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26 January

Air

Italy Advances Layered Air Defense With First SAMP/T NG Delivery

Italy has taken delivery of its first SAMP/T NG air defense system, marking a step toward establishing a layered defense architecture.

26 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

France Tasks MBDA to Deliver One-Way Attack Drones

France’s defense procurement agency has awarded MBDA a contract for the development and production of a sovereign long-range one-way attack drone designed to saturate enemy air defenses.

26 January

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Stratolaunch Raises Funds to Expand Hypersonic Testing Capacity

Stratolaunch has completed a capital raise to expand production and flight-testing of hypersonic vehicles.

26 January

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Kazakhstan Boosts Domestic Drone Production Capacity

Kazakhstan’s Airborne Assault Forces has established in-house production and maintenance capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles.

26 January

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

UK Reveals One-Way Attack Drone With 2.5-Kilogram Warhead Punch

UK-based Edinburgh Drone Company is cranking up its battlefield firepower with its latest one-way attack drone, the HAMMER.

26 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A digital model of the Shahed kamikaze drone. Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Opens Brave1 Dataroom to Train AI for Drone Defense

Ukraine is rolling out a secure digital environment to counter Russian unmanned aerial system attacks, using real battlefield data to train and test artificial intelligence models within the government-backed Brave1 defense innovation cluster.

26 January

Technology

Gentex PURSUIT flight helmet for the US Navy, shown with integrated oxygen mask, visor, and communications gear resting on a padded surface during a press display.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Navy Chooses Gentex’s PURSUIT as Its Next-Gen Fixed-Wing Headgear

Pilots of fixed-wing aircraft are gearing up for a new generation of headborne protection as Gentex is set to supply the service with its PURSUIT helmet system.

26 January

Arms

250504-N-KW492-1541 IWAKUNI, Japan (May 4, 2025) - An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, flies over Iwakuni, Japan during Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s 46th Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 4, 2025. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a Friendship Day open house to foster positive relationships between the air station and its Japanese hosts, offering a culturally enriching experience that displays the mutual support between the U.S. and Japan. CVW-5 is the U.S. Navy’s only permanently forward deployed air wing and consists of nine squadrons flying F-35C Lightning II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, E-2D Hawkeyes, CMV-22B Ospreys and MH-60R/S Sea Hawks used to conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Audit Flags $7.1B in Undelivered US Military Equipment After Five Years

Japan’s Board of Audit has revealed that military equipment worth roughly $7.1 billion procured from the US has yet to be delivered more than five years after contracts were signed.

26 January

Americas

US Army Bradley M2A4E1 infantry fighting vehicle with Elbit System's Iron Fist APS

Rojoef Manuel

Elbit Systems to Supply More Iron Fist Protection Kits for US Army Bradleys

Israeli arms developer Elbit Systems has received a $228-million contract to provide its proprietary Iron Fist active protection system for the US Army’s Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

26 January

Sea