
CycloKinetics, Inc. officially launched on May 4, 2026, offering three drop‑in propellants—CycloJP for aircraft, CycloRP for rockets, and CK‑10 for missiles—that replace existing fuels while delivering higher energy density and cleaner combustion. The company, built on a 15‑year relationship with the Department...
Ukraine Strikes Deep Into Russia, Hits Key Military Electronics Supplier
Ukraine launched a deep‑strike operation targeting the VNIIR Progress electronics plant in Cheboksary, roughly 1,000 km from the front line. The attack began with an FP‑5 Flamingo cruise missile and was followed by at least four An‑196 kamikaze drones, striking a facility that...
Partners Selected to Prototype Autonomous Logistics Aircraft
Near Earth Autonomy has been awarded a Naval Air Systems Command contract to lead the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV‑EL) Increment 2 program, developing an autonomous logistics aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. The effort partners Bell Textron’s...
Physical Access Is the Gap in Cybersecurity Strategy
The Trump administration’s new Cyber Strategy emphasizes zero‑trust, AI defenses and post‑quantum cryptography, but it omits the physical front door. Security leaders recognize that digital safeguards alone leave a blind spot when attackers exploit trusted appearances in buildings. Ownership of...
Ripple to Share North Korean Threat Intelligence with Crypto Firms
Ripple announced it will feed Crypto ISAC with internal threat intelligence on North Korean hackers after the April Drift breach, which siphoned $285 million through long‑term social engineering. The breach highlighted a shift from smart‑contract exploits to people‑centric attacks, where operatives...
Major Shift in Chinese Cyber Attack Activity
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, together with partners in ten countries, warned that China‑linked cyber actors are increasingly using large botnets of compromised SOHO routers, IoT and other smart devices to mask attacks. Groups such as Volt Typhoon, Flax Typhoon and...
Einride to Develop Swedish Dual-Use Tracked AV
Einride is co‑leading a three‑year initiative with Sweden’s National Road and Transport Research Institute and about 40 partners to build an autonomous tracked all‑terrain vehicle. The platform, powered by Einride Driver software, will move standard EU pallets of food and...
Australia Eyes Security Pact with Fiji as Pushback From Beijing Undermines Agreement with Vanuatu
Australia is on the brink of signing a landmark security and economic treaty with Fiji, dubbed the Vuvale Union, as part of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s push to curb China’s sway in the Pacific. The deal follows a high‑profile visit...
Drones Shatter Months of Relative Calm in Sudan’s Capital as International Airport Targeted
Sudan’s armed forces blamed the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia for a coordinated drone strike that hit Khartoum International Airport on May 6, ending months of relative calm in the capital. The army said the drones were launched from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar...
US Fast-Tracks New Ship-Killer Missile to Point at China
The U.S. Army is fast‑tracking Increment 4 of its Precision Strike Missile, an anti‑ship variant capable of striking maritime targets up to 1,000 km away and operating from HIMARS launchers. The system is designed for GPS‑denied environments and aims to fill a...