DEFENSE NEWS

Open architectures and early testing of prototypes were among the priorities raised by European defence officials at Apex Europe 2026 in London on 7–8 October

South Korea has completed system development of its Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH), the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced o

A l'image du système de frappe de longue-portée Thundart sélectionné par la DGA, Safran, au cœur des enjeux de souveraineté et de défense, poursuit de grandes ambitions dans la défense. Le groupe compte notamment doubler son chiffre d'affaires dans le militaire entre 2025 et 2030.

The Netherlands will acquire additional CV90 infantry fighting vehicles and replace ageing engineering equipment to strengthen its army for a potential large-scale conflict

Le conflit frontalier entre le Cambodge et la Thaïlande a beau être gelé depuis un an, les prospects de défense dans la perspective d'une reprise éventuelle des combats vont bon train. Phnom Penh

Sweden’s experience of operating submarines in the Baltic Sea is helping NATO strengthen its collective defence in waters where concealment and detection depend heavily on local knowledge.

France has fielded its own answer to the American APKWS, a low-cost guided rocket intended to spare expensive air-to-air missiles in the fight against one-way attack drones.

Lockheed Martin is considering an F-16 variant tailored to Ukraine, with an AESA radar, greater range and compatibility with a wider range of European weapons.

North Korea tested a cluster-bomb warhead for its tactical ballistic missiles on Oct. 31 and said it will let its military units choose from four types of cluster warheads by the end of the year, state news agency KCNA reported

The U.S. Army's first HADES prototype, a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet modified by Sierra Nevada Corporation for long-range signals intelligence and deep sensing, made its first flight on Sept. 11, the service announced on Oct. 30, seven weeks after

An RAF Protector RG1 remotely piloted aircraft has flown its first operational missions in UK airspace, giving the Royal Navy more than 10 hours of surveillance over the English Channel while warships tracked the Russian frigate Neustrashimy, the UK Ministry

Le secrétaire d’État à la Défense néerlandais, Derk Boswiik a communiqué au Parlement les projets d'acquisition destinés à accroître les capacités des forces terrestres en cas de conflit potentiel à grande échelle.

Le ministre de la défense Indien a précisé le cadre de coopération avec la France autour du SCAF de 6e génération…

Naval Group will partner with Dutch technology company PhotonFirst to assess the compatibility of fibre-optic sensors for the structural health monitoring o

India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and BAE Systems have started production of BvS10 ‘Sindhu' articulated all-terrain vehicles (AATVs) for the Indian Army. A ceremony t

Raytheon increased output across its critical munitions by more than 90% in the first nine months of 2026, RTX Chairman and CEO Chris Calio said.

Slovakia’s F-16 Block 70 fighters began protecting the country’s airspace on 28 October 2026, restoring a national capability lost when its MiG-29s were retired four years ago.

ongsberg has tested a Naval Strike Missile launcher housed in a standard shipping container, offering a way to deploy missile capability from ships, trucks or directly from the ground without modification.

Boeing received a U.S. Air Force contract for 22 additional F-15EX fighters in the third quarter, bringing the number of aircraft under contract to 120, Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said.

The U.S. Army is pursuing closer ties with commercial businesses and research institutions as it modernizes production facilities and strengthens supply chains.

NATO linked a Maven targeting system to a national military system in a matter of hours using agentic artificial intelligence and ran a cross-border counter-drone engagement during a two-week experiment in Latvia, the alliance's top transformation commander said on Oct.

The U.S. Marine Corps' H-1 program office is using flight test data from the first two upgraded AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters to lock down the SPINE configuration, with modification of the first fleet aircraft set to begin in

Les capteurs quantiques pourraient réduire la discrétion des sous-marins nucléaires et fragiliser la seconde frappe…