3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (331+ words) The Swedish government has authorized the Swedish Armed Forces to procure the US-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for an estimated 7 billion Swedish kronor ($727 million). The first HIMARS deliveries are scheduled for 2027. The systems are intended to complement Sweden’s…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (352+ words) The Netherlands has signed a letter of intent with Sweden to acquire a Saab GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, as the country looks beyond the aging multinational Boeing E-3A Sentry fleet that currently monitors NATO airspace. The country…...

4+ 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…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (389+ words) Cluster munitions killed or injured at least 1,063 people worldwide last year, the third-highest annual toll on record, with civilians, including children, accounting for 87 percent of the recorded casualties, according to a new report by the Cluster Munition Coalition’s research network....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (216+ words) Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and his Canadian counterpart, David McGuinty, signed the document during a meeting in Kielce, 180 kilometers (112 miles) south of Warsaw. It updates an earlier agreement signed in 2022. Polish troops are expected to travel to Canada to…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (252+ words) Greek military vehicle maker ELVO is investing 40 million euros ($46 million) to expand and modernize its defense manufacturing operations in northern Greece, including production capacity for drones. The investment will upgrade ELVO’s existing facility in Sindos and strengthen its capacity to…...

5+ day, 18+ 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…...

5+ day, 18+ 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…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (231+ words) Army Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army, addressing National Guardsmen at the 148th annual conference of the National Guard Association of the United States. Image: Master Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan via DVIDS A bipartisan group of senators is…...

6+ day, 20+ 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…...