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13 January

UK to Develop Tactical Ballistic Missiles for Ukraine

The UK has launched Project Nightfall, a program to develop new ground-launched tactical ballistic missiles for Ukraine.

13 January

Giulia Bernacchi

Cyprus Receives Two H-10 Poseidon Surveillance Drones

Cyprus has received two H-10 Poseidon surveillance drones from Cypriot manufacturer Swarmly Aero, local media has reported.

13 January

HII is increasing capacity and support for underwater drones in the UK.

Giulia Bernacchi

HII Doubles Size of UK Facility to Increase Underwater Drone Capacity

HII has doubled the size of its unmanned underwater vehicle facility in the UK, increasing capacity to support operators of the REMUS drones.

13 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Croatian Navy Moves Forward With Warship Acquisition

Croatia plans to acquire two corvettes at a cost ranging from 660 million euros ($768 million) to 1.6 billion euros ($1.86 billion).

13 January

https://www.ga-asi.com/ga-asi-plans-to-demonstrate-maritime-capability-in-uk

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Orders Eight MQ-9B Drones for Maritime Surveillance, ASW

The German Armed Forces has ordered eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial systems from General Atomics to equip its navy.

13 January

Top view of Stockholm on a synthetic aperture radar satellite.

Rojoef Manuel

Sweden Taps ICEYE, Planet Labs for Space Satellite Network

Finnish defense contractor ICEYE and Planet Labs in California have signed a deal to provide synthetic aperture radar and electro-optical capabilities in support of the Swedish Armed Forces’ space operations.

13 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Stopping FPV Drones the Hard Way: New Kinetic C-UAS Hits the Battlefield

DroneHunter Varta is a counter-unmanned aerial system, combining detection, tracking, and kinetic interception into a single workflow.

13 January

V2X's Tempest vehicle parked on a grassland with burning fires in the background

Christine Casimiro

Ukraine Quietly Fields US-Made Tempest Air Defense System in Combat

Ukraine appears to have deployed the US-made Tempest, a short-range air defense system built on a highly mobile vehicle, against Russian drones in combat.

13 January

Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Loekke Rasmussen and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Troels Lund Poulsen speak to the media after the meeting of the Foreign Policy Committee in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 6, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO, Greenland Vow to Boost Arctic Security After Trump Threats

NATO and Greenland said they intended to work on strengthening the defense of the Danish autonomous territory, hoping to dissuade Trump from trying to seize the island.

13 January