North Korea Is Quietly Building a Much Larger Strike Force

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a major expansion of the country’s missile production capacity, directing the defense industry to increase output of ballistic…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a major expansion of the country’s missile production capacity, directing the defense industry to increase output of ballistic and cruise missiles by 2.5 times over the next five years. The move signals a deeper push to strengthen elite military units while sustaining North Korea’s broader effort to expand and modernize its missile arsenal. The order was issued during Kim’s visit to a facility overseen by the Missile Directorate, where he called for steady annual growth in production capacity until the five-year target is reached. In remarks carried by state media, Kim said the increase is necessary…

Russia’s Oreshnik Strike Was a Test Run, Putin Admits

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia used the Oreshnik missile in strikes on both central Ukraine and Russian-occupied Donbas as part of what he described…

Helicopters Rise as Drone Hunters: France’s Tigre Leads the Charge in Modern Air Defense

In the evolving landscape of modern warfare, where low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles increasingly challenge expensive traditional air defenses, attack helicopters are proving their worth…

Estonia’s CV90s Bolster Layered Counter-Drone Defense – A Model for NATO’s Eastern Flank?

In the shadow of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Estonia has rapidly adapted its Ground-Based Air Defenses (GBAD) to confront the proliferating threat of unmanned aerial systems…

CSG Wins Multi-Million-Euro Fuze Contracts in NATO Countries

Global industrial-technology group CSG has secured two major contracts for the supply of mechanical and electronic fuzes for large-calibre ammunition, with a total value in the high…

US Troops are leaving Lithuania and Nobody knows what comes next

The departure of more than 1,000 US troops from Lithuania has begun, marking an unusual moment in the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank. The withdrawal…

Ukrainian Drone Experts Returned to Estonia - What They Found Changed Everything

The Estonian Defence Forces have made a striking leap in drone warfare readiness, and much of that progress has come from training side by side with Ukrainian operators who bring…

ACV-30 Enters Service: America’s Wheeled Amphibious Powerhouse Challenges Peers in Global 8x8 Arena

The United States Marine Corps has taken a significant step forward in modernizing its expeditionary forces with the official beginning of operational fielding for the Amphibious…

Ukraine’s Wartime Procurement Should Be Judged by Delivery, Not Institutional Symbolism

Ukraine’s wartime procurement system should be judged by one standard above all others: whether it converts scarce time, scarce money, and narrow market opportunities into actual…

Ukrainian Ground Robot Held Key Position Against Russian Assaults for 45 Days

A single Ukrainian ground robot held off Russian assaults on a key battlefield position for 45 days last summer, marking what Ukrainian military officials describe as the country’s…

North Korea Just Built Its Own Version of HIMARS

North Korea appears to be moving a new generation of tactical strike weapons closer to frontline deployment — and one of them looks strikingly similar to one…

Poland Secures U.S. Approval for PAC-3 MSE Production and Strengthens Layered GBAD

The recent preliminary authorization granted by the United States to Poland for the domestic production of Patriot PAC-3 MSE missiles marks a significant milestone…