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Aselsan’s KGK-84 winged guidance kit records direct hit in first F-16 live target drop test [VIDEO]

Bollinger Shipyards signs contract to build four U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters programme

Lockheed Martin awarded $328.5 million contract to supply Sniper and infrared sensor pods to Taiwan Air Force

Report to Congress outlines status and challenges of proposed U.S. Navy Trump-class battleship programme

Europe’s rearmament moment: why 2026 must focus on the soldier, not just the platform

KNDS Deutschland unveils tracked version of RCH 155 self-propelled howitzer

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Spain launches PAMOV research programme with Indra to explore future main battle tank

Boeing, Insitu and TNO report progress on compact multi-function radar for UAV surveillance use

India conducts second K-4 missile test from INS Arighaat nuclear submarine in Bay of Bengal

Japan approves record defence budget for 2026 as spending rises towards 2% of GDP goal path ahead

U.S. Marine Corps launches training programme to expand FPV attack drone operator capacity

Textron Systems wins U.S. Air Force order to support T-7A advanced pilot training maintenance system

U.S. Central Command reports ISIS operatives killed and captured in Syria after Operation Hawkeye Strike

Kratos completes first EPOCH factory acceptance test with Airbus OneSat software-defined satellite

U.S. approves potential $1.8 billion Danish purchase of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

Airbus Defence and Space and Indra selected for Spanish SIGINT aircraft concept study

U.S. Navy completes overhaul extending service life of nuclear-powered submarine USS Cheyenne

HII delivers second Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ted Stevens to U.S. Navy

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Aselsan’s KGK-84 winged guidance kit records direct hit in first F-16 live target drop test [VIDEO]

Aselsan’s Winged Guidance Kit-84 (KGK-84), developed for 2,000-pound bombs, has scored a direct hit on a defined maritime target during its first drop test involving a target.

Boeing, Insitu and TNO report progress on compact multi-function radar for UAV surveillance use

Boeing, working with Insitu and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), has announced progress in the Multi-function Radar Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (MRaISR) project.

Lockheed Martin awarded $328.5 million contract to supply Sniper and infrared sensor pods to Taiwan Air Force

The U.S. Department of War said on Wednesday that defence contractor Lockheed Martin had been awarded a contract linked to foreign military sales to Taiwan to address what Washington described as an urgent requirement for the island’s air force. 

U.S. Marine Corps launches training programme to expand FPV attack drone operator capacity

The U.S. Marine Corps has launched a new training programme to rapidly increase the number of small Unmanned Aircraft System operators for commercial off-the-shelf attack drones.

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Spain launches PAMOV research programme with Indra to explore future main battle tank

Spain’s Directorate General of Armament and Material has signed a contract with Indra Sistemas for research and development work under the PAMOV programme.

German Army orders 200 Puma combat vehicles armed with Rafael Spike anti-tank missiles

The German Army has ordered 200 new Puma armoured personnel carriers equipped with the MELLS missile system, the European version of Rafael’s Spike LR anti-tank guided missile.

Europe’s rearmament moment: why 2026 must focus on the soldier, not just the platform

Europe’s rearmament will ultimately be judged not by budget totals or platform inventories, but by performance under pressure.

Lithuania orders new batch of RBS 70 Bolide air defence missiles from Saab in SEK 3 billion deal

Saab has received an order from the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence for RBS 70 Bolide missiles valued at SEK 3 billion. Deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2032.

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Bollinger Shipyards signs contract to build four U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters programme

On 29 December, Bollinger Shipyards signed a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to construct four Arctic Security Cutters, a new class of medium polar icebreakers intended to expand the United States’ operational presence in the Arctic.

Report to Congress outlines status and challenges of proposed U.S. Navy Trump-class battleship programme

A newly published Congressional Research Service (CRS) report offers a comprehensive overview of the controversial U.S. Navy initiative to build a new class of guided-missile battleships.

India conducts second K-4 missile test from INS Arighaat nuclear submarine in Bay of Bengal

On 25 December, a test launch of India’s K-4 intermediate-range submarine-launched ballistic missile took place in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Visakhapatnam District.

WASS wins Indian Navy contract to supply Black Shark Advanced torpedoes for Scorpène submarines

Fincantieri, through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems, has secured a contract from the Indian Navy to supply Black Shark Advanced heavyweight torpedoes.

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