Counter-Drone Systems Undergo First Collective Field Trial During Exercise Austral Shield 2026

Image: Staff Sgt. John Johnson via DVIDS The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.3 billion Foreign Military Sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Norway, as per a

Image: SAAB © Saab has revealed a full-scale concept model of a future uncrewed combat air system at an air show in Linköping, Sweden. The A3-001 concept demonstrates how crewed

Image: Navy Seaman Tomas Zuelke via U.S. DoW The U.S. Navy has named the industry performers set to begin Phase 1 of a statement of work collaboration for its MH-60

Anduril has demonstrated a prototype battle-management system designed to coordinate U.S. air and missile defenses in the Western Pacific. The company showcased the capability during Valiant Shield 2026, a multinational

Image: Tiberius Aerospace © Tiberius Aerospace has moved its Invictus long-range precision strike system from laboratory research into formal engineering test and evaluation, according to a recent press statement. The

Image: L3Harris © Peru has selected L3Harris Technologies to supply its Viper Shield electronic warfare system for the country’s incoming F-16 Block 70 aircraft, according to L3Harris. The system acts

Image: AeroVironment © AeroVironment has established a new joint venture in Greece, AV Eagle, partnering with Athens-based Eyeonix SA to expand its presence across the European defence market, according to

Image: US Marines © US Marines have tested the mobility of the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, evaluating how the system can strengthen command and control

Image: Hanwha Defense © The US Army has awarded Hanwha Defense USA a contract to build prototype wheeled howitzers under its Mobile Tactical Cannon programme, according to a recent Army

Image: Rheinmetall © Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt have achieved a milestone for networked air defence during the German Air Force’s Timber Express 2026 exercise in Manching. The companies successfully

Image: Northrop Grumman © Northrop Grumman has completed a government-led critical design review for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s Block II upgrade, clearing the way for the most significant modernisation in

Image: Jennifer DeHaan, Army via U.S. DoW © The US Army has increased its Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) procurement objective to 11,582 units, an 18-fold rise from the original 2019

Image: Anduril © The U.S. Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) has completed a second exercise with Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), marking a further step towards operational fielding

Image: M1 Support Services © The U.S. Army has awarded a $10 billion contract to M1 Support Services L.P. of Denton, Texas, to transform how it trains rotary-wing pilots at

Image: Airbus © Airbus Defence and Space has tested a new digital training method during the German Air Force’s Timber Express exercise this summer, blending real aircraft with computer-generated threats