Between 2:10AM and 2:35AM Iran Standard Time a force of seven B-2A Spirit strategic bombers dropped a staggering 420,000 lbs. of ordnance on two deeply buried uranium enrichment sites in… Continue reading "Operation Midnight Hammer: America bombs Iran"
On June 6th, President Trump issued two related executive orders titled Unleashing American Drone Dominance and Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty aimed at ensuring “continued American leadership in the development, commercialization,… Continue reading "Drone Defense in Focus: A Conversation with DroneShield CEO Matt McCrann"
On June 16, BlackSky revealed its plan to augment their existing Gen 3 optical imagery constellation with a new family of satellites called AROS. While Gen 3 is focused on… Continue reading "BlackSky Announces AROS High-cadence Wide Area Search Satellite Constellation"
Saab announced on June 18 the signing of a declaration of intent with France’s military procurement agency, the Direction générale de l’armement, for the purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye aerial early… Continue reading "France Signs Declaration Of Intent For GlobalEye Aerial Early Warning Aircraft Purchase"
Pakistan has signed a $4.6 billion defense agreement with Azerbaijan to supply 40 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, along with a $2 billion accompanying investment package. The government called this a record-breaking deal,… Continue reading "Pakistan Signs $4.6 Billion JF-17 Fighter Jet Deal with Azerbaijan"
Rolls-Royce has won a major UK nuclear reactor deal, being named on 10 June 2025 as the preferred developer of the country’s first small modular reactors (SMRs). The engineering firm… Continue reading "Rolls-Royce Wins UK Nuclear Reactor Contract"
In early June 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control unit won a roughly $1.735 billion contract modification to produce and sustain the… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.7 Billion Contract for Army Targeting and Vision Systems"
Hungary’s air force received the first three L-39 Skyfox advanced trainer jets on May 30, 2025. The aircraft were delivered by Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody at Kecskemét Air Base in… Continue reading "Hungary Receives First Three L-39 Skyfox Aircraft"
The Russian Navy launched the amphibious landing ship Vladimir Andreyev at the Yantar Shipyard in the Kaliningrad Region at the end of May. The ceremony was attended by Navy Commander-in-Chief… Continue reading "Russian Navy Launches Amphibious Landing Vessel RFS Vladimir Andreyev"
A recent ceremony at the French Embassy in Hanoi marked the signing of a landmark partnership between Belgian defense firm John Cockerill Defense and Vietnam’s Viettel Group. This long-term cooperation… Continue reading "John Cockerill Defense and Vietnam’s Viettel Group Sign Landmark Defense Partnership"