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WASHINGTON — The Army will soon officially assume control of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, a program the Missile Defense Agency has long managed, according to a new timeline disclosed by a service official. Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s Program Acquisition Executive of Fires, told an audience at the annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference Tuesday the current THAAD office “will be transferring over to me from MDA in [fiscal year] ’27.” “We’re working very closely with MDA right now on that transfer plan and that memorandum of understanding and agreement,” he said. The Army already…

Questions about following illegal orders—a frequent theme of the second Trump administration—came up again at a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday. Just days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the U.S. war on Iran would feature “no quarter, no mercy for our enemies”—on its face, a violation of international law—the leader of U.S. Southern Command was pressed by House lawmakers who had questions about attacks on alleged drug-running boats off South America.“Has an order been issued to you on ‘no quarter,’ no survivors?” Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., asked Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, alluding to the Sept. 2 “double-tap” attack on…

Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel operate ORCUS counter drone (C-UAS) system. Many sensors and effectors can be integrated into a unified tactical C-UAS web. Credit: RAF. BAE Systems will test its namesake Anti Threat System (BATS) for the first time in April, with live fire trials to follow in the summer This artificial intelligence (AI) driven command and control (C2) software was developed in just six months, beginning in October 2025 The capability meets a global demand to employ layered counter drone hardware BAE Systems confirmed plans to test its BATS system in April, followed by live fire trials in…

The Indian Navy’s pivot towards indigenously developed naval mines, exemplified by the Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM), signals a strategic masterstroke in underwater warfare.This advanced system, born from the labs of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), targets the Achilles’ heel of modern adversaries: stealth ships and submarines that evade traditional detection.The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Indian Navy, in May 2025 had successfully carried out combat firing trials—using reduced explosives—of the indigenously developed Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM).At the heart of the MIGM’s innovation lies its multi-influence detection mechanism. Unlike legacy mines reliant on a…

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TALLINN — When Estonian drone-maker Threod Systems announced a new $6.6 million contract on Tuesday with the United Kingdom for drone launchers, it may have seemed small by international arms deal standards. But the price tag belies a more striking trend: It’s the latest deal for an Estonian defense industry that’s seen a dramatic boom in the last few years, growing nearly 350 percent since 2021. That’s according to a new forecast by the Estonian Defense and Aerospace Industry Association, shared exclusively with Breaking Defense, that says Estonia’s 138 defense companies could see $842 in sales revenue and an export…

Virtually all of the giant reconciliation fund has been doled out, the Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer said Tuesday. “Everything except for $1.3 billion in the $153 billion that’s been given to the Department of Defense by the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act has been apportioned and [has] been released to the services and program managers. And so that money is all starting to flow,” Jules Hurst, who is performing the duties of Pentagon comptroller and chief financial officer, said at the McAleese annual defense programs conference in Arlington, Va.As Hurst spoke, lawmakers are mulling a $50 billion supplemental to pay…

Threod Systems’ Cata aircraft launcher system. Credit: Threod Systems. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has chosen the Cata aircraft launcher from Threod Systems for the British Army’s one-way effector (OWE) capability as part of the ASGARD programme. Cata launcher is currently the “only launcher” that can support both ASGARD and other OWE initiatives, a representative of the MoD said, describing it as a “common interoperable solution” across Defence OWE programmes. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Throughout 2025, the British Army Trials…

The LPG tanker Nanda Devi has arrived at Vadinar port in Jamnagar, Gujarat, marking a significant moment for India’s energy security.This vessel, carrying 46,500 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), reached Indian shores on Tuesday, just one day after the tanker Shivalik docked successfully. The timely arrival underscores India’s determined efforts to secure vital energy supplies despite escalating geopolitical tensions.Nanda Devi’s journey concluded with preparations for a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer at the harbour. The cargo is slated for transfer to MT BW Birch, which will handle onward distribution across the country. This operation highlights the logistical precision required to…