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Money starts flowing for new GCAP fighter, as Britain sorts out finances
4+ min ago (503+ words) ROME " Italy, Japan and the U.K. have signed a stopgap contract to keep work going on their joint GCAP fighter program for three months, giving the U.K. time to free up more funding. The joint program office created by the three nations…...
Japanese destroyer can now fire Tomahawk missiles, extending nation’s combat punch
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (652+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Japanese destroyer JS Chokai is now capable of launching U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles, making it the first Japanese warship that can strike targets beyond 1,000 kilometers. This development marks a key shift in the country's defense strategy. Japan committed…...
US Army seeks sled-mounted air defense for light infantry
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (355+ words) The U.S. Army wants mobile short-range air defense for light infantry forces that lack the ability to transport heavy equipment. So, the service is looking for sled- or pallet-mounted weapons that can be hauled by light manned and unmanned vehicles during…...
UNEX UGV by ABRIS DG Wins US Army XTech Competition
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (286+ words) Vilseck, Germany, March 20, 2026 " Between 3 and 13 March 2026, ABRIS DG, with its US partner Mountain Horse LLC, participated in the XTech Edge Strike Ground Competition. 170 companies submitted white papers for an Unmanned Ground Vehicle, then were down-selected to just 17 to attend the…...
Volkswagen in talks to make Iron Dome parts at struggling German auto plant: report
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (472+ words) BERLIN " Volkswagen is in discussions with Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defence Systems to convert its factory in Osnabr'ck, Germany, into a production site for components of the Iron Dome air defense system, the Financial Times reported this week, citing…...
Turkey, UK sign training and support deal for multibillion-dollar Eurofighter order
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (311+ words) IZMIR, Turkey " Turkey and the United Kingdom have signed a training and support agreement accompanying Ankara's multibillion-dollar order of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes in October 2025. The agreement was signed between Turkish Defense Minister Ya'ar G'ler and U.K. Defence Secretary John Healey in…...
Lockheed launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container
1+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher " housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed's M299 missile launchers, which can be configured three ways…...
TKMS and ST Engineering to create submarine service ‘hub’ in Singapore
1+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) COLOGNE, Germany " Germany's TKMS and Singapore-based ST Engineering's naval division signed an agreement on Tuesday toward the establishment of a joint submarine maintenance center in Singapore. The envisioned center would service the Asian nation's own TKMS boats of the 218SG class,…...
US and UK teaming up to destroy underwater drones
1+ week, 2+ day ago (403+ words) America and Britain are joining forces to tackle the threat of underwater drones to ports and other critical infrastructure, according to a solicitation by the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit. The two nations are seeking a comprehensive suite of commercial systems…...
US-made naval drone with active warhead washes up in northern Turkey, gets blown up
1+ week, 3+ day ago (339+ words) IZMIR, Turkey " An armed, operational unmanned surface vessel manufactured by U.S. defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation washed ashore on Turkey's Black Sea coast on March 20, 2026, prompting a security response that culminated in the vessel's destruction in a controlled offshore detonation. The…...