Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany will establish a joint venture in the first quarter of 2026 to develop naval laser weapons. Based on their existing cooperation since 2019 and the implementation of a naval laser demonstrator, the new company will develop and provide high-performance, innovative laser weapon systems, initially for the navy
Germany has signed an agreement for the delivery of DM2A5 heavyweight torpedoes for its next-generation submarines, marking the largest torpedo order in the history of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group operations. The
The United States has seized a sanctioned crude oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a multi-agency operation that Washington says disrupted an illicit network moving Venezuelan and Iranian oil to support foreign terrorist organizations.
Poland says it is in active negotiations with war-torn Ukraine on the transfer of the countrys remaining 14 MiG-29 fighter jets. In an official statement, Poland confirmed that the aircraft have reached the end of their operational life and can no longer be modernized for Polish service
A French investigation has concluded that Pakistan and China coordinated a disinformation operation during Indias Operation Sindoor in May 2025 to falsely claim that Rafale fighters were shot down by Chinese-supplied weapons, using fabricated imagery, unverified military statements, and state-backed media amplification. The French defence ministry
Anduril Industries and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries have
Raytheon UK has been awarded a contract to support the UKs Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission by providing a team of specialist orbital analysts. As part of the agreement, the UK Space Agency will gain access to Raytheon UKs NORSSTrack software, a system designed to track and map satellites, monitor space debris and potential collisions, assess satellite re-entries, and deliver vital data to improve operational decision-making
A high-energy laser demonstrator transferred for further testing in Germany has set the German Navy on a path toward operational shipborne laser weapons
A second import-substituted prototype of the Russian MC-21 medium-range aircraft has conducted its first flight from the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant of the Yakovlev Company, part of Rostecs United Aircraft Corporation. The jet is being used to test domestically produced systems and PD-14 engines
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to merge their space-activities into a single new company.The combined entity will draw on the partners strengths across space infrastructure and services (excluding launchers) and is expected to have a workforce of around 25,000 employees and a pro-forma turnover of about €6