Author: Defenceline Webdesk

Archer Aviation agrees to buy Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. Credit: bluestork/Shutterstock.com. US-based Archer Aviation has signed definitive agreements to acquire Boeing subsidiaries Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu, aiming to expand its capabilities in physical AI technology. The agreement will see Archer integrate the autonomous flight expertise developed by Wisk over 16 years, SkyGrid’s digital air traffic management tools and Insitu’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) portfolio, which has seen extensive deployment with armed forces in 35 nations. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find…

Read More

Reindeer pastures and dairy farms stretch across the flat, windswept plain of Japan’s northernmost prefecture, giving little hint of what lies roughly 300 meters below. Inside the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, teams of engineers are trying to answer a question no country has fully solved: how to keep highly radioactive waste isolated from the environment for periods measured not in decades, but in tens of thousands of years. In May, I gained special access to the facility through the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), touring the underground galleries and observing several of the experiments currently underway. Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory.…

Read More

Which of the following are of most interest to you? * Strategic & Macro Insights Sales & Customer Insights Market Insights Competitive Insights Deals & Transaction Insights Innovation & Technology Insights Custom Research & Advisory Research Reports Events & Webinars Data, API & Partnerships Lead Generation & Business Development Industry * Academia & Education Aerospace, Defense & Security Agriculture Asset Management Automotive Banking & Payments Chemicals Construction Consumer Foodservice Government, trade bodies and NGOs Health & Fitness Hospitals & Healthcare HR, Staffing & Recruitment Insurance Investment Banking Legal Services Management Consulting Marketing & Advertising Media & Publishing Medical Devices Mining…

Read More

I was serving as Dean of the University of Medicine in Yangon when Myanmar’s military staged its coup in February 2021. Overnight, I became an activist in the resistance movement, serving in a variety of roles. Like millions of my fellow citizens, I joined peaceful protests and helped lead the Civil Disobedience Movement. My involvement soon made me a wanted man, forcing me to flee to a neighboring country before I eventually received refuge in Europe. I was later appointed minister of health and education in the National Unity Government (NUG), which was formed in April 2021 to lead the…

Read More

Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers. Credit: Patria. Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance (KNDS) have formalised a framework agreement to assemble and integrate Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers in Germany. The agreement forms part of a broader initiative under the Common Armoured Vehicles System (CAVS) programme, aimed at expanding local production capabilities and supporting Germany’s defence procurement strategy. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The arrangement follows the December 2025 procurement contracts between Patria and the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). According to Patria, the…

Read More

WASHINGTON — L3Harris opened a new maritime production facility in Providence, R.I., today to support the production of undersea training systems for the US Navy and allies, according to the firm.  The 50,000-square-foot facility at ProvPort is a $6 million investment that aims to leverage local partnership to provide “additional jobs” to those in the community, L3Harris said in a press release today.  “The demand for undersea training and readiness has never been greater, and this facility ensures we are positioned to meet that demand with the speed and scale our customers require,” Nino DiCosmo, president of Maritime, Space and…

Read More

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Iran’s deliberate targeting of U.S. radar systems during Epic Fury shows that the military has to change the way it protects key space assets on the ground, U.S. Space Command’s leader said.Iranian drone and missile attacks after the initial U.S.-Israel joint strikes reportedly damaged multiple radar sites. One U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command soldier, Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, was killed in the March 1 attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The loss of life and key technology in the war highlight the military’s need to improve the way it protects key…

Read More

Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during the keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense) Attendees listen during a keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense) Golden Dome czar Gen. Mike Guetlein, left, speaks with retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on August 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense) Vera, made by Huntsville’s Browncoats robotics team, is a mechanical challenge robot that…

Read More