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Russian Ilyushin Il-76, carrying the first batch of equipment of S-400 missile defense system, arrives at Murted Air Base in Ankara, Turkey on July 12, 2019 as S-400 hardware deployment started. Following protracted efforts to purchase an air defense system from the U.S. with no success, Ankara signed the supply contract in April 2017 to purchase the Russian S-400s.
S-400

Russia Confirms Talks With Turkey Over Fate Of S-400s Amid F-35 Push

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 10, 2026

A Tomahawk cruise missile flies toward Iraq after being launched from the AEGIS guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto March 25, 2003 in the Red Sea.
Land

Germany To Buy Ground-Launched Tomahawk Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 9, 2026

Patriot missiles for Ukraine may be licensed built in the future.
MIM-104 Patriot

Ukrainian-Built Patriot Missiles Won’t Be Defending The Country’s Skies Anytime Soon

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 9, 2026

Skyguard now have anti-drone nets in Taiwan.
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)

Taiwan’s Skyguard Anti-Aircraft Guns Now Equipped With Anti-Drone Nets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine, short on Patriot interceptors, can't down Russian ballistic missiles.
MIM-104 Patriot

Out Of Patriot Interceptors, Ukraine Can’t Down Any Ballistic Missiles Striking Kyiv

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 6, 2026

NASA-affiliated aircraft, including F-5 Tiger IIs jets, will kick off roughly seven hours of flyovers above Washington, D.C., to mark the Fourth of July.
U.S. Army

This Is The Massive Aerial Armada That Is About To Fly Over The Capital

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 3, 2026

3D-Printing Engines To Power Hypersonic Weapons Is Fast Becoming A Reality

3D-Printing Engines To Power Hypersonic Weapons Is Fast Becoming A Reality

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 1, 2026

C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets are starting to fly to the Caribbean with personnel and supplies for the Venezuelan earthquake relief efforts.
U.S. Army

C-17 Cargo Jets Flowing To Caribbean For Venezuela Earthquake Relief Effort

By Howard Altman, Ian Ellis-Jones

Posted on Jun 26, 2026

New Stryker drone division for the pacific.
U.S. Army

Army’s Newest Unit Aims To “Overwhelm” Adversary With Drones In Pacific Fight 

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 19, 2026

Ukraine, short on Patriot interceptors, can't down Russian ballistic missiles.
MIM-104 Patriot

Pentagon’s Ability To Supply Ukraine With More Patriot Interceptors Questioned By Congress (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 17, 2026

This photograph shows an FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile and a drone FP-1 from Ukrainian defence technology company Fire Point on display at Eurosatory, a land and airland defence and security trade fair, in Villepinte on the outskirts of Paris, on June 16, 2026.
Land

Ukraine To Help Fulfill Europe’s Long-Range Strike Missile Needs

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 17, 2026

15 June 2026, France, Paris: A Capint tank, manufactured by the Franco-German defense contractor KNDS, is on display at the company's booth at the Eurosatory defense exhibition. The newly developed model is intended to replace the French Leclerc main battle tank currently in service with the French military.
Tanks

Interim Main Battle Tank Unveiled As Future European Tank Project Slips

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 16, 2026

The latest tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran have rattled the already shaky ceasefire.
Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Overnight Attacks Rattle U.S.-Iran Ceasefire (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 10, 2026

Cobra 600 drone with IRIS-T missile at ILA Berlin 2026.
Surface-To-Air Missile Systems

Germany’s Cobra 600 Is A Jet Powered Interceptor Drone That Slings An IRIS-T Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 10, 2026

The U.S. Marine Corps is aiming to put in an order for new anti-drone 5.56x45mm ammunition for its M4 carbines and M27 rifles by the end of the year.
M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

Anti-Drone 5.56mm Rifle Rounds That Break Into Multiple Projectiles Sought By Marines

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 4, 2026

Tests of Ukraine’s new FP-7.X missile could pave the way to a cheaper and more plentiful alternative to the U.S.-made Patriot air defense system. A recent uptick in Russian missile and drone attacks against Ukraine, combined with a critical shortage of Patriot interceptors, underscores the need for more robust air defenses, especially with anti-ballistic missile capabilities.
MIM-104 Patriot

Ukraine Tests New Missile In Hopes Of Leading To Low Cost Patriot Alternative

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 4, 2026

Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania. A Russian drone wounded two people as it struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania, its defence ministry said on May 29, 2026, the latest spillover from the four-year war into neighbouring states.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Russian Drone Impacts Apartment Building In NATO State Romania, Injuring Civilians

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on May 29, 2026

A recent video out of Russia once again highlights the drastic efforts being taken to provide Moscow with additional air defense coverage against the threat of long-range Ukrainian drones. While we have seen examples of the Pantsir short-range air defense system installed on buildings in Moscow before now, the footage shows the counter-drone-optimized SMD-E variant being lifted on top of a skyscraper by helicopter.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

New Counter-Drone Optimized Pantsir Air Defense System Being Deployed Atop Skyscrapers In Moscow

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 28, 2026

The use of high-altitude balloons is becoming ever-more routine for U.S. Army units in the Pacific.
U.S. Army

Army Wants More Sensor-Laden Surveillance Balloons Over The Pacific

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 28, 2026

It will take years to replace several advanced weapons systems used in the Iran war, according to a new report.
Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

Severity Of America’s Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 28, 2026

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is about to kick off the search for what it is calling a Flyweight Assault Machine Gun (FAMG).
Machine Guns

Search For New 5.56mm “Flyweight” Special Operations Machine Gun To Kick Off Soon

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on May 28, 2026

Ukraine has a voracious appetite for ground drones.
Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Inside The Effort To Build Ukraine’s Ground Robot Arsenal

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 27, 2026

The officer in charge of SOCOM's Lethality program gives us exclusive insights into the command's future machine guns and rifles.
M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

Inside SOCOM’s Search For New Machine Guns, Rifles And Ammo

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 21, 2026

Two MH-47G Chinook helicopters assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), refuel mid-air during Arctic Edge 24 over the Arctic Ocean, Mar. 9, 2024. During AE24, more than 400 joint and allied Special Operators trained in extreme cold conditions to sharpen SOF readiness across unique specialties like long range fires and movements, special reconnaissance, rapid resupply, personnel recovery, and medical care in the austere Arctic environment. AE24 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region.
U.S. Army

Night Stalker MH-47 Chinooks May Get Aerial Refueling Tanker Role

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 21, 2026

The Pentagon is seeking $21 billion to replenish the stocks of weapons used during the Iran war.
MIM-104 Patriot

‘Cheap’ Patriot Interceptor Costing Under $1 Million Now Being Sought By Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 18, 2026

Inside Ukraine's Shahed interceptor program.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Inside Ukraine’s Interceptor Drone Innovations Swatting Down Thousands Of Russian Shaheds

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 15, 2026

The Pentagon has outlined plans to acquire at least 10,000 lower-cost cruise missiles over the next three years, as well as a similar number of relatively 'cheap' Blackbeard hypersonic missiles.
Land-Based Conventional Hypersonic Weapons

10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Three Years Procurement Plan Laid Out By Pentagon (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 13, 2026

The UAE is building so-called ‘cope cages’ around oil storage tanks to protect them against Iranian attacks.
Tactical Ballistic Missiles

UAE Building Massive ‘Cope Cages’ To Protect Energy Facilities From Iranian Drone Attacks

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 13, 2026

It could cost nearly $1.2 trillion to develop, field, and operate a new missile defense shield like the one the Trump administration proposes to establish under its Golden Dome initiative, according to a new estimate.
Land Based Hypersonic Missile Defense

7,800 Interceptors In Space At Core Of $1.2 Trillion Golden Dome Cost Estimate

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 13, 2026

On May 12, President Putin received a report on the successful test of the Sarmat missile.
Land

Russia Plans To Deploy Sarmat ICBM Operationally Later This Year

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 12, 2026

Gdynia, Poland 28th, July 2014 Scenes at the 43rd Polish Naval Air Base airport in Gdynia - Babie Doly. The Naval Aviation Brigade has been established in 1994 and it is the only naval aviation tactical unit in The Polish Military. The objective of Naval Aviation Brigade is to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW), search-and-rescue (SAR), reconnaissance, ecological and transport operations. The Navy aircraft and helicopters are stationed and operations from three airfields located in Gdynia Babie Doly, Siemirowice and Darlowo. PZL M28B Bryza aircraft sits at the airbase.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Drone-Hunting M28 Skytruck In The Works For Poland

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 12, 2026

Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher from Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Long Range Fires Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8, 2024. The MRC deployment aims to enhance Philippine maritime defense capabilities, while bolstering interoperability and readiness within the U.S.-Philippine Alliance.
U.S. Army

Confusion Surrounds Future Of U.S. Long-Range Missiles In Germany Amid Rift With White House

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 4, 2026

The Army and defense contractor BAE Systems have now both clarified that the two AMPV 30s delivered this week to the 1st Cavalry Division are company-funded prototypes that are only set to be evaluated.
M2/3 Bradley

No, The Army Isn’t Fielding New AMPV Armored Vehicles With 30mm Cannons

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on May 2, 2026

The U.S. Marine Corps is working toward adding an active protection system (APS) capability to its fleet of 8x8 wheeled Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV).
Land

Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles To Get Missile-Swatting Active Protection Systems

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 30, 2026

The IDF is now using netting on vehicles to protect against Hezbollah FPV drones.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Israel Now Using Netting To Protect Combat Vehicles Against Scourge Of Hezbollah Drones

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 30, 2026

China is America's military equal now and in any future fight, warns a top Marine general.
People's Liberation Army (China)

China is America’s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 29, 2026

The U.S. Marine Corps is exploring the possibility of fielding a theater ballistic missile defense capability, driven heavily by discussions about the U.S. Army's capacity to provide protection against ballistic threats in future conflicts, or lack thereof.
MIM-104 Patriot

Marines Realize They Can’t Depend On Army For Ballistic Missile Defense

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 29, 2026

While a multitude of law enforcement agents sprang into action after a shooter tried to storm a ballroom where President Donald Trump and others were attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, one well-dressed and cool under pressure plainclothes agent went viral after whipping out a Heckler & Koch MP7.
Submachine Guns

MP7 Personal Defense Weapon Just Went Viral In Hands Of Tailored-Suit Wearing Agent

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 27, 2026

Recently uncovered wreckage of an Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)reveals that Ukraine is employing the AIM-120C-8 version, a weapon that is close to the ‘top of the line’ for these missiles. Ukraine can employ AMRAAM from its F-16 fighters, as well as from the ground-based National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) air defense system.
NASAMS

Evidence Of Ukraine Using AIM-120C-8 Missiles Emerges

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 27, 2026

Ukraine is air-launching its SHahed-136 interceptor drones now.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Ukraine’s Drone-Hunting An-28 Turboprop Is Now Launching Interceptor Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 24, 2026

Patriot PAC-3 Missiles To Arm Navy Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers
MIM-104 Patriot

Patriot PAC-3 Missiles To Arm Navy Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 21, 2026

The U.S. Navy has disclosed the test of an AeroVironment LOCUST laser counter-drone system aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Navy Fires Drone-Frying LOCUST Laser From Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2026

Ukraine has begun testing a new homegrown armored personnel carrier, a tracked vehicle named Skif (Scythian, an ancient warrior tribe who also lived in parts of modern Ukraine). The development underscores the fact that, despite extensive losses of legacy tracked APCs, this is a class of vehicle that the Ukrainian Armed Forces still prioritizes at it tries to hold off the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian Army

Ukraine’s M113-Inspired Armored Personnel Carrier In Testing

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2026

Army officials have shared new details about plans to launch extremely long-range drones from the service's forthcoming ME-11B High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) surveillance and reconnaissance planes.
U.S. Army

Air-Launched Drones Key To Keeping New Army Surveillance Jets Out Of Harms Way

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 18, 2026

The U.S. shipped 10,000 Merops interceptor drones to the Middle East to take on Iranian Shahed drones.
U.S. Army

Cheap Interceptor Drones Proven In Ukraine Protected U.S. Troops Against Iranian Shaheds

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 16, 2026

Army officials and the MV-75A's prime contractor, Bell, have both pointed to a future where tanker drones like the U.S. Navy's forthcoming MQ-25 Stingray could help extend the Cheyenne II's reach.
U.S. Army

Army Eyes Drone Tankers To Refuel Its New MV-75 Cheyenne II Tiltrotors

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 16, 2026

Apache counter-drone ammunition ramps up production
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Production Of AH-64 Apache’s New Counter-Drone Cannon Shell Ammunition Ramping-Up

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 16, 2026

L3Harris is pushing its modular Wolf family of “launched effects vehicles” for the U.S. Army, including to equip its H-60 Black Hawk series and AH-64 Apache helicopters. The family of vehicles includes the Red Wolf, configured for long-range precision strikes against targets on land or at sea, and the Green Wolf fitted with an electronic warfare payload.
U.S. Army

Wolf Pack Modular Mini Cruise Missiles Pitched For Apache, Black Hawk

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 16, 2026

The German military has revealed details of tests in which its Wiesel armored personnel carrier has been airdropped under parachutes from A400M transport aircraft. While the diminutive Wiesel (German for weasel) is already notably mobile, including fitting into a CH-53 helicopter, this appears to be the first time that it has been airdropped, marking a significant new capability for Germany’s airborne forces.
Armored Vehicles

Germany Is Now Airdropping Its Tiny Wiesel ‘Tankettes’

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 15, 2026

Boeing has provided details on its future plans for the venerable H-47 Chinook, including adding launched effects and creating a path toward an uncrewed version of the helicopter.
U.S. Army

CH-47 Chinook Air-Launching Swarms Of Drones Touted As Future Feature

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 15, 2026

A new Ukrainian surface-to-air missile appears to have made its first public appearance. The weapon is apparently an example of the Koral (also sometimes spelled Coral), the development of which has been known about for some time, as part of an effort to field homegrown ground-based air defense systems, something that the head of Ukraine’s Brave1 defense tech incubator discussed with TWZ in the past.
Ukrainian Army

This May Be Our Best Look At Ukraine’s Secretive New Surface-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 13, 2026

Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It
Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 8, 2026

An advanced imaging infrared seeker from a U.S.-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile interceptor appears to have been recovered largely intact in Syria.
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

THAAD Kill Vehicle’s Infrared Seeker Appears To Have Been Found In Syria Intact

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2026

What we are seeing with Iran's attacks on Israel with ballistic missiles with cluster warheads could have significant implications for future conflicts elsewhere, including in the Pacific region.
Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Iran Is Piercing Israel’s Ballistic Missile Defenses With High Altitude Cluster Warhead Releases

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 4, 2026

A front view of an SR-71 aircraft assigned to Detachment 4, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, as it prepares for takeoff.
Small Arms

SR-71 Blackbird Crews Had These Custom Smith & Wesson Pistols Built For Them

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 3, 2026

Ukraine is experimenting with private sector air defense.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Ukraine Using Private Air Defense Teams To Protect Industry Against Russian Drones

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 30, 2026

Iran says the US is dropping mines from the air on its missile facilities.
Tactical Ballistic Missiles

Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers?

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 27, 2026

Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group conducted two weeks of hands-on experimentation with Project Origin unmanned systems at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Including Special Operations Forces into technology assessments provides more in-depth understanding of what is needed to mature unmanned systems for the Army’s Operating Force. (U.S. Army photo by VIDS Corp)
U.S. Army

Army Scales Back Barriers To Access Its Top Testing Ranges

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Mar 26, 2026

Soldiers from multiple units, to include members of the U.S. Army Drone Team, compete in the Hunter-Killer lanes at the U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Huntsville, ALA., Feb. 17-19, 2026. Hosted by Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA), this inaugural Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition, themed “Agile, Adaptive, Lethal."
U.S. Army

Epic Fury Already Stress Testing More Agile Army Acquisition System, General Says

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Mar 25, 2026

Kamikaze drones operated by an Iran-backed militia in Iraq appear to have struck a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter and an air defense radar at an American base in Iraq.
U.S. Army

Drone Attack On Parked U.S. Army Black Hawk In Iraq A Harbinger Of What’s To Come

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 25, 2026

The U.S. Army says it hopes to see production of a finalized version of the next-generation M1E3 Abrams tank begin next year.
M1 Abrams

M1E3 Next-Gen Abrams Tank Production Could Begin Next Year

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 25, 2026

Barksdale Air Force Base in Lousiana, home to B-52 bombers, was the site of a wave of recent drone incursions.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

U.S. Battled Drone Incursions Over Key Bases At Home After Launch Of Epic Fury

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 25, 2026

The former head of the Army Air Defense Artillery School at Fort Sill offers unique insights into the challenges of defeating Iranian missiles and drones.
MIM-104 Patriot

Retired Patriot Battalion Commander On The Challenges Of Defeating Iran’s Barrages

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 24, 2026

A slightly shorter and lighter-weight carbine version of the U.S. Army's new 6.8x51mm M7 service rifle has now gotten its own designation: XM8.
Assault Rifles

New Army 6.8mm Carbine Recycles XM8 Designation From Failed “Starship Troopers” Rifle Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 23, 2026