Flensburg Technology Systems and Germany’s Special Forces Command unveiled the first pre-series TAHR light airborne combat vehicle on Sept. 15, 2026, at the opening of the 10th KSK Defence Symposium in Altensteig-Wart, Germany. FTS presented the vehicle to Brigadier General Andreas Kühne, commander of the Special Forces Command, known by its German acronym KSK. The […]

The first Kaplan APC, an armored personnel carrier Turkish manufacturer FNSS is building for Indonesia, has completed its pre-delivery acceptance tests in Turkey. FNSS and Indonesian state defense manufacturer PT Pindad ran the tests under their Kaplan APC Development and Production Agreement, signed in October 2024 to meet an Indonesian Ministry of Defense contract for […]

Swarmer, an Austin, Texas-based defense technology company, has agreed to buy Ratel Robotics, one of Ukraine’s largest makers of combat ground robots, in a deal that could be worth up to $224 million. Alexander Kamyshin, a former advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on strategic affairs, first laid out the deal’s structure on X, writing […]

The U.S. Army is putting another $818 million into production of the vehicle meant to replace its Vietnam-era M113 troop carriers, part of a contract with BAE Systems that has now grown past $3.3 billion. The Department of War said the $818 million award is a modification to BAE’s existing contract for the Armored Multi-Purpose […]

The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin $1.21 billion to keep developing an upgraded version of its long-range strike missile, work that comes as the Army tries to rebuild a stockpile it drained fighting Iran earlier this year. A Department of War announcement said the contract funds early operational capability work on the Precision Strike […]

Government forces in Yemen have hit Houthi positions with a series of airstrikes around the port city of Mocha and the nearby town of Dhubab, with Saudi aircraft flying in support, according to Yemeni army media. Both towns sit on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, close to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the narrow chokepoint that ships […]

Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal teams tested a new unmanned boat at Camp Pendleton in late August, part of an effort to clear mines and other explosive hazards from coastal waters without putting divers directly in harm’s way. The Explosive Hazard Defeat Team, working under Program Manager Combat Support Systems, ran the Unmanned Surface Vessel […]

The U.S. Army is spending $18 million to repair and refit equipment as one of its cavalry regiments transforms into a heavy brigade combat team, trading in lighter reconnaissance vehicles for the tanks and armored fighting vehicles that define the Army’s most heavily armed formations. Army Contracting Command awarded the contract modification to Akima Facilities […]

The U.S. Air Force is paying close to $148.3 million to keep an engine that has powered its supersonic jet trainer since the 1960s running. The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Collins Engine Nozzles two contracts for fuel-system parts on the J85 turbojet, the engine that powers the T-38 Talon, according to Department of War contract […]

Marine Corps attack and utility helicopters are getting more secure links to share battlefield data with other aircraft, ships, and ground units. The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $34.4 million contract modification to build additional Link 16 kits for the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters, according to a Department of War contract announcement. […]

A suspected Russian drone crossed from Belarus into Lithuanian airspace this week before continuing into Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, and a second drone following the same route the next night was shot down by an Italian fighter jet flying NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Retired Polish military pilot Michał Fiszer described the episode in a post […]

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is integrating its SPICE 1000 precision-guided munition onto the F-35 Adir fighter jet for the first time, the Israeli company announced Sept. 15, 2026, at the AFA Air, Space & Cyber conference. The work is being carried out jointly with Lockheed Martin at Lockheed’s facilities in the United States. SPICE 1000 […]

Anduril Industries has released new imagery showing weapons fit checks on its FQ-44 Fury aircraft, indicating the U.S. Air Force’s newest uncrewed fighter could carry a range of air-to-ground munitions once it enters full production. Anduril captioned the release “Fit for Fury,” adding that the notional configurations “confirm Fury’s compatibility with a range of munitions.” […]

New satellite and ground imagery appears to show armored personnel carriers, logistics vehicles and other military equipment being unloaded at the Libyan port of Tobruk, following the arrival of two Russian-linked vessels, Anastasiia and Yuriy Arshenevskiy, escorted by the Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin. The shipment adds to a pattern of deliveries that analysts say […]

"Congress likes to get information. They like to hear from people. That might be what we see first in terms of what happens" with AI laws, Loren Duggan said.

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The DHS chief criticized a federal judge’s ruling that a now-abandoned plan to cut FEMA’s workforce in half was advanced unlawfully.

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Without a clear picture of how much agencies spend on paid administrative leave, GAO said it’s impossible to tell if “cost savings” goals are being met.

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Agencies need clear policies around access, approvals, data handling, execution, and verification before greater autonomy is introduced.

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U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria issued an administrative stay through Oct. 2 that largely freezes USDA's sweeping workforce reorganization plans.

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The Space Force sees NASA’s new Space Academy as a potential civilian talent pipeline, while keeping the Air Force Academy as an officer commissioning source.

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