The war in Ukraine has forced armies everywhere to confront a brutal cost equation. A first-person-view drone assembled from commercial parts and carrying a few kilograms of explosive can disable…
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South Korea Opens Concept Study for a KF-21 Successor, and the Engine Problem Is Already Visible
South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae only just finished growing up. The programme officially completed system development on July 29, 2026, after more than 1,600 flight tests and, the previous month, clearing…
Russia Turns to A-50U and Su-57 Felon as Drone Hunters as Its Air Defences Crack
When Russia’s air defence planners drew up their order of battle before 2022, neither the A-50U Mainstay airborne early warning aircraft nor the Su-57 Felon, the country’s only stealth fighter,…
Anduril Unveils Thunder: An Autonomous Attack Rotorcraft Built for the Deadliest Part of the Battlefield
Attack aviation has a survival problem. The low-altitude airspace that attack helicopters have always needed to operate in, close enough to the ground to find and strike targets, has become…
Russia Starts Building Su-75 Checkmate Prototype After Years of Delay
After five years of mock-ups, promotional renders, and slipping deadlines, Russia’s answer to the F-35 is finally taking physical shape. On June 2, 2026, Vadim Badekha, General Director of United…
Franco-German KNDS Unveils new CAPINT Tank and LORAS Artillery System at Eurosatory 2026
Eurosatory 2026, the biennial land warfare exhibition held just outside Paris, opened on 15 June with two notable unveilings from KNDS, the Franco-German defence group formed in 2015 from the…
Franco-German FCAS Fighter Jet Program Collapse
After years of political and industrial disputes, France and Germany have officially scrapped the fighter jet element of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French…
Anduril displays “Fury,” its next-generation uncrewed fighter jet
Anduril has recently offered a rare glimpse into the development of its next-generation uncrewed fighter drone, known as Fury. This advanced drone is designed to operate alongside human pilots, acting…
EOS Defense Systems unveils next-generation Remote Weapon Systems
At the recent Northrop Grumman Bushmaster Users Conference, military and industry leaders gathered to witness the latest advancements in weapon systems and platform integration. Among the participants, EOS Defense Systems…
KIZILELMA to join Turkish Navy in 2026
In a groundbreaking development for Türkiye’s defense capabilities, the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet is set to join the Turkish Navy’s carrier fleet by 2026. This next-generation unmanned combat aerial…