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7 September

Safran to Equip German Troops With Advanced Observation Systems

Safran will supply more than 1,000 MOSKITO observation systems and several hundred SHARPCROW units to the German Armed Forces.

4 September

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Ford Bids Ranger Pickups to Replace Old British Military Fleets

Ford has partnered with General Dynamics Land Systems-UK and engineering firm Ricardo to compete for the British Army’s $2.7 billion Light Mobility Vehicle program.

4 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Satellite imagery over Crimea showing boathouses for unmanned surface vessels. Photo: CyberBoroshno

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Builds Crimea Base to Launch Naval Drones at Scale

Russia is constructing a specialized base on the western coast of occupied Crimea to store, launch, and service unmanned surface vessels.

4 September

Europe

Two Ukrainian soldiers stand proudly in front of a lineup of military drones, showcasing their advanced technology.

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Expands Military Equipment With 1,526 Newly Approved Systems

Ukraine has approved 1,526 new weapons and military equipment models for use by its armed forces during the first eight months of this year.

4 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Pictured: Royal Marines from 30 Commando Royal Marines Air Defence Troop training with the Kirintec Recurve C-UAS System on board a Commando Raiding Craft (CRC) during an Exercise in the Mediterranean. The Kirintec Recurve C-UAS is designed to jam a drone's operating frequency, testing its effectiveness against suspect/hostile UAS. Royal Marines Air Defence Troop is a small unit within 3 Commando Brigade's 30 Commando IX Group. Air Defence Troop provide point air defence for the Brigade. The Air Defence Troop normally use portable surface-to-air missiles in the form of the Starstreak High Velocity Missile system.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Opens $6.8M Hunt for Innovative Defenses Against Mass Drone Attacks

The UK has launched a $6.8-million competition seeking new defenses against mass drone attacks on deployed ground forces.

4 September

Asia Pacific

Artificial intelligence technology. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Samantha Alexa

China’s AI Attack Chain Trails Foreign Models, Researchers Find

China wants to turn AI into an offensive battlefield tool, but Chinese military researchers say the People’s Liberation Army still has a long way to go.

4 September

Asia Pacific

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Photo: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan

Samantha Alexa

Japan Puts AI at the Center of Record $55.6B Defense Push

Japan is seeking a record $55.6-billion defense budget for fiscal 2027, with AI, unmanned systems, and long-range weapons at the center of its military buildup.

4 September

Americas

US Air Force Aircraft operate in a contested electromagnetic environment. Image: Pacific Defense

Samantha Alexa

US Air Force Wants AI to Find, Follow, and Fight Hostile Emitters

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Perceptronics Solutions and Pacific Defense a contract to advance AI and machine learning for airborne electronic warfare systems.

4 September

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Indian Navy Explores ‘Flying Torpedo’ With Glide Capability

A torpedo that glides through the air before diving beneath the waves is at the center of the Indian Navy’s latest push to counter distant underwater threats.

4 September

Americas