The new-generation European fighter jet has become a test of a much deeper issue than simply who will succeed the Rafale and the Eurofighter. It reveals which European nations want… 
The FIM-92 Stinger has been the Western world’s most recognizable man-portable air-defense system for more than four decades. First fielded in the early 1980s, it became famous for its…
Germany has commissioned MBDA Deutschland to develop an airborne high-energy laser demonstrator, a so-called Laser-Pod whose key components must already be designed for actual…
Italian media reported that the Ministry of Defence had awarded contracts worth approximately €3.7 billion to Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) for the first production…
On 26 October 2026 the Dutch Ministry of Defence informed parliament that the Royal Netherlands Army would receive additional modern CV90 combat vehicles together with a wider package…
A Texas-based startup named Warhound emerged from stealth with $200 million in seed funding and a valuation of $1.2 billion. Conceived by Ben Lamm, the entrepreneur behind…
The German Army’s 131st Supply Battalion in Bad Frankenhausen took delivery of its first heavy-lift unmanned aircraft from the Portuguese manufacturer TEKEVER. The system, widely reported…
On June 3, 2026, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, the last operational AV-8B Harrier II of the United States Marine Corps touched down for the final time. Marine…
In the autumn of 2026 the French Navy’s Chief of Staff, Admiral Christophe Cluzel, told the National Assembly’s defence committee that France is studying whether its sole…
On 15 October 2026, serial production of the Leopard 2A8 NOR main battle tank formally began at a purpose-built facility in Levanger, Trøndelag. The start of work…
France’s announcement that Ukrainian pilots will begin training on the Dassault Rafale in November 2026 marks more than another delivery schedule. It is the latest and most ambitious…
The public acknowledgment on 8 October 2026 by French Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon that Germany had decided to leave the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS)…
