Russian Military Gets New Batch of Pantsir-S Air Defense Systems
Russia’s state‑owned Rostec announced that its High‑Precision Systems division has delivered a new, undisclosed batch of Pantsir‑S short‑range air‑defence missile and gun systems to the Defence Ministry. The vehicles passed required testing and were accepted by military inspectors. Pantsir‑S remains a cornerstone of Russia’s point‑defence against drones, cruise missiles and guided rockets. Independent tracking group Oryx has documented at least 38 Pantsir losses since the invasion began, highlighting ongoing vulnerability.
Overland AI to Showcase Autonomy Solutions at AUSA
Overland AI will unveil its ULTRA fully autonomous tactical vehicle at the AUSA Global Force exhibition in Huntsville next week. The company ties ULTRA directly to the Army’s Transformation in Contact initiative, which emphasizes early field testing with soldiers. By...
Kraus Hamdani Reveals K1000ULE Updates at AUSA
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace announced it will unveil updates to its K1000ULE ultra‑long‑endurance unmanned aerial system at the 2026 AUSA Global Force Symposium. The platform is marketed as a dual‑role system delivering persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and resilient communications for...
BAE Systems Reveals Army Combat Systems at AUSA Global Force
BAE Systems used the 2026 AUSA Global Force symposium to showcase a portfolio that spans armored vehicles, artillery upgrades, precision‑guided munitions and ordnance production. The company highlighted upgrades to the Armored Multi‑Purpose Vehicle and Bradley Fighting Vehicle, enhancements to the...
U.S. Army Awards XTech Win to ABRIS DG Unmanned Support Vehicle
ABRIS DG’s UNEX unmanned ground vehicle was chosen as one of five winners in the U.S. Army’s XTech Edge Strike Ground Competition in Vilseck, Germany. The victory secures a ten‑year contract on the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate marketplace through...
Ukraine Downs Russian Ka-52 Helicopter with FPV Drone
Ukrainian forces reported that an FPV drone destroyed a Russian Ka‑52 attack helicopter near Pokrovsk, supported by video and photos. The strike was credited to the 59th Separate Assault Brigade, which uses low‑cost, first‑person‑view drones as improvised strike platforms. The...
New Specs Emerge on Mysterious Russian Interceptor Drone
Ukrainian defense analyst Serhii Beskrestnov disclosed technical details of Russia’s Yolka interceptor drone, a short‑range, daylight‑only system designed for kinetic engagement of hostile UAVs. The drone can travel up to 200 km/h, operates within a 3‑kilometre radius, and tolerates wind speeds...
U.S. Air Force Looks to Buy More Dronebuster 4 Systems
The U.S. Air Force has opened a market survey to procure three additional Dronebuster 4 handheld counter‑drone systems from DZYNE Technologies. The handheld electronic‑warfare device detects and disrupts small unmanned aerial systems, including “dark drones,” by jamming control links and navigation...
NATO Tests Drone Interception Systems in Latvia
NATO launched its first testing, evaluation, verification and validation (TEVV) campaign for unmanned aircraft systems and counter‑UAS technologies at Latvia’s Sēlija Military Training Area from March 9‑13, 2026. The exercise gathered defense‑industry firms from NATO members, Ukraine, operational users and government officials...
U.S. Approves Multi-Billion Arms Sales to Gulf States
The U.S. State Department approved a series of Foreign Military Sales to Gulf allies, including a $1.22 billion AMRAAM missile deal, a $644 million F‑16 munitions package, a $4.5 billion THAAD‑integrated radar, and a $2.10 billion FS‑LIDS counter‑drone system for the United Arab Emirates....
U.S. Green Berets Field Futuristic MFMD Rifle System
U.S. Army Special Forces were observed fielding a sniper rifle equipped with a Multi‑Function Muzzle Device (MFMD) during a March 2026 validation exercise at Indiana's Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. The MFMD, developed by Strategic Sciences, integrates flash suppression, recoil control,...
Palantir Integrates AI Into Stratospheric ISR Systems
Palantir Technologies has partnered with Ondas and World View Enterprises to build an AI‑driven, multi‑domain intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system that spans stratospheric balloons, autonomous drones and ground assets. The collaboration leverages Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform, World View’s high‑altitude...
U.S. Army Fields AH-64E Apaches at Fort Bliss
On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Army delivered its first AH‑64E Apache helicopters to the 1st Armored Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Bliss. The aircraft mark the unit’s shift toward a Heavy Combat Aviation Brigade, featuring upgraded sensors, networked...
Kawasaki Develops Collaborative Drone System
Japanese defense giant Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced development of a Collaborative Support Aircraft (CSA) program, exploring two unmanned platforms: a missile‑like system and a conventional UAV‑type aircraft. The concepts are designed for launch from ground, naval vessels, and airborne carriers...
Mitsubishi Heavy Integrates Hivemind AI Into Drone
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries completed flight demonstrations of AI‑powered mission autonomy for its ARMD UAV using Shield AI’s Hivemind Enterprise platform. The full development cycle—from AI design and training to hardware integration and flight—was finished in just eight weeks. Demonstrations took...
South Korea Promotes Anti-Aircraft Guns for Drone Defense
South Korea’s defense establishment is reviving anti‑aircraft gun systems as a primary tool against the surge of low‑cost drone attacks. Modern gun platforms such as the radar‑equipped K30 Biho and the upcoming Cheonho vehicle employ programmable airburst ammunition to engage...
North Korea Earned Billions From Russia Arms Transfers
South Korean analysts estimate North Korea earned between $7.67 billion and $14.4 billion from troop deployments and arms exports to Russia since 2023. More than 20,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, delivering artillery shells, rocket systems and ballistic missiles....
U.S. Navy to Increase Production of Anti-Submarine Mines
The U.S. Navy announced a contract modification to increase production of the Hammerhead anti‑submarine mine system, awarded to General Dynamics Mission Systems. The additional units are slated for delivery beginning fiscal year 2027 to meet expanding fleet requirements. Hammerhead mines...
U.S. Army Awards Anduril $20B Contract for AI Battlefield Network
The U.S. Army awarded defense startup Anduril Industries a contract worth up to $20 billion to deliver its AI‑enabled Lattice battlefield network. The agreement, running through March 2036, covers software, hardware, computing infrastructure and technical support to integrate sensors, drones, satellites and...
Turkish Baykar Develops Heavy K2 Kamikaze Drone
Turkish defense firm Baykar unveiled the K2, a heavy loitering‑munition drone with AI‑driven navigation, targeting and swarm‑flight capabilities. The K2 can travel over 2,000 km, carry a 200‑kg warhead and launch from short or unprepared runways. Unlike typical one‑use loiterers, it...
U.S. Army Tests Polaris Autonomous Ground Vehicles in Germany
The U.S. Army’s xTech|Edge Strike: Ground competition in Germany showcased autonomous variants of Polaris’s MRZR D4, RANGER XD 1500 and RZR XP 1000, integrated by Dataspeed, Forterra and Overland AI. The demonstrations focused on logistics, reconnaissance and casualty‑evacuation missions, proving that commercial off‑road platforms can be...
Airbus Prepares Valkyrie Combat Drone for German Air Force
Airbus is preparing flight tests of a Kratos XQ‑58A Valkyrie‑based uncrewed combat aircraft equipped with its European‑developed MARS mission system for the German Air Force. The two Valkyrie prototypes, being readied at Airbus’ Manching facility, are slated for maiden flights...
U.S. Army Tests APEX Counter-Drone Round for Apache
The U.S. Army conducted live‑fire trials of a new 30 mm Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) round on AH‑64 Apache helicopters at Yuma Proving Ground. Over the course of the evaluation, crews fired roughly 1,200 rounds, pitting the APEX munition against the...
HDT Robotics Deploys Hunter WOLF UGVs for Operational Testing
HDT Robotics has field‑tested its Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle in a series of military training exercises, showcasing the platform’s ability to perform logistics transport, communications relay, casualty evacuation, and mobile power generation. The deployment involved several vehicles equipped with...
Taiwan Military Tests Drone Strike Tactics in Urban Training
Taiwan’s 58th Artillery Command UAV battalion conducted its first immersive FPV drone training in a simulated urban battlefield on March 10, 2026. The exercise paired long‑endurance reconnaissance drones with first‑person‑view attack drones to locate and strike mock enemy forces inside...
U.S. Air Force Tests ARMD Missile Demonstrator
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Ursa Major successfully flight‑tested the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD), reaching supersonic speed with the Draper liquid rocket engine. The test validated throttleable liquid propulsion and demonstrated that a complete missile system can...
Leaked Documents Show Chinese Interest in Ka-52 Helicopters
Leaked internal documents from Russia’s Progress helicopter plant show that officials evaluated a production run of up to 48 Ka‑52M attack helicopters for an unnamed foreign client coded “156.” The paperwork details component sourcing, pricing, and a three‑stage financing scheme...
American Rheinmetall Tests Drone Hunter Vehicle
American Rheinmetall demonstrated its counter‑UAS ultra‑short range air‑defense (U‑SHORAD) system mounted on GM Defense’s ISV‑C vehicle at the Big Sandy Range in Arizona. The live‑fire trial engaged both fixed‑wing and rotary‑wing drone targets, confirming detection, tracking and engagement performance as...
U.S. Navy Restarts Railgun Firing Trials in New Mexico
The U.S. Navy resumed electromagnetic railgun testing at White Sands Missile Range in February 2025 after years of budget‑driven pauses. The three‑day trial, conducted by Naval Sea Systems Command and the Dahlgren Division, collected data on high‑velocity projectile launches. The...
Norwegian Jets Shadow Russian Coot-A Spy Plane
Norwegian Air Force F‑35 fighters intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il‑20M “Coot‑A” reconnaissance plane flying in international airspace off Finnmark on two consecutive days. The missions occurred while NATO conducted its Cold Response 2026 exercise, prompting Quick Reaction Alert sorties from Evenes...
U.S. Navy Awards $19.5M Contract for Zumwalt Support
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a $19.5 million contract modification to provide engineering and technical support for the Zumwalt‑class destroyers through March 2027. The work, performed mainly at Bath Iron Works in Maine, continues the shipyard’s role as...
Latvian Company Develops Battlefield Logistics Vehicle
Latvian Brasa Defence Systems showcased its UNHUMAN unmanned ground vehicle at Finland’s Griffin Tech Days 2026, operating in Arctic temperatures as low as –27 °C. The 110‑kg robot can transport up to 200 kg of supplies, equipment or casualties and run for...
U.S. Marines Operate Vector Drone During Puerto Rico Operations
U.S. Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed Quantum Systems' Vector eVTOL unmanned aerial system at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, to support U.S. Southern Command missions against illicit trafficking. The Vector delivers real‑time, high‑resolution imagery and on‑board AI processing,...
Ukrainian Company Brings Aerostats Back to Modern Warfare
Ukrainian defence‑tech firm Aerobavovna has fielded specialised aerostat platforms that act as persistent surveillance, communications relays and electronic‑monitoring nodes for battlefield drones. The systems, designed for rapid deployment and long‑duration flight, are already supporting Ukrainian forces and are being positioned...
Pentagon Funds Patriot Interceptor Integration for Navy Destroyers
The Pentagon allocated $65 million in FY 2026 to integrate the Army’s Patriot PAC‑3 MSE interceptor with the Navy’s Aegis combat system on guided‑missile destroyers. The effort will adapt the interceptor for launch from the Mk 41 vertical launch system, adding a proven...
U.S. Army Adopts First New Lethal Hand Grenade Since 1968
The U.S. Army has approved the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade, the first new lethal hand grenade fielded since the 1968 Mk3A2. The M111 replaces the asbestos‑lined Mk3A2 with a plastic‑cased device that relies on blast overpressure rather than fragmentation. Designed...
Iran Fields Updated Shahed-101 Kamikaze Drone
Iran has unveiled an upgraded Shahed‑101 loitering munition featuring a front‑mounted electric motor and nose‑propeller, diverging from the family’s traditional gasoline piston engines. The redesign retains the fixed‑wing airframe and 800 km strike range while adding a rear‑mounted rocket booster for...
UK Company Signs Radar Deal with Eastern European Military
British defence firm Blighter announced a contract to deliver its B400 ground‑surveillance radars and the AI‑driven BlighterNexus software to an unnamed Eastern European army for border‑monitoring missions. The radars can detect people, vehicles and low‑altitude aerial threats out to 32 km...
Israeli Firm Confirms U.S. Order for Silent Drones
Israeli drone maker Aero‑Sentinel announced a new order from a returning U.S. customer for its low‑acoustic Aerosol G2 UAV. The system, praised for a 14.9‑decibel signature at one kilometre, will support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and rapid‑deployment missions. Aero‑Sentinel highlighted...
Israeli Firm Signs Deal to Test Black Eagle 50E Drone in U.S.
Israeli UAV maker Steadicopter has signed a services agreement with U.S.-based flyAlchemy to conduct flight demonstrations and operational evaluations of its Black Eagle 50E rotary drone on American soil. The partnership will focus on payload integration, regulatory alignment, and mission‑development activities...
China Reveals Two New Type 055 Super Destroyers
China’s state television unveiled two new Type 055 destroyers, Dongguan (109) and Anqing (110), during naval training, raising the PLA Navy’s fleet of the class to ten ships. The vessels are assigned to the Eastern Theater Command, meaning all three PLA...
China Signals Push for Military Aircraft Exports
China’s state media reports that the Aviation Industry Corporation of China will broaden military aircraft exports after the J‑10CE fighter recorded its first overseas combat success in 2025. The strategy calls for moving beyond selling single aircraft to offering complete...
Russia Reports Record Interception of Ukrainian Drones
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it shot down a record 754 Ukrainian fixed‑wing drones in a single day. The claim also includes the interception of three guided aerial bombs and three U.S.-made HIMARS rockets. While the numbers cannot be independently verified,...
Ukraine Blows up Pantsir-S1 Using FP-2 Strike Drone
Ukrainian forces used a domestically produced FP‑2 strike drone equipped with a 100‑kilogram warhead to destroy a Russian Pantsir‑S1 air‑defence system near the village of Nove, close to Melitopol. The unmanned aircraft flew roughly 90 km to the target, demonstrating the...
Russian Buk-M3 Air Defense System Spotted in Alabama
The U.S. Army was photographed moving a high‑fidelity mock‑up of Russia’s Buk‑M3 medium‑range air‑defence system on a semi‑trailer in Alabama. The replica is intended for realistic training, allowing pilots and ground units to practice detecting, tracking and engaging a modern...
U.S. Navy Launches Multinational Arctic Submarine Operation
On March 7, 2026 the U.S. Navy inaugurated Operation ICE CAMP Boarfish, a three‑week multinational Arctic submarine exercise featuring the fast‑attack vessels USS Delaware (SSN‑791) and USS Santa Fe (SSN‑763). A temporary command base was erected on a drifting ice...
U.S. Navy Awards Contract to Maintain TacNet Missile Datalink Radios
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $347,318 contract to Rockwell Collins to repair and reconfigure TacNet 1.0 datalink radios used on the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) and Harpoon Block II+ missiles. The sole‑source award, issued by the Naval Air Systems Command’s Precision...
DEA Moves to Buy Skydio R10 Indoor Drones
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced a sole‑source purchase of Skydio R10 indoor drones via Atlantic Diving Supply. The R10 is engineered for GPS‑denied, confined‑space reconnaissance with autonomous navigation, collision‑resistant construction, and cellular 5G/LTE connectivity. The acquisition reflects a growing...
U.S. Army National Guard Buys Small FPV Strike Drones
The Tennessee Army National Guard has issued solicitations to purchase small unmanned aerial systems, including the Neros Archer, FlightWave Edge 130, and ModalAI Stinger Vision FPV drones, for use by the 117th Regiment Regional Training Institute. Each solicitation calls for two...
Japan Prepares Long-Range Strike Capability with New Missile Systems
Japan is set to field domestically developed long‑range missiles, including the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) and an upgraded Type‑12, between fiscal years 2025 and 2027. The rollout will be complemented by U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles and a new ISR...