The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration has awarded a $161 million Strategic Breakthrough contract to Antares, a California nuclear startup, to advance a reactor design meant to power spacecraft. The company describes it as the largest Department of War award to date focused specifically on […]

ELVO, Greece’s main military vehicle manufacturer, has shown off the first Mercedes G-Class “jeeps” modernized under a new refit program built to extend the life of the Greek Army’s aging vehicle fleet rather than replace it outright. The vehicles being upgraded are roughly 30 years old. ELVO is fitting a new engine and automatic transmission, […]

Northrop Grumman announced a series of new industrial agreements with partners in Poland and Estonia on September 10, 2026, unveiled at MSPO, Poland’s largest defense trade show, in Kielce. The announcements span air-defense software, chain guns already mounted on Polish armored vehicles, and exploratory talks over a radar aircraft, tying several existing programs together under […]

A one-way attack drone built by Northrop Grumman flew a test flight in California, guided by a navigation system that never touches GPS. Instead, it reads faint variations in Earth’s own magnetic field, picked up by quantum sensors built by SandboxAQ, a Silicon Valley company spun out of Google. The test took place at Fort […]

BlackSky Technology said it has been named the exclusive provider of very-high-resolution optical satellites for what organizers call the world’s first AI-enabled satellite constellation, a $1 billion initiative unveiled September 9, 2026, at the first International Space Summit in Paris. The initial constellation will include 50 satellites carrying radar, optical and other sensors, built to […]

Embraer presented Uzbekistan’s first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft on September 10, 2026, making the country the first C-390 operator in Central Asia. The Brazilian manufacturer confirmed the milestone in a social media post, without disclosing further details of the handover. Embraer had kept the Uzbek order under wraps for more than a year before […]

KNDS Mobility unveiled Celeris 8×8, a new mobility kit for heavy wheeled combat vehicles, at the MSPO defense trade show in Kielce, Poland, on September 10, 2026. The kit is not a finished vehicle. It is a complete set of engineered components, engine, transmission, axles, suspension and onboard electronics, that vehicle makers and armed forces […]

V2X confirmed on September 8, 2026, that it has been awarded a $19 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver Tempest counter-drone vehicles, along with the maintenance, software and training needed to keep them running. The announcement puts a public face on a deal the Pentagon had already disclosed. A contract notice dated […]

American Rheinmetall has won a $7.28 million contract to deliver 12 Mission Master SP autonomous ground vehicles and five amphibious kits to the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced. The Defense Logistics Agency is managing the procurement, with ADS Inc. serving as prime contractor supporting the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The vehicles will be used […]

Northrop Grumman will build a new version of its GPS-guided artillery kit with added anti-jamming technology, the company announced September 9, aimed at keeping artillery accurate even when an enemy is jamming GPS signals. The new kit, called the PGK E5, is the latest version of the M1156 Precision Guidance Kit, a fuze-sized device the […]

British radar maker Blighter is pushing for more sales in Central and Eastern Europe, showcasing its border and low-altitude air surveillance radars this week at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. The company builds ground-based radars that use electronic scanning array antennas rather than the mechanically rotating dishes found on older radar systems, letting […]

AEVEX Corp. has won $20.5 million in new U.S. government contracts to build and develop one-way attack drones, the company announced September 9. AEVEX did not name the government agency behind the awards or specify which of its drone models are covered. The work includes delivering the aircraft themselves along with engineering, development and integration […]

Elbit Systems has introduced FUSE, a new business line bringing together the Israeli defense contractor’s autonomous drone and ground vehicle systems under one portfolio, the company announced September 9 in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. FUSE centers on software called Dominion-X, which lets a single operator control multiple autonomous aircraft and ground vehicles at once, a setup […]

Norwegian defense company KONGSBERG has selected a radar built by U.S. firm Echodyne to help its remote weapon systems detect and shoot down drones, the companies announced September 9. KONGSBERG has integrated Echodyne’s MESA radar into its PROTECTOR RS4 and RS6 remote weapon stations, turning the widely used gun mounts into counter-drone systems capable of […]

Finland has agreed to buy more than 100 Patria TREMOS mortar systems, with an option for hundreds more, defense manufacturer Patria announced. Deliveries under the serial production contract begin this year and will continue through 2028, Patria said. The Finnish Army designates the system the 120 KRH M3. Finland already received a smaller pre-series batch […]

Turkish defense company ASELSAN has signed a new export contract to supply Poland with 24 more sets of its ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems, the company announced September 8 at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. ASELSAN signed the deal with Polish manufacturer AMZ Kutno for use by the Polish Armed Forces. Deliveries are […]

German unmanned ground vehicle maker ARX Robotics is expanding into Poland, the company announced September 9, its fourth national market as it grows across Europe. ARX plans to invest tens of millions of euros in Poland over the coming years, starting with a Polish legal entity followed by a permanent headquarters and dedicated training and […]

AeroVironment has received its first international order for the LOCUST laser weapon system, a purchase worth more than $50 million, the company announced September 8. The direct commercial sale covers an initial batch of LOCUST systems and support services. AeroVironment did not disclose the buying country, the number of units included, or a delivery date. […]

Axon Vision has received its first order for ForceField, an AI-powered counter-drone system it launched in July, with an Israeli defense organization placing a deal worth up to roughly 15 million shekels ($5.0 million), the company announced September 7. The order includes an initial payment of about 6 million shekels ($2.0 million), with the customer […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems opened a joint exhibit at MSPO 2026 in Kielce, Poland, on September 8, presenting an expanded lineup of air defense, unmanned and artillery systems built around the company’s decade-long defense partnership with Warsaw. The two companies are sharing a stand at the exhibition, which runs through September 11, […]