Russian arms makers vanish from Asia’s largest airshow
Experts say the absence reflects the country’s shrinking and increasingly concentrated arms-export industry.
Naval
US Navy wants commercial satellites for nighttime Earth observation
The Navy is looking for space-based sensors on sensor-ready platforms, according to a Naval Research Laboratory Request for Information.
The US Army is seeking autonomous drones to clean up chemical weapons
The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain while allowing troops to protect themselves.
Taiwan’s Tron Future unveils AI-guided anti-armor rockets
Designed for unguided munitions, the device uses a variety of sensors and AI to instantly calculate and predict the projectile flight paths.
US Air Force looking for contractors to train foreign pilots
The U.S. Air Force is looking for contractors who can train foreign pilots receiving American military aid, according to an Air Force solicitation.
101st Airborne soldiers hitch rides aboard Marine Ospreys in exercise
The exercise comes as the 101st Airborne Division prepares to soon train on its own tiltrotor aircraft, the Bell MV-75.
The US Army wants 11 business jets for ISR missions
The service is looking at buying up to 11 custom Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program.
Boeing reports $565M loss on KC-46 as firm looks forward to repricing
Boeing has lost billions of dollars on the KC-46 program, including a new $565 million charge at the end of 2025.
Critics see ‘chilling effect’ of DOD crackdown on 8(a) small-biz deals
“I’d hate to see the baby thrown out with the bathwater,” one executive said of the Trump administration's scrutiny of small-business 8(a) programs.
Elbit bets on UK as its European drone sales hub
Elbit’s full ownership of UTACS comes about a year after the British government decided to gradually phase its Watchkeepers out of military service.
Ukraine feeds sensitive military data to Palantir AI for training
Dubbed the Dataroom, the secure digital environment will allow Ukrainian defense companies to train and validate their algorithms.
New Trophy deal expands defensive suite’s Leopard 2 A8 tank user base
The active protection system by Israel's Rafael will go on tanks in Lithuania, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Croatia under a $351 million deal.
Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
In 2026, defense-tech startups will have to prove to investors they can turn funding into actual production at scale, one analyst said.
Macron puts local defense firms on notice France may buy European
The French president said the country's defense companies shouldn't get too comfy, as neighbor nations move faster with certain technologies.
Czechoslovak Group plans stock-market listing amid Europe defense boom
The family-owned defense firm is seeking a valuation of about €30 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the deal.
Pentagon to invest $1B in L3Harris spinoff rocket motor firm
The Pentagon said its investment will help expand production capacity on critical missile programs like the PAC-3, THAAD, Tomahawk and Standard Missile.
US shipyard HII expands in UK to service growing Europe UUV business
The enlarged HII site in Portchester, England, will now be able to assemble the company’s Remus 620 medium-class modular unmanned underwater vehicles.
