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16 September

Render of Loft Orbital’s AI-enabled, multi-sensor Altair satellite constellation. Image: Loft Orbital

Samantha Alexa

UAE, France Back $1B Push to Build ‘World’s Largest’ Space AI Infrastructure

A planned 50-satellite constellation will use artificial intelligence to analyze sensor data in orbit, transmitting the results to Earth.

16 September

Palestine residents crying and walking over a rubble of a building after an Israeli strike

Giulia Bernacchi

UN Demands Gaza Access for War Crimes Investigation

The UN has urged Israel to grant investigators access to Gaza, saying bodies recovered from the rubble may provide evidence of war crimes.

15 September

Christine Casimiro

Elbit, Diehl Demonstrate SkyStriker Kamikaze Drone’s Capabilities

The SkyStriker loitering munition, jointly offered to Germany by Elbit Systems and Diehl Defence under a partnership inked in June, has presented several of its capabilities in a live demonstration.

14 September

ANAVIA HT-100 Naval helicopter drone. Photo: ANAVIA/EDGE Group

Rojoef Manuel

Angola Takes Delivery of HT-100 Naval Helicopter Drones From UAE

UAE’s state enterprise EDGE Group has finalized the delivery of six ANAVIA HT-100 Naval rotary-wing unmanned aerial systems to the Angolan Navy.

14 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Elbit Unveils AI-Powered Operating System to Orchestrate Air and Ground Assets

Bringing large formations of autonomous aircraft and ground vehicles under real-time coordinated control was the driving concept behind Dominion-X, a new AI-powered operating system from Elbit Systems’ FUSE.

11 September

Iranian firefighters work to recover the body of an Afghan woman from the ruins of a residential building in Tehran, Iran, on March 27, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US-Israeli Strikes in Iran May Constitute War Crimes: Amnesty

US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran killed civilians and may constitute war crimes, according to a new Amnesty International investigation.

10 September

Ronald Watkins

Russia Reportedly Aiding Iran’s Development of Supersonic Cruise Missile

Russia has provided Iran with technical assistance for a program to develop supersonic cruise missile technology, potentially giving Tehran a new capability against naval and land targets, the Financial Times reported.

10 September

Jodesz Gavilan

Turkey’s Aselsan, Poland’s AMZ-Kutno Expand Surveillance Systems Deal

ASELSAN has signed a new deal with Polish armored vehicle maker AMZ-Kutno for additional ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems.

8 September

Christine Casimiro

Rafael, Lower Saxony, Aurelius Capital Plan Defense Hub at VW Osnabrück Plant

Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant could become a defense hub under a planned takeover by Aurelius Capital and the German state of Lower Saxony, with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems lined up as an initial industrial partner.

8 September