Ukraine Pulls Off World’s First Unmanned Amphibious Assault
In a Worlds first, a Ukrainian drone boat beached itself on Russian-occupied shoreline of the Black sea from which a machine-gun-armed ground robot rolling onto the sand to run a mission behind enemy lines. Ukraines 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade announced it on July 13
Pentagon Awards Contracts to Develop Laser Weapons Against Cruise Missiles, Drones
The Department of War (DoW) announced yesterday the award of two Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) to advance the United States' defenses against cruise missile and unmanned aerial system (UAS). The contracts with nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight, executed by the Department's Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE) Critical Technology Area...
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
A Russian firm has developed a new cartridge that splits three-ways after firing increasing the chances of hitting FPV drones, those pesky, toy-like quadcopters that can kills a solder or disable a tank at close range. Russias
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Challenger 3, the U.K
KNDS Delivers First Fully Modernized LEOPARD 2 SWE Tanks to Sweden
KNDS has delivered the first of 110 fully modernized LEOPARD 2 SWE (Stridsvagn 123 A) tank systems to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The modernization program, known as REMO (Renovation Modernization), covers all Swedish LEOPARD 2 main battle tanks and will be completed by 2030
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
Hanwha Aerospace of Korea has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with French firm, Thales to make its Chunmoo guided missiles compatible with Thales X-Fire launcher platforms. The MOU was signed on June 17 at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris
KNDS unveils new Main Battle Tank, “CAPTINT,” Long Range Artillery LORAS At...
KNDS unveiled the CAPINT Main Battle Tank and new very long-range artillery system family LORAS (LOng Range Artillery System) at Eurosatory 2026. Built on an enhanced chassis based on a LEO 2 A8 latest version and a KNDS France ASCALON unmanned turret; CAPINT serves as KNDS proposal for Frances new armoured combat system
Russian T-72 Tanks Don “Turtle-back” Anti-drone Protection
Footage of the Russian T-72 tank has appeared online showing a modified anti-drone "visor" in the shape of a turtle-back providing all-round protection for the turret from FPV drones and small-sized loitering munitions. The tank is seen operating from a camouflaged position somewhere in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Swiss Army Procures New Artillery System from KNDS
The Swiss Procurement Agency, Armasuisse has signed a contract for procuring 32 new artillery system with KNDS Deutschland GmbH. The Artillery Gun Module (AGM) artillery system is being procured to be mounted on the Piranha IV carrier platform from the Swiss manufacturer GDELS-Mowag
U.K. Army to Receive 72 Remote Control 155mm Howitzers Under £1bn Contract
The U.K
Canadian firm INKAS, KNDS France, Introduce Mine Resistant Armored Vehicle
Canadian firm INKAS has introduced the INKAS M1 MRAP, a mine-resistant armored vehicle developed through a Canadian–French defense collaboration with KNDS Mobility. Integrating a French mobility architecture with Canadian armored vehicle engineering and systems integration, the M1 represents a first-of-its-kind NATO-aligned MRAP platform designed to strengthen interoperability across allied forces
Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1 Bn for “Urgent” Manufacture of 17 HIMARS Artillery
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a contract action with a not-to-exceed of $1,132,447,811 for full rate production 17 of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) M142 launchers
Ukrainian Plot to Attack Moscow-based Defense Enterprise with 35 FPV Drones Foiled
France Follows U.S. in Allowing Ukraine to Produce Air Defense Missiles
Russia, Ukraine Cause Significant Damage to Each Others’ Oil Tankers, Military Targets
Ukraine Pulls Off World’s First Unmanned Amphibious Assault
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles