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"
North Korea has commissioned and inducted its most sophisticated surface combatant yet, the Choe Hyon, a multi-role missile destroyer with a capacity of 5,000 tons. The commissioning ceremony was conducted… Continue reading "North Korea Commissions Choe Hyon, Its Most Powerful Missile Destroyer Yet"
The militaries of the United States and the Philippines officially launched Exercise Balikatan 25 on April 21 with an opening ceremony for the 40th iteration of the annual exercise at… Continue reading "United States and Philippines Officially Launch Exercise Balikatan 25"
The Defence Research and Development Organisation of India conducted a full-scale trial of its Mk-II(A) next-generation laser-directed energy weapon system at the National Open Air Range in Kurnool Andhra Pradesh… Continue reading "India Successfully Tests Mk-II(A) Laser Weapon System to Counter Drones and Missiles"
Rheinmetall is establishing three new centres of excellence as part of a new round of investments in its development of autonomous vehicle technology. The German defense contractor is launching three… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Announces Establishment Of New Autonomous Vehicle Centres Of Excellence"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that its MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully demonstrated its ability to deploy and use sonobuoys for anti-submarine missions. During testing from 20… Continue reading "General Atomics’ SeaGuardian Demonstrates Sonobuoy Deployment Capabilities"
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that NATO was now able to confirm that North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, in addition to those sent to… Continue reading "NATO Chief Rutte: North Korean Troops Now Deployed In Kursk"
A U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II landed aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kaga on Sunday, the first time the aircraft has landed aboard the JMSDF multi-function destroyer. A… Continue reading "U.S. Navy F-35B Makes First Ever Landing Aboard JS Kaga"
At the end of September, London hosted an AUKUS summit for the very first time, bringing together UK Defence Secretary John Healey, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Australian… Continue reading "AUKUS Leaders Meet in London; Announce Implementation Progress and Next Steps"
The United States’ Missile Defense Agency announced on Wednesday that it had selected Northrop Grumman’s hypersonic glide phase interceptor for further development. Continued development of the interceptor will be jointly… Continue reading "U.S. Missile Defense Agency Selects Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor For Further Development"