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13 August

Cambridge Aerospace Raises $300M to Expand Air Defense Production

Cambridge Aerospace has raised $300 million to expand air defense production and develop new capabilities for the UK and its allies.

12 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Denmark Orders Rheinmetall MASS Countermeasure Systems for Five Frigates

Denmark has awarded Rheinmetall a $116-million contract to supply its MASS self-protection systems for its frigates.

12 August

Avengers Labs uses battlefield data to train AI models for target detection and unmanned systems. Image: Ukraine Ministry of Defence

Samantha Alexa

Ukraine’s Battlefield AI Spots 70% of Enemy Targets in 100,000 Drone Streams

Ukraine is expanding the use of battlefield-trained AI in unmanned systems, with its target-detection technology now identifying about 70 percent of enemy targets across more than 100,000 drone video streams each month.

12 August

260612-N-LY640-1097 GDYNIA, Poland (June 12, 2026) – Lt. Jay Faylo, unmanned systems director of Commander Task Force 66 (CTF-66), directs the crane operator lowering a K3 Scout, an unmanned surface vessel, into the Port of Gdynia for acceptance and validation of the craft and capabilities development for project Vesuvius during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2026, June 12, 2026. BALTOPS 2026, the premiere maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Sea region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sandi Grimnes Moreno)

Rojoef Manuel

Cameras in British Special Ops Drone Boats Found Sending Data to China

Cameras aboard the Royal Navy’s unmanned surface vessels were found transmitting data back to China, prompting the UK Ministry of Defence to sever all internet access to the fleet.

12 August

NATO personnel receive a briefing on FPV drone training at Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine in Germany in 2025. Photo: 1st Lt. Tam Le/DVIDS

Giulia Bernacchi

German Military Says Russia Using Hybrid Attacks to Test NATO Responses

Germany’s top military officer has warned that Russia is using drones and other hybrid operations to test NATO’s defenses.

12 August

Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carriers within the multinational Common Armoured Vehicles

Giulia Bernacchi

Patria, KNDS to Assemble Patria 6×6 Vehicles in Germany

Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance have signed an agreement to assemble and integrate Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers in Germany.

12 August

A view shows a heavily damaged shopping center in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2026, after Russian strikes.

Giulia Bernacchi

Peru Says 11 Citizens Killed Fighting for Russia, 114 Missing

Peru has found that at least 11 of its citizens have died while serving with Russian forces in Ukraine, while 114 remain missing.

11 August

Rojoef Manuel

Serbia, Israel’s Elbit to Inaugurate Drone Factory in September

Serbia has announced plans to establish a military drone manufacturing facility with Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, expanding Belgrade’s domestic capacity to produce unmanned aerial systems.

11 August

GEREON unmanned ground vehicles during a military testing at the Mojave Desert. Photo: ARX Robotics

Rojoef Manuel

UK’s GEREON Ground Drones Endure Punishing Six-Day Desert Trial

ARX Robotics UK has deployed eight GEREON unmanned ground vehicles through extreme desert conditions during the US Army-led Project Convergence-Capstone 6.

11 August