The US Navy has said it is on schedule to receive its first platform under the Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine program in 2028 and expects full-rate production by 2031.
This explainer unpacks the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, tracing how it replaces legacy platforms, improves survivability, and supports modern expeditionary warfare from sea to land.
Malaysia will receive Norway’s Naval Strike Missile in March as part of a phased acquisition to replace the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 29-year-old Exocet MM40 Block 2 stock.
Elbit Systems has secured $100 million in contracts to develop digitization solutions for the Israel Defense Forces, as the service transitions to its fifth-generation tactical cyber network structure.
Taiwan is integrating Shield AI’s Hivemind software to give unmanned systems real-time autonomy, reducing operator workload and boosting mission endurance.
L3Harris and Thales took the VAMPIRE anti-drone weapon system to the range for the first time in a breakthrough demonstration showcasing recent upgrades.
Israeli firm Silynx Communications Inc. is giving soldiers a new battlefield edge with its CLARUS II in-ear tactical headset, recently proven in NATO field trials.
Bulgarian firm Dronamics and HENSOLDT are transforming the long-range Black Swan cargo unmanned aerial vehicle into a “Detect & Defend” platform that can monitor the skies.
The US Army may be seeing the next generation of the service’s artillery in action, as it tests a rocket-boosted round to deliver more accurate engagements from longer ranges.
The Spanish Air and Space Force has received its first A400M military transport aircraft fitted with Indra’s InShield directed infrared countermeasures system.