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Seeing the dual-tactical and strategic impacts of one-way attack (OWA) drones in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Persian Gulf Crisis, the world’s militaries – small and large alike – are adopting OWA-centered strategies. With a USD $54.6 billion budget proposal for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG) in FY2027, the United States is aiming to lead the surge.[1] Army Secretary Dan Driscoll set a target of equipping every US Army squad with expendable one-way attack (OWA) drones and acquiring at least 1 million units within 2 to 3 years.[2] Though loitering munitions, such as the Shahed and its growing list…

The 155 mm long-range artillery rounds are among the urgently needed supplies on the front line. Credit: Ukraine MOD. Ukraine’s Defence Procurement Agency DOT has finalised its largest procurement by value to date, contracting for 155mm long-range artillery rounds.   The Ministry of Defence announced on 25 May 2026 that the award followed a notably competitive process, with participation from a significant number of potential suppliers.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The Ministry stated that the purchase is intended to strengthen the ability of Ukraine’s Defence Forces…

Cyprus is now seriously considering the purchase of India’s supersonic BrahMos missile system, alongside Kamikaze drones, under a new defence roadmap with New Delhi.If finalised, the deal would mark a major strategic setback for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, given Ankara’s decades-long occupation of northern Cyprus and its hostile stance towards Nicosia.Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides’ recent visit to India has set the stage for this potential acquisition. Both nations agreed on a comprehensive defence and security cooperation roadmap for 2026–31, which includes collaboration in emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and defence industry partnerships.Cyprus has expressed a clear desire to procure Indian defence…

Megan Hainline, NatDef The Joint Force is not maximizing airpower combat options due to insufficient prioritization of weapons interoperability Source link

TAMPA, Fla. — Ukrainian special operations forces (SOF) driving through combat zones in 4×4 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) could soon get some more protection from the ever-present threat of overhead drones courtesy of a new ballistic protection kit designed for the nimble off-road vehicles. Australian company Andvare VI Defence Industries said it has teamed with specialist vehicle manufacturer Polaris Government and Defense to deliver prototypes of the protection kit to Ukrainian SOF for an operational evaluation in theater, after the Ukrainian SOF requirement had been received through NATO partners in Bulgaria. The solution, which comprises a series of lightweight armor inserts for the…

Pakistan’s military leadership under Asim Munir is deliberately slowing down the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), signalling a strategic tilt away from Beijing and towards Washington, while Gulf states like the UAE are simultaneously obstructing Iran’s integration into the corridor to protect Dubai’s dominance, reported News18.This marks a significant rupture in the “all-weather” China-Pakistan partnership.Pakistan and China have long projected their relationship as a cornerstone of regional strategy, built around military cooperation and the ambitious CPEC program under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.The corridor was designed to connect China’s Xinjiang province with Pakistan’s Gwadar Port through highways, railways, pipelines…

AFP The maniacal push for deploying U.S. forces on the ground in Ukraine is relentless. The Blob’s urge must be resisted. Source link

This week on the Break Out, Breaking Defense Europe’s Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo shares what she witnessed during a visit to the forests of Latvia to observe unmanned ground vehicles put to the test during NATO’s recent Crystal Arrow 2026 exercise. Then Caitlin Lee of the RAND Corporation explains how a recent Pentagon drone initiative has roots that arguably stretch back at least to the Kennedy administration during the Cold War. More of that conversation can be heard in the second part of our new video series focused on the benefits and risks of relying on unmanned systems. Source link

The three F-35s landed in Poland on 22 May 2026. Credit: Poland MOD via X. Poland has taken delivery of its first three F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft, marking the start of a 32-jet order for the nation’s air force. The jets arrived at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask on 22 May 2026. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The arrival, the result of a fighter acquisition agreement signed in January 2020 between the US and Polish governments, marks Poland’s entry…

In the last two months, at least two Sufi shrines have come under attack by Islamist mobs in Bangladesh. The first was on April 11, when a Pir (spiritual leader) was beaten to death by a mob of around 300-400 people in an attack on a shrine in Kushtia in western Bangladesh. Then, on May 14, a mob vandalized the centuries-old shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali Baghdadi in Mirpur, Dhaka, where they beat people up with sticks. The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, was allegedly involved in the two attacks. Although it has denied the allegations, evidence points…