EXCLUSIVE: US poised to accept new F-35s without radars, sources say Defence & Security March 19, 2026 WASHINGTON — Starting this fall, all new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters delivered to the American military will come without radars,…
With the Pentagon’s FY27 budget request forthcoming, it’s unclear if it will hit $1.5 trillion Defence & Security March 19, 2026 WASHINGTON — It’s “pencils down” on options for a $1.5 trillion defense spending request for fiscal 2027, but the Trump…
Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic Defence & Security March 19, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer said he’s “pretty confident” that the military can replace Anthropic’s Claude before President…
In new timeline, Army set to take full control of THAAD missile program by 2027 Defence & Security March 18, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Army will soon officially assume control of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, a…
In tiny Estonia, drones lead booming defense expansion Defence & Security March 18, 2026 TALLINN — When Estonian drone-maker Threod Systems announced a new $6.6 million contract on Tuesday with the United Kingdom for…
Army is not satisfied with readiness rates, says service’s undersecretary Defence & Security March 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Army is not at a satisfactory readiness rate, according to one service official, and will have to…
Israel’s defense industry accelerates production amid multi-front war Defence & Security March 17, 2026 JERUSALEM — As Israel participates in a multi-front war with Iran and Hezbollah, the country’s Ministry of Defense said it…
AeroVironment to acquire California drone maker ESAero in $200M deal Defence & Security March 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — Defense firm AeroVironment (AV) announced today that it will acquire Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero), a California-based UAS engineering…
Army awards Anduril counter-drone task order as first in new $20B ‘contract vehicle’ Defence & Security March 16, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Army-run counter-drone task force has selected Anduril’s Lattice software as the command and control backbone in an…
Baykar unveils K2 Kamikaze drone with AI, swarming capabilities Defence & Security March 16, 2026 BEIRUT — Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar recently unveiled a new, AI-powered one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed the K2…
