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26 January

France Tasks MBDA to Deliver One-Way Attack Drones

France’s defense procurement agency has awarded MBDA a contract for the development and production of a sovereign long-range one-way attack drone designed to saturate enemy air defenses.

26 January

250504-N-KW492-1541 IWAKUNI, Japan (May 4, 2025) - An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, flies over Iwakuni, Japan during Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s 46th Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 4, 2025. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a Friendship Day open house to foster positive relationships between the air station and its Japanese hosts, offering a culturally enriching experience that displays the mutual support between the U.S. and Japan. CVW-5 is the U.S. Navy’s only permanently forward deployed air wing and consists of nine squadrons flying F-35C Lightning II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, E-2D Hawkeyes, CMV-22B Ospreys and MH-60R/S Sea Hawks used to conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Audit Flags $7.1B in Undelivered US Military Equipment After Five Years

Japan’s Board of Audit has revealed that military equipment worth roughly $7.1 billion procured from the US has yet to be delivered more than five years after contracts were signed.

23 January

A successful flight test campaign with the Arrow-3 Interceptor missile

Bea Castañeda

Arrow Missile: Uncovering the High-Altitude Anti-Ballistic Shield

This guide explains Israel’s Arrow missile, highlighting its advanced interception technology, high-altitude capabilities, and critical role in strategic missile defense against modern ballistic threats.

23 January

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Japan’s New Anti-Ship Missile ‘Barrel Rolls’ During Final Approach to Target

Japanese naval forces appear to be testing a new anti-ship missile that performs a tactical rolling maneuver during its final approach.

23 January

Ethan M. Encarnacion

India Targets Hypersonic Weapons With New Interceptors

India is chasing speed with speed as its Defence Research and Development Organisation begins work on hypersonic interceptors to take on the country’s fastest missile threats.

23 January

The Merops counter-drone system placed on a black truck bed with a soldier operating it.

Inder Singh Bisht

Romania to Deploy Low-Cost Counter-Drone System Proven in Ukraine

The Romanian Armed Forces is set to induct the Merops anti-drone system into service after it proved effective against Russia’s Shahed drones.

22 January

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Orders 40 More M109A7 Paladin Howitzers for $473 Million

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $473-million contract for the production of 40 additional M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzers.

22 January

A CPS hypersonic missile fired in the air

Bea Castañeda

The US Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike Program Explained

This guide breaks down the US Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike, uncovering its design, speed, and strategic impact.

22 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Orders Additional Meteor Air-to-Air Missiles

Germany’s arms procurement agency has awarded MBDA a contract to supply an additional batch of Meteor air-to-air missiles for the German Armed Forces.

21 January