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India Successfully Tests Advanced Agni Missile with MIRV System
3+ day, 15+ min ago (390+ words) Overt Defense - India successfully flight-tested an advanced Agni ballistic missile equipped with Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) technology on May 8. The missile was launched from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. It carried multiple independently targetable warheads to various…...
USAF Orders First 14 T-7 A Red Hawk Trainers from Boeing
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (215+ words) By Kamuran Pandurov in Air Force, Aviation, News, Trainers & Simulation, Training, USA May 14, 2026 Following the "Milestone C" decision on April 23, the United States Air Force (USAF) ordered the first 14 T-7 A Red Hawk advanced trainer aircraft from Boeing Defense, Space & Security,…...
DRDO and IAF Successfully Test Indigenous TARA Glide Weapon Off Odisha Coast
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (462+ words) Overt Defense - In a landmark test on May 7, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully flight-tested the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha. The Defence Ministry called TARA…...
UK Orders 72 RCH 155 Howitzers
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (499+ words) Overt Defense - The UK has announced the procurement of 72 Rheinmetall RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers. The UK announced the selection of the RCH 155 for its Mobile Fires Platform requirement back in April 2024. The RCH 155 replaces the legacy AS90 artillery systems which were transferred…...
TKMS Receives First Approval for Autonomous Unmanned Watercraft
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (411+ words) Overt Defense - German shipbuilder TKMS (Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems) has become the first company to receive an Approval in Principle (Ai P) for an autonomous unmanned watercraft. The certification from classification society DNV covers TKMS's 25-meter-long, 7-meter-wide "Modifiable Underwater Mothership" demonstrator and…...
BWXT Secure $1. 4 B Contracts for U. S. Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Program
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (257+ words) Overt Defense - BWXT announced on May 7, that it won two U. S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totaling more than $1. 4 billion. The initial award totals $1. 285 billion and supports the procurement of long-lead materials for fiscal year 2026. The second award worth $165 million covers…...
Israel's Gideon Tanker Completes its Maiden U. S. Flight Before Delivery
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (489+ words) Gideon Tanker Completes its Maiden U. S. Flight Before Delivery to the Israeli Air Force Overt Defense - The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on 4 May that Israel's new KC-46 Pegasus tanker (Gideon) has just completed its maiden flight in U. S. airspace. This Boeing-built refueling…...
Polish Space Company Launches an Earth Observation Satellite Eycore-1
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (137+ words) Overt Defense - The satellite will allow the company to test its solutions in orbital conditions. Also, in Poland military point of view, it advances the development of the POLSARIS military radar constellation with the primary aim to provide the Polish…...
US Approves $2. 5 billion Integrated Battle Command System Sale to Kuwait
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (357+ words) Overt Defense - IBCS, developed by Northrop Grumman for the U. S. Army, is a battle-management network that "connects sensors and effectors never designed to work together" into one command-and-control system. It fuses radar tracks, identification data, and launcher status from multiple sources…...
MBDA and Indian Air Force MICA Missile Support Agreement
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (427+ words) Overt Defense - India and MBDA have announced a new support agreement for the MICA air-to-air missile. The deal involves the IAF establishing and operating a domestic overhaul center for MICA and MBDA providing the tooling, technical data and training. The…...