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Australian and British personnel emerge from HMS Anson, a Royal Navy Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arriving at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia under AUKUS. Credit: Crown Copyright / UK Ministry of Defence. Filtronic, a micro electronics and non-kinetic effects specialist, increased its industrial capacity in Sedgefield six times over Peter Stocken, director of business development for the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, revealed plans to explore options for delivering AUKUS needs The move was not possible for the tier two defence supplier until now, previously constrained by limited building space Filtronic has migrated to a 44,000 square foot manufacturing facility…

Bhopal-based Aryavart Technologies Development Pvt Ltd has emerged as one of India’s most promising private players in the unmanned systems domain with its long-endurance ARYA family of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, now being evolved into a loitering strike–capable platform.The company’s work on ARYA reflects a broader shift in India’s defence ecosystem, where regional innovation hubs and start-ups are taking on roles traditionally dominated by large public sector enterprises, particularly in domains such as surveillance drones, loitering munitions, and autonomous systems.Founded in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Aryavart Technologies has steadily built a niche in indigenous UAV design, development, and manufacturing, aligning closely…

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BEIRUT — As the United Arab Emirates confronts a disproportionate number of attacks from Iran, the small Gulf nation just to Iran’s south appears to be sharing less information about how successful its air defenses have been in recent days. In the first 10 days of the war, the UAE stood out as sharing detailed numbers on the missiles and drones attacking its airspace as well as successful interceptions. For instance, the Ministry of Defense said that as of March 8, a total of 1,422 unmanned aerial vehicles had been detected, 1,342 of which were intercepted. All eight threatening cruise…

US-Israeli war on Iran, day 14: The U.S. lost six more service members amid President Trump’s war against Iran on Thursday. All six crew members perished when their KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft went down in western Iraq after colliding with another aircraft. (An initial version of this newsletter noted the aircraft went down in western Iran; but that was a regrettable typo.)“The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury,” military officials at Central Command said in an initial statement Thursday evening. “Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the…

DroneShield have launched a European C-UAS production line. Credit: © 2026 DroneShield Ltd. Australia’s DroneShield has expanded its industrial footprint with the establishment of counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) manufacturing line at an undisclosed location in the European Union (EU). The move marks the company’s first C-UAS production line outside Australia and is intended to meet rising operational demand across the region. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more DroneShield said it has collaborated with an “established manufacturer” to begin production of European-made C-UAS,…

In March 2026, the Indian Navy has elevated its warships to operational standby in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. This deployment forms part of Operation Sankalp, a sustained mission to shield Indian merchant shipping from escalating regional conflicts.Since June 2019, Indian destroyers and frigates have maintained a rotational presence in these vital waters. Their primary mandate is to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint through which a significant portion of India’s energy imports flow.Recent escalations in West Asia have prompted this intensified readiness. The warships now stand poised for swift action, encompassing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations,…

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WASHINGTON — Rick Freeman, vice president at Amazon overseeing Amazon Leo for Government, is no longer leading the company arm charged with military space business, Breaking Defense has learned. “Rick Freeman left Amazon in late February to explore new opportunities outside the company,” an Amazon spokesperson said. “This change has no impact on our commitment to government and public sector customers in the US or elsewhere around the world. Amazon Leo was designed to provide resilient, secure communications to public sector customers across civil and defense, and we remain fully committed to that segment alongside our consumer and enterprise segments,”…

US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has carried out more than 3,000 airstrikes against Iranian military positions in the first week of Operation Epic Fury, a US-led air campaign launched against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), air defence sites, ballistic missile facilities, and naval assets across Iran.According to CENTCOM, the strikes have achieved full US air dominance over Iranian airspace and produced a 95% reduction in Iranian drone and missile launches. Independent verification of these figures has not been available.Israeli defence officials claim that joint US-Israeli operations have destroyed 80% of Iran’s air defence systems and 60% of its…