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China's "Bohai Sea Monster' spotted with military upgrade
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (362+ words) The Defence Blog The Bohai Sea Monster is a wing-in-ground effect craft, a type of vehicle that flies by riding a cushion of compressed air generated between its wings and the water surface beneath. Think of it as a hybrid…...
Ukraine's verdict on the Centauro: great gun, worrying armor
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (1052+ words) The Defence Blog Ukrainian paratroopers operating Italian-supplied B1 Centauro wheeled tank destroyers say the vehicle shoots straighter than anything they have used before and can reach 105 kilometers per hour on a road, but its armor will not stop a heavy machine…...
South Korean sub crosses Pacific for Canada's biggest arms deal
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (927+ words) The Defence Blog A South Korean submarine completed the longest voyage in the history of South Korea's submarine force, crossing 14, 000 kilometers of open Pacific Ocean to dock at a Canadian naval base, and the timing was not accidental. Canada is…...
Turkish startup develops stealth spray for combat drones
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U. S. F-16s hold the line in the Gulf after Iran campaign ends
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (680+ words) The Defence Blog U. S. F-16s hold the line in the Gulf after Iran campaign ends - U. S. Air Force F-16s conducted patrols in the CENTCOM area of responsibility on May 14, 2026, carrying mixed air-to-ground and air-to-air loadouts including APKWS II rockets. - Operation Epic Fury, the U. S. -Israel…...
Pentagon taps Viasat and Intelsat for $438 M anti-jam satellite deal
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (795+ words) The Defence Blog The U. S. Space Force has awarded Viasat and Intelsat General Communications a combined $437. 7 million contract to build satellites for the Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global program, a new constellation designed to keep troops connected even when adversaries are actively…...
U. S. Marines extend MRZR Alpha fleet with $98 M Polaris deal
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (715+ words) The Defence Blog The U. S. Marine Corps awarded Polaris Government and Defense a new contract worth up to $98 million to continue producing its MRZR Alpha Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle, locking in up to five years of additional deliveries for a platform that…...
U. S. Army officially confirms Disruptor strike drone program
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (259+ words) The U. S. Army has officially confirmed the integration of the AEVEX Disruptor strike drone into operational training, publicly acknowledging for the first time a system that spent years in deep classification, according to a report by Anthony Buchanan and Scott Thovson…...
X-Bow delivers 600th rocket motor for Disruptor strike drone
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (220+ words) X-Bow Systems has delivered its 600th rocket-assisted takeoff motor to AEVEX Aerospace under a $12. 2 million contract to supply thousands of RATO kits and solid rocket motors for the Disruptor strike drone, giving the U. S. Army's newest long-range unmanned system the ability to…...