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thedefensepost.com > 09/11/2026 > ukraine-ai-airfield-targeting

Ukrainian AI System for Blocking Enemy Airfields Earns NATO Nod

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (127+ words) Ukrainian developers have built an AI targeting module designed to improve the autonomy and accuracy of systems used in sustained attacks against enemy airfields. The tech earned third place in NATO’s Ukrainian developers have built an AI targeting module designed…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/10/2026 > russia-iran-cruise-missile

Russia Reportedly Aiding Iran’s Development of Supersonic Cruise Missile

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (405+ words) Russia has provided Iran with technical assistance for a program to develop supersonic cruise missile technology, potentially giving Tehran a new capability against naval and land targets, the Financial Times reported. The newspaper said the covert effort, known as C430L, began…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/10/2026 > ukraine-ai-guided-drones

Ukraine Tests Whether AI Can Guide Drones to Moving Targets

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (123+ words) The Defense Post Ukraine is testing whether artificial intelligence can help drones detect, acquire, and engage moving ground targets without continuous pilot control The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Brave1 defense innovation cluster recently evaluated autonomous guidance systems from…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/10/2026 > uk-warfare-game-russia-standoff > amp

UK Develops Warfare Game Based on HMS Defender-Russia Standoff

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (326+ words) The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has developed a tabletop wargame based on the 2021 confrontation between the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender and Russian forces near Crimea. Dstl developed the game with the Joint Information Activities Group, part…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/09/2026 > uk-patriot-drones-artillery-ukraine

UK Pledges Patriot Missiles, Drones, and Artillery for Ukraine

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (226+ words) The UK has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine that includes Patriot missiles, other air defense interceptors, artillery ammunition, and drones. At its center is a 100-million-pound ($135-million) contribution to NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), which will…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/09/2026 > chinese-firm-geran-drone-russia

Chinese State Firm Funneled 46 Tons of Geran Drone Material to Russia: Report

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (104+ words) The Defense Post A Chinese state-owned company reportedly shipped 46 tons of carbon-fiber precursor to a sanctioned Russian company that supplies material for Geran attack drones Shipping documents obtained by POLITICO show that Jilin Chemical Fiber Group sent the material to…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/08/2026 > russian-war-spending-123b

Russian War Spending Hits Record $123B in First Half of 2026

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (295+ words) Russia spent a record 10.7 trillion rubles ($123.4 billion) on its military and weapons production during the first half of 2026, RBC-Ukraine reported. The outlet cited estimates by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, based on Russian Finance Ministry data. Moscow’s…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/08/2026 > ukraine-drone-air-defense-russia

Ukrainian Drone Attack Blinds $60M Russian Air Defense System in Zaporizhzhia

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (109+ words) The Defense Post Ukraine has deployed strike drones against a Russian Kasta-2E2 surveillance radar station reportedly worth more than $60 million near Vyshneve in occupied Zaporizhzhia The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that the September 1 strike hit both…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/08/2026 > uk-veteran-mobilization-drill

UK Plans Veteran Mobilization Drill to Test Wartime Readiness

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (271+ words) The UK will hold a major exercise next year to test its ability to recall and deploy former military personnel during a crisis, The Telegraph reported. The drill will involve members of the country’s strategic reserve, a pool of up…...

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thedefensepost.com > 09/07/2026 > ukraine-defense-firms-retain-staff

Ukraine Allows 86% of Defense Firms to Retain Essential Staff From Mobilization

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (278+ words) Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has completed a review of defense companies holding “critical enterprise” status, which allows them to reserve eligible employees from military mobilization. A total of 86 percent of the companies reviewed retained the designation. “The ability to retain…...