Germany to Co-Produce Ukraine’s ‘BARS’ Missile-Drone
Ukraine and Germany signed an agreement to co-produce the BARS, a jet-powered loitering munition used in strikes deep inside Russia.
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NATO Selects Saab’s GlobalEye to Replace Its Ageing E-3 AWACS Fleet
NATO will open negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye aircraft to replace part of its ageing E-3 AWACS fleet, Mark Rutte announced at...
Poland Will Mass-Produce Anduril’s Low-Cost Barracuda Cruise Missile
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Anduril Industries have signed a cooperative agreement to build the surface-launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile in Bydgoszcz, Poland, announced on 6...
Poland Opens Market Consultations for Air Defence Lasers, Drawing 20 Respondents
Poland’s Armament Agency (Agencja Uzbrojenia) has confirmed that 20 potential contractors registered for its preliminary market consultations on a laser directed-energy weapon, in a late-June...
Germany Cancels F126 Frigate Program, Turns to TKMS MEKO A-200
Berlin scraps its six-ship anti-submarine frigate effort over cost and schedule, and moves to acquire up to eight smaller MEKO A-200 DEU vessels.
U.S. Army Tests IonStrike Counter-Drone Interceptor on NATO’s Eastern Flank
The U.S. Army’s 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52nd ADA BDE) is testing DZYNE Technologies’ IonStrike kinetic interceptor in Europe as part of a broader...
Red Sea Crisis Exposes Western Naval Gaps at the Strait of Hormuz
Western navy chiefs have warned that the Red Sea crisis has exposed critical readiness gaps against asymmetric threats, including ballistic missiles, drones, uncrewed surface vessels...
Germany’s AI BlueWhale USV Is Hunting Submarines Without a Crew
Germany's 5-ton "BlueWhale" AI drone is now patrolling the Baltic. Is this the end of manned subs—or NATO’s ultimate weapon against pipeline sabotage?
Rheinmetall Showcases Attack and C-UAS Stack at Enforce Tac 2026
Rheinmetall showcased its RCWS320C-UAS counter-drone weapon station, SSW40 squad support weapon, FV-014 loitering munition, and an integrated interconnection concept for light forces at Enforce Tac...