A press conference was held by President Trump on May 20 announcing that an architecture for the Golden Dome missile defense system had been selected. Perhaps most importantly the overall… Continue reading "$175 Billion Golden Dome Architecture Officially Selected"
On May 21, the North Korean town of Chongjin got a big visitor – Kim Jong Un himself showed up to watch the launch of the hermit kingdom’s latest surface… Continue reading "North Korea Botches Destroyer Launch, New Destroyer Badly Damaged"
Last month at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the facility would operate the new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II. On… Continue reading "F-15EX Jets Confirmed for Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base"
On May 14, the US Army announced that the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft would be officially designated the MV-75. Previously the vehicle was known by its Bell Textron name, the… Continue reading "US Army Officially Designates FLRAA as the MV-75 and Gives it New Special Forces Capabilities"
In May 2025, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon (RTX) a major contract modification for its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) air-defense system. The $2.13 billion upgrade raises the total… Continue reading "Raytheon Wins $3.3 Billion SM-3 Missile Defense Contract"
‘Arnala’, the first of the eight ASW SWCs (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian… Continue reading "Indian Navy Received Arnala, the First of Eight Anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Water Boats"
On May 19 General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced that their YFQ-42A had entered the ground testing phase on May 7. This uncrewed fighter is GA-ASI’s entrant to the USAF’s… Continue reading "General Atomics’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft Begins Ground Test Phase, First Image Revealed"
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin revealed a $97 billion investment to develop the Russian Navy which aims to achieve significant transformation by 2050. The Russian Navy expansion plan requires 8.4 trillion… Continue reading "Putin Vows to Strengthen Russian Navy with 8.4 Trillion Ruble Plan for Hypersonic Missiles, Drones, and Submarines"
At the International Defence and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF) 2025 in Madrid, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), in partnership with KNDS, unveiled the NEMESIS. This new tracked self-propelled howitzer is… Continue reading "GDELS Unveiled NEMESIS 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer at FEINDEF 2025 in Madrid"
In a ceremony at HM Naval Base Devonport on 15 May, the Royal Navy unveiled its first uncrewed submarine, XV Excalibur. The 12-metre vessel was introduced in front of 200… Continue reading "Royal Navy Unveils 12-Metre Uncrewed Submarine Named Excalibur"