China has placed its top operational military commander, General Zhang Youxia, under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law, a move that is expected to disrupt command continuity and delay any near-term plans for a military operation against Taiwan, The Telegraph reported. China’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Saturday that Zhang, vice chairman […]

China has launched an investigation into two of its most senior military officials, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law, the Chinese government announced on Saturday, in a move that reaches the highest levels of the People’s Liberation Army command structure. According to the official announcement, Zhang Youxia, […]

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to a foreign customer, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded during offloading operations. Footage circulating on social media shows multiple Type 59 artillery pieces secured on wheeled carriages and covered […]

Russia has used export-version surface-to-air missiles intended for foreign customers to strike ground targets in Ukraine, according to an investigation published Friday by Defense Express. Fragments recovered after recent strikes show that Russia fired 48N6E2 missiles, an export variant of the long-range interceptor used by the S-300PMU2 Favorit and S-400 air defense systems. As reported […]

The Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems, marking the initial deployment of Italy’s modernized layered air and missile defense architecture, the defense outlet Militarnyi reported on Friday. The handover includes the first SAMP/T NG (New Generation) medium- and long-range air defense systems as well as GRIFO short-range […]

The Indian Army has flagged off the first batch of Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) repaired at its newly established Tank Medium Repair Facility in Ladakh, marking the start of frontline maintenance operations at the world’s highest armored repair site. The facility, located in the high-altitude Ladakh region, is designed to provide on-site repair and restoration […]

GM Defense has launched GM Defense UK, establishing a dedicated British presence to support the United Kingdom’s defense priorities and lead engagement with the UK Ministry of Defence, the company announced this week. The new entity will operate from General Motors facilities in Leamington Spa and Silverstone and will serve as the focal point for […]

The United States Central Command has awarded defense technology firm Raft a new contract to deploy an artificial intelligence system designed for battlefield operations, following a competitive five-day evaluation hosted by CENTCOM, the company announced on January 22. Raft received the award through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) issued by the Chief Digital and Artificial […]

Castelion announced the launch of Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in Sandoval County, New Mexico, aimed at supporting high-cadence production of U.S. hypersonic strike systems, the company said. The project represents more than $220 million in private investment and is expected to create about 300 manufacturing jobs as the company scales domestic production […]

Safran Federal Systems has completed a successful flight demonstration of its Blacknaute inertial navigation system aboard a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the company announced on January 21, confirming the system’s ability to operate accurately in GPS-denied and electronically contested environments. The test flight validated that the Blacknaute system maintained precise navigation performance without […]

The United States Army has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to enterprise browser developer HERE to build an artificial intelligence–based data interoperability layer for Army command-and-control systems, the company said on January 21, 2026. According to a press release from HERE, the project will use the company’s Enterprise Browser platform as a […]

The Norwegian Armed Forces, alongside about 3,000 United States Marines and other U.S. and NATO units, will conduct Exercise Cold Response 26 in northern Norway in March 2026, with allied forces beginning cold-weather training deployments as early as January, U.S. and Norwegian officials confirmed. The exercise is a Norwegian-led, routine winter drill designed to test […]

Textron Systems said on January 20, 2026, that it has been awarded a $163.4 million contract to deliver 65 COMMANDO Select Mobile Strike Force Vehicles to support Ukraine under the U.S. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, using the Foreign Military Sales mechanism, according to a company announcement. The three-year, firm fixed-price contract was awarded through the […]

Hyundai Rotem is in active discussions to export its K2 main battle tank to multiple countries beyond Poland, according to a report published on January 22 by South Korean brokerage Kiwoom In a research note, Kiwoom Securities analyst Lee Han-gyeol wrote that Hyundai Rotem is holding export talks with Iraq, Peru, Romania, and Saudi Arabia […]

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday that several Ukrainian electrical substations critical for nuclear safety were affected by widespread military activity, leading to a temporary loss of external power at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and disruptions to power lines serving other nuclear facilities. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that Chornobyl Nuclear […]

The North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed on January 19 that multiple aircraft are en route to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to support planned operational activities, an announcement made as political tensions rise over the Arctic island’s status. In a statement, NORAD said the deployment “will support various long-planned NORAD activities” and emphasized several […]

United States Central Command confirmed that American forces are operating the Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System (EAGLS), a mobile counter-drone weapon designed to protect U.S. troops, following recent testing and operational deployment in the Middle East. In a statement published on January 19, 2026, CENTCOM stated that the system “counters drone threats with precision” and […]

A Russian pro-Kremlin media channel released new footage this week showing what it claims is the combat use of a laser weapon against Ukrainian drones in Russia’s Belgorod region, near the border with Ukraine, marking another public appearance of a Chinese-made directed-energy system in Russian service. The video, published on January 2026, shows a stationary […]

EuroTrophy GmbH has signed a €330 million ($383 million) contract with KNDS Deutschland to supply Trophy Active Protection Systems for Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks ordered by Lithuania, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Croatia, the company announced on January 19, 2026. The agreement covers the delivery of Trophy APS units for the four national […]

Poland has tested the KUNA configurable autonomous multi-role platform in winter terrain, confirming its ability to operate in snow, ice, and sub-zero conditions where standard wheeled vehicles lose mobility, according to information released by the Wojskowy Instytut Techniki Pancernej i Samochodowej (WITPiS). The winter evaluation focused on mobility, autonomy, and logistics support in conditions that […]