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Australian Bluebottle Hybrid USV Debuts at AUKUS Maritime Big Play Pacific With Diesel Power
Two diesel-augmented Bluebottle Hybrid USVs from Australia’s Ocius are at AUKUS Maritime Big Play Pacific, the variant’s first naval exercise, carrying the ThayerMahan Outpost…
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Sweden Orders Four Bofors 57Mk3 Naval Guns With Programmable Rounds Against Drones and Missiles
Sweden’s FMV has ordered four Bofors 57Mk3 naval guns and programmable 3P ammunition from BAE Systems Bofors for delivery in 2028 and 2029, reinforcing…
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Turkish Drone Maker Baykar’s Sixth Fergani Satellite Reaches Orbit in Bid to Break Free of GPS
Fergani Space has placed its sixth spacecraft, the 160 kg FRG-100D4 test satellite, into a 590 km orbit. It validates in-house avionics for Uluğ…
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China SLBM Test: Beijing Links July Pacific Launch to Third-Generation Nuclear Subs
Xinhua says China’s Changzheng nuclear submarines have reached a third generation and ties that milestone to the July 6 SLBM test into the South…
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Türkiye Defense Budget Climbs to $44.5 Billion in 2027 as Arms Procurement Funding Jumps 229%
Ankara’s 2027 draft budget raises Ministry of National Defense arms procurement appropriations by 229% and lifts combined defense and internal security spending to TL…
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US Navy Super Hornet Spotted With AIM-174B and AIM-260A JATM Together for First Time
A VX-31 F/A-18F Super Hornet has been photographed over Ridgecrest, California, carrying the AIM-174B Gunslinger and AIM-260A JATM together, pairing a long-range weapon against…
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Combat Unmanned Ground Systems From Six Nations Operate as One in EDA’s Final CUGS Demo
The European Defence Agency’s CUGS project has completed its final demonstration, running Italian, Estonian, French, Polish, German and Finnish combat unmanned ground systems on…
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France Orders Four More SAMP/T NG Air Defense Systems Built to Intercept Hypersonic Threats
The DGA has ordered four more SAMP/T NG sections from Eurosam through OCCAR, lifting France’s planned fleet to 12. Ten are now due by…
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Australia’s Ghost Shark Uncrewed Sub Launches Altius Drone From 12-Tube Launcher
Anduril’s first footage shows Australia’s Ghost Shark XL-AUV surfacing and launching an Altius drone from a 12-tube launcher, days after Canberra declassified payloads including…
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UAE Navy Demonstrates EDGE Autonomous Systems Under One AI Command Layer With US Navy
EDGE Group led the integration of sovereign autonomous systems for a UAE Navy demonstration with US Navy participation, connecting the 170 M-DETECTOR unmanned surface…
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French Exail Marins Inertial Navigation to Equip a Navy’s Entire USV Fleet
An undisclosed navy will fit Exail’s Marins inertial navigation systems across its entire uncrewed surface vessel fleet, making GPS-independent navigation a fleet standard. The…
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US Air Force Bets $3.5M on Natilus KONA, a Blended-Wing Freighter Burning 30% Less Fuel
The US Air Force has awarded Natilus $3.5 million to move its optionally piloted KONA blended-wing freighter, rated for 3.8 tons over 800 nautical…
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F-16 Block 70 Becomes the Middle East’s Fighter of Choice as F-35 Access Stays Rationed
Morocco’s first F-16 Block 72 flew on October 6, 2026, as Bahrain flies the Block 70 in combat and Jordan, Egypt and Türkiye seek…
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France Could Have Two Aircraft Carriers Until 2040 if Charles de Gaulle Stays in Service
France is studying whether Charles de Gaulle, its only aircraft carrier, can serve until 2040 instead of retiring in 2038. Reactor and fuel findings…
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China’s Type 051C Destroyer Shenyang Seen With HQ-10 Replacing Russian S-300FM Air Defense
New photos show the PLA Navy’s Type 051C destroyer Shenyang on sea trials with its Russian S-300FM apparently replaced by four HQ-10 launchers, shrinking…
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US Air Force Fighter Fleet Plan: 1,509 Jets by 2035, 60% Stealth With F-35A and F-47
The Air Force now plans for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with stealth jets rising from about 40 to 60 percent of the fleet…
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German Bundeswehr Personnel Tops 190,000, Above Legal Growth Corridor for First Time
Germany’s Bundeswehr passed 190,000 active soldiers in early October, exceeding its legal 2026 growth corridor for the first time. Applications rose 29 percent, but…
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Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Tornado-S Rocket Launcher Near Skadovsk in Occupied Kherson
Ukraine’s HUR says its Prymary unit hit a Russian 9K515 Tornado-S heavy rocket launcher near Skadovsk with successive kamikaze drones. The 300 mm system,…
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UK Challenger 3 Prototypes Reach Seven, but Tank Manufacture Has Yet to Begin
Seven Challenger 3 prototypes are now in Demonstration Phase trials and an eighth is nearly built, yet series manufacture has not begun. Program reapproval…
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France’s Hellfire Successor AKERON LP Succeeds in New Launch From Tiger Helicopter
An AKERON LP missile fired from a hovering Tiger helicopter at Cazaux on September 25 held its infrared lock through separation. The booster-only shot…