DEFENSE NEWS

Connecting adaptable naval platforms, underwater systems and layered protection offers a more flexible response to threats that no longer respect the waterline.

A Raytheon-led industry team has completed the handover of the 1,000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 all-up-round, the US Navy announced on 2 November.

HII, America's largest military shipbuilder and the global leader in autonomous seapower, and Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies, have successfully demonstrated an end-to-end autonomous mine countermeasure capability.

The Republic of Korea Navy held a launching ceremony for Seo Hui, the second Jang Bogo(KSS)-III Batch-II submarine, at Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard in Geoje on November 3.

Réunis au sein de la Force multinationale pour l'Ukraine (MNF-U), les alliés de Kiev pilotés par la France et le Royaume-Uni vont mener en Pologne un exercic

Après la mort de deux militaires début mai à Angers dans le cadre de leur formation de plongeur de combat du génie, les enquêtes se poursuivent. Pour rappe

On 29 October 2026 Finnish company Rauma Marine Constructions launched the Finnish Navy's third Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette.

Taiwan vice-president Hsiao Bi-khim has outlined plans to position the island as an Asian hub for unmanned-systems supply chains.

BAE Systems has presented four mission-specific systems based on its Bofors 40 mm Mk 4 gun, paired with its pre-fragmented, programmable, proximity-fuze

Réarmement, Rafale F5, budget de la défense : le Directeur général de l’armement Patrick Pailloux est l’invité de l’émission Air&Défense sur BMF Business.

L3Harris Technologies has received contracts from TKMS to provide submarine mast-raising equipment for Germany and Norway.

HII and Thales have demonstrated a mine-countermeasures system that brings autonomous search, AI-assisted analysis and remotely operated neutralization equipment under common mission control.

Safran développe un moteur d'une poussée de trois tonnes destinés aux drones de combat collaboratif (CCA) pour une entrée en service en 2030. Au-delà du M30, le directeur général de Safran Olivier Andriès étudie le lancement d'une famille de moteurs polyvalents poussant entre 1,5 à 5 tonnes.

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) is partnering with Thales and Lacroix to equip French Navy warships with the new DAUPHIN OBAD.

PİRANA Armed USV will enable kamikaze drone swarm operations with an extensive communications suite and tube-launched drones.

From containerised close-in weapon systems to deployable vertical-launch missile defense, ASELSAN is adapting proven naval technologies to address emerging security needs, including the protection of civilian vessels navigating critical maritime chokepoints.

Comme je l'écrivais dans un récent post du 29 octobre, SDTS, Babcock et Top Aces ont décroché le marché REDAIR d’externalisation des missions d’entraî

Véritable géant de la construction navale, la Chine poursuit l'un des plus importants programmes de renforcement de sa flotte militaire en temps de paix de l’ère moderne

The US State Department announced on its website on 30 October 2026 that it had approved a possible US Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 500 Patriot Advance

State-owned China Central Television (CCTV) reported on 2 November that an air-defence unit of China's Central Theater Command Air Force had intercepted tw

A few days before the 2026 edition of the Marrakesh Airshow, on October 6, the first F-16 Block 72 flew

Le Maroc a réuni plusieurs conditions qui lui manquaient en 2007 pour acheter le Rafale. Paris, Rabat et Dassault Aviation n’ont toutefois confirmé aucune négociation.

Saab has flown its own AI agents aboard Gripen E, with an agent autonomously controlling the fighter during beyond-visual-range combat scenarios.

Britain and Germany say their joint deep precision-strike project is progressing towards delivery within the decade, with a planned range exceeding 2,000 kilometres.