Ukrainian strike underwater drones have attacked a Russian naval base in Novorossiysk, in what Ukrainian officials describe as the first combat use of underwater drones to disable a modern diesel-electric submarine. According to Ukrainian sources, underwater drones known as “Sub Sea Baby” detonated beneath a Russian Project 636.3 submarine of the Varshavyanka class, known in […]

Northrop Grumman has completed a new demonstration of its mine countermeasures technology, showing that its AN/AQS-24 minehunting system can be integrated with an uncrewed surface platform to meet emerging U.S. Navy operational requirements. According to a company statement, Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully demonstrated the integration of its AN/AQS-24 minehunting system with a Mine Countermeasures Unmanned […]

China’s newest long-endurance stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, the CH-7, has completed its maiden flight. State broadcaster CCTV said on Monday that China’s new high-altitude, high-speed, long-endurance CH-7 had recently completed its first flight. The outlet reported that the aircraft demonstrated long endurance, stealth, and high cruising speed, and was designed to meet “the needs of […]

India’s defense industry is pressing ahead with new strike options as JSR Dynamics has showcased its LRP2GM, a lightweight stealth cruise missile, to the Indian Navy, highlighting a domestically developed system aimed at long-range precision missions. According to the company website, the weapon is described as a “light weight cruise missile termed as long range […]

Germany has decided to move forward with an additional purchase of Airbus H145M light combat helicopters, exercising an option included in a 2023 contract and expanding the country’s planned fleet as it continues to modernize its rotary-wing forces. According to Airbus Helicopters, Germany has ordered 20 additional H145M helicopters, bringing the total number under contract […]

China may have begun construction of its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at a major shipyard in northeastern China, according to an analysis of satellite imagery obtained by a Japanese think tank, raising new questions about Beijing’s long-term naval ambitions in the Pacific. According to the National Institute for Basic Policy Research (NIPPR), satellite images taken […]

Footage shared on social media this week by Indian defense journalist Sandeep Unnithan shows what appears to be a kamikaze drone intercepted by Indian Army air defenses during Operation Sindoor. “Turkish YIHA-III drone shot down by Indian Army during #OperationSindoor on display at the army chief’s residence for the Vijay Diwas celebrations,” Unnithan wrote in […]

MatrixSpace announced today that it has been selected as the overall winner of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) Challenge, following live operational testing conducted during U.S. Northern Command’s Falcon Peak 25.2 exercise. The selection places MatrixSpace at the top of more than 115 submissions evaluated by the Defense […]

The Royal Thai Army has recovered a BTR-3E1 armored personnel carrier that became immobilized during recent operations near the Thai-Cambodian border, countering earlier claims circulated by Cambodian sources that the vehicle had been seized. According to Thai military officials, the incident occurred on December 12 during operations in the Ta Phraya district of Sa Kaeo […]

The Turkish domestically developed Tayfun ballistic missile has successfully struck its target during a recent test launch. The test involved the Tayfun missile and its associated weapon system, which is already in mass production and being delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces. Testing is continuing across multiple variants of Tayfun, which Turkish authorities describe as […]

Ukraine says it is now detecting Russian attack drones equipped with Starlink satellite communication terminals on a daily basis, marking a shift in how Moscow is sustaining long-range drone operations under battlefield pressure. Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian electronic warfare specialist also known by the callsign “Serhiy Flesh,” said Russian forces have moved from improvised installations […]

The United States Marine Corps has tested a new unmanned amphibious ground vehicle during a recent Technical Concept Experiment 25.2 at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, according to materials released following the event. The experimental platform, described as an Unmanned Swarming Amphibious Craft, was observed operating along the shoreline and surf […]

United States military air transport activity into Puerto Rico is continuing at a sustained pace, according to open-source flight tracking data and aviation observers monitoring movements from the continental United States into the Caribbean. The pattern has drawn attention from analysts who view the island as a forward logistics node for U.S. operations near northern […]

Sweden is evaluating the purchase of South Korea’s K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer as it reassesses its artillery mix and considers adding tracked platforms alongside its well-known wheeled Archer systems, according to reports citing internal documents and regional defense coverage. Swedish defense planners are studying options for acquiring tracked self-propelled artillery to operate in deep snow […]

Thai naval infantry units have retaken a disputed border area in Trat province following intense fighting with Cambodian forces, reasserting Thai control over the territory and raising the national flag to signal restored sovereignty, the Royal Thai Navy said. According to a statement released by the Royal Thai Navy, forces under the Chanthaburi–Trat Border Defense […]

The Royal Thai Air Force has carried out precision airstrikes against Cambodian military targets along the Thai-Cambodian border, using fighter aircraft to strike what were described as ammunition storage facilities, according to reports from both Thai and Cambodian sources. According to information circulating from Thai military-linked accounts, the strikes occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. local […]

Thai military forces have captured multiple Chinese-made GAM-102LR guided anti-tank missile systems from Cambodian troops during fighting near Hill 677, according to recent reports from the area. According to the reports, Thai soldiers secured a significant quantity of GAM-102LR missiles after overrunning Cambodian positions on the contested high ground. The missiles are considered a modern […]

Cambodian military forces have captured a Thai Army BTR-3E1 armored vehicle near the Thai-Cambodian border, marking the first confirmed battlefield trophy of the latest phase of fighting between the two countries. Photos circulating on social media show soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces posing alongside a BTR-3E1 infantry fighting vehicle after it was abandoned […]

United States Forces Korea have recovered an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft that went down off South Korea’s west coast last month. According to U.S. Forces Korea, the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing successfully located and recovered the MQ-9 Reaper from waters near Maldo Island, off the coast of Gunsan, following the Nov. 24 incident. […]

Chinese military pressure around Taiwan intensified again this week after a People’s Liberation Army Navy warship used politically charged language during a radio exchange with a Taiwanese aircraft, prompting a firm response from Taiwan’s Air Force and drawing widespread attention online. According to reporting by Taiwanese media and recordings shared by the long-running military monitoring […]