The Philippine Navy’s Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 71 began its first-ever deployment after a year of training last month on August 9. Founded in 2020 and based at Naval… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Drone Squadron Deploys For The First Time"
The Indian Army has released Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the procurement of Autonomous Surveillance and Armed Drone Swarms (A-SADS) for desert/plains as well as High Altitude Areas (HAA). This… Continue reading "Indian Army Prepares To Procure Hundreds Of Armed Swarm Drones and Loitering Munitions"
The US Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA) has announced its new program focused on developing next-generation vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Under the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And… Continue reading "DARPA Announces New VTOL Drone Program"
The USS Nimitz’s potable water supply was rendered unusable for three days due to contamination by jet fuel, with the Navy saying that the contamination has since been removed. In… Continue reading "Jet Fuel Contamination Of USS Nimitz Potable Water Supply Resolved"
The United States Air Force announced Thursday that it had awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a $985.3 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile. The HACM… Continue reading "Raytheon Awarded Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Development Contract"
Authorities say that former defense contractor Leonard Glenn Francis was arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday, two weeks after the Malaysian better known as “Fat Leonard” escaped house arrest in San… Continue reading "“Fat Leonard” Arrested In Venezuela While Attempting To Board Plane To Russia"
On 16 September, a Chinese Y-20 transport departed Incheon, South Korean, carrying the remains and personal effects of 88 People’s Volunteer Army soldiers who were killed during the Korean War.… Continue reading "Chinese Remains From Korean War Repatriated with Stealth Fighter Escort"
The BAHA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s design has been updated by HAVELSAN, a part of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation that operates in the defense and information technology industries. Mehmet Onur… Continue reading "HAVELSAN Updates Their BAHA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle"
On September 16, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the telephone. According to the Philippine leader, the two nations agreed to closer cooperation in… Continue reading "Italy and France Expanding Defense Cooperation with the Philippines"
The presidential decree from Vladimir Putin ordering a “partial mobilization” of Russian military reservists is deliberately vaguely worded, say experts that have reviewed it. J. Paul Goode, Associate Professor and… Continue reading "Russia’s “Partial Mobilization” Decree Is Vaguely Worded"