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The KN-30 is more dangerous for Ukraine because this North Korean ballistic missile possesses a longer range of 600 to 900 km, allowing strikes from farther inside Russia with potentially several times the explosive payload of the KN-23 and KN-24. (Picture source: KCNA)

Russia receives first KN-30 ballistic missiles as North Korea expands direct support against Ukraine

| Defense News Army 2026
Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence confirmed on August 20, 2026, that Russia received its first shipment of North Korean Hwasong-11C (KN-30)…
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The U-MAV could serve as the unmanned first wave of an amphibious assault, entering defended beaches to find threats, clear obstacles, and engage enemy positions before vehicles carrying personnel are sent ashore. (Picture source: FNSS)

FNSS unveils U-MAV unmanned amphibious vehicle to protect Türkiye’s assault force during beach landings

| Defense News Army 2026
Turkish defense manufacturer FNSS officially unveiled the U-MAV, also designated İ-ZAHA, during the Teknofest Mavi Vatan 2026 event at the Gölcük Nav…
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Anduril Surface-Launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile system developed for the U.S. Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program. (Picture source: Anduril)

U.S. Tests Containerized Missile to Expand Low-Cost Land and Maritime Precision Strike Capacity

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Department of War live-fired a Low-Cost Containerized Missile at White Sands Missile Range on August 19, moving the LCCM program from acquis…
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Cyprus is considering the EBRC Jaguar to replace its difficult-to-sustain Russian BMP-3s with a modern 6×6 vehicle while integrating its potential future armored force with the Griffon and Serval under the French SCORPION architecture. (Picture source: French Army)

Cyprus National Guard eyes French Jaguar armored reconnaissance vehicles to replace Russian BMP-3s

| Defense News Army 2026
Cyprus is considering the acquisition of French EBRC Jaguar 6×6 armored reconnaissance vehicles alongside Israeli Merkava Mk3 or Mk4 main battle tank…
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Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile during a flight test as the company prepares to expand production for U.S. military requirements. (Picture source: Castelion)

Castelion Raises $1 Billion to Scale Hypersonic Weapons Production and Broaden U.S. Strike Options

| Defense News Army 2026
Castelion raised $1 billion to expand hypersonic missile production and fund longer-range strike and defensive systems, valuing the company at $13 bi…
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Static test of a subscale solid-rocket motor developed by X-Bow Systems for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Low-Cost Interceptor program. (Picture source: X-Bow Systems)

U.S. Funds X-Bow Low Cost Interceptor to Expand Defenses Against Ballistic and Hypersonic Threats

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded X-Bow Systems a $10.98 million contract to develop and flight-test a low-cost interceptor designed for ballis…
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The U.S. Army is preparing industry to produce up to 19,002 GMLRS rockets annually, expanding the precision-fire capacity available to HIMARS and M270 units (Picture Source: USMC)

U.S. Army Lays Groundwork for 133,014 GMLRS Rockets to Expand HIMARS Firepower Through 2034

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Army is laying the industrial groundwork to produce as many as 133,014 GMLRS rockets from FY2028 through FY2034, according to a market-resea…
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher Runyon operates a Dronebuster Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System during a patrol near Eagle Pass, Texas, on June 14, 2025. U.S. Northern Command has warned that current sensor and effector coverage remains insufficient to counter drone swarm attacks across the homeland. (Picture source: US DoD)

US Northern Command Warns Drone Defense Gaps Leave Military Bases Exposed to Domestic Swarm Attacks

| Defense News Army 2026
U.S. Northern Command says American forces lack sufficient sensors and effectors to reliably detect and defeat drone swarms launched from within the…
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Neros Archer first-person-view drones staged during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, on December 7, 2025. During the two-week event, the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team trained and certified 3rd Marine Division personnel as attack drone operators, attack drone instructors, and payload specialist instructors. (Picture source: US DoD)

U.S. Marines Train FPV Attack Drone Teams for Synchronized Strikes Against Multiple Ground Targets

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps trained FPV attack-drone teams to coordinate strikes against separate targets with nearly simultaneous times on target during i…
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South Korea’s Hanwha K9MH wheeled howitzer makes its U.S. Army debut with prototype delivery for the new Mobile Tactical Cannon artillery program.

South Korea’s K9MH Wheeled Howitzer Makes US Army Debut in Bid for Major Artillery Modernization Program

| Defense News Army 2026
On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Army awarded Hanwha Defense USA a $100.3 million contract to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers for testing under the…
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Elroy Air’s Chaparral is an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft being developed under a $46 million U.S. Army program to provide GPS-denied navigation, protected communications, modular payload delivery and runway-independent resupply for contested logistics.

U.S. Army Awards Elroy Air $46M for Autonomous Hybrid-Electric Cargo Aircraft

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Army has awarded Elroy Air a $46 million multiyear contract to develop the Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft into a m…
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During Trial Salus, DSTG combined data from radar, EO/IR and directed-energy systems into a fused situational awareness display. The trial included the Athel directed-energy laser, illustrating the broader Australian sensor and laser research base that also underpins the separate Boobook programme (Picture source: DSTG)

Australia Tests Boobook High-Energy Laser Developed with Japan for Threat Detection

| Defense News Army 2026
Australia and Japan successfully tested the jointly developed Boobook high-energy laser in South Australia, advancing the first defence-industry co-d…
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Cambridge Aerospace's emerging portfolio is based on two different expenditure categories: a light drone interceptor, the Skyhammer, for sustained counter-UAS consumption and a higher-energy missile, the Starhammer, reserved for faster threats. (Picture source: Army Recognition)

UK's Cambridge Aerospace to showcase Skyhammer and Starhammer interceptors at Future Forces Prague

| Defense News Army 2026
British defense manufacturer Cambridge Aerospace will present its tube-launched Skyhammer and Starhammer interceptors at the Future Forces Exhibition…
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U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks from the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, parade through Warsaw during Poland’s Armed Forces Day on August 15, 2026, as part of the NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group-Poland. (Picture source: Poland MoD)

NATO and U.S. Forces Showcase Eastern Flank Strength at Poland Armed Forces Day Parade

| Defense News Army 2026
NATO’s Forward Land Forces Battle Group-Poland fielded U.S. M1A2 Abrams tanks with British Jackal 2 reconnaissance vehicles and Romanian Gepard air-d…
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Taiwan is testing FPV attack drones armed with anti-armor warheads against retired tanks and armored vehicles as it applies battlefield lessons from the war in Ukraine to strengthen its island défenses (Picture Source: Taiwanese Army / Edited By Army Recognition Group)

Taiwan Refines FPV Drone Anti-Armor Tactics Against Vehicles Protected by Anti-Drone Cages

| Defense News Army 2026
Taiwan is using retired tanks and tracked armored vehicles as live-fire targets to sharpen FPV drone attacks against armor, according to Taiwanese re…
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Taiwan Navy Coastal Operations Command deploys a mobile coastal missile launcher during the Han Kuang 42 exercise in August 2026. Units equipped with Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles conducted simulated joint strikes against enemy vessels in Taiwan's First Operational Zone. (Picture source: Taiwan Military News Agency)

Taiwan Raises 2027 Defense Budget to Record $31.4 Billion as Chinese Pressure Grows

| Defense News Army 2026
Taiwan will raise proposed defense spending to a record NT$1.1225 trillion, about $31.4 billion, in 2027, a 16 percent increase as Taipei accelerates…
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U.S. Army soldiers prepare an RQ-28 unmanned aircraft system during Combined Resolve 26-07 at Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on April 15, 2026. (Picture source: U.S. Army)

U.S. Army Expands $750 Million Drone Marketplace With Group 3 UAS and Mission Payloads

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Army is expanding its UAS Marketplace so operational units can select drones, payloads, and software around specific battlefield requirement…
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Australian Army soldiers conduct the first live firing of the new AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer at Puckapunyal in Victoria. (Picture source: Australian MoD)

Australian Army Deploys First AS9 Huntsman Howitzers for Protected Mobile 155mm Firepower

| Defense News Army 2026
The Australian Army has fielded its first operational battery of AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzers with 106 Battery in Townsville, giving t…
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ADMASYS CZ will present industrial 3D printing and digital manufacturing technologies at Future Forces 2026, with potential applications including prototyping, small-series production and the manufacture of specialised components. (Picture source: ADMASYS CZ)

Czech ADMASYS CZ Positions 3D Printing and Scanning for Defence Equipment Sustainment

| Defense News Army 2026
ADMASYS CZ will showcase industrial 3D printing, 3D scanning and digital manufacturing technologies at Future Forces Exhibition & Forum 2026 in Pragu…
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Lockheed Martin has unveiled a layered counter-drone architecture that integrates AI-enabled command and control, advanced sensors, kinetic interceptors and non-kinetic weapons to counter increasingly autonomous and coordinated drone threats (Picture Source: Lockheed Martin / Edited By Army Recognition Group)

Lockheed Martin Builds a Layered Counter-Drone Architecture for the Age of Autonomous Swarms

| Defense News Army 2026
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a layered counter-drone architecture designed to detect, prioritize and defeat multiple autonomous threats arriving simu…
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, operate a DJI Mavic 3 during a live-fire exercise in Selija, Latvia, April 29, 2026. During the exercise, squads used drones for reconnaissance as teams bounded forward to attack simulated objectives. (Picture source: US DoD)

U.S. Air Force Buys Chinese DJI Drones for Counter-Drone Training at Nuclear Missile Base

| Defense News Army 2026
The U.S. Air Force plans to acquire Chinese-made DJI commercial drones to give security forces at F.E. Warren Air Force Base realistic airborne targe…
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Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in U.S.-South Korean military exercises, including the Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026, citing their cost, his relationship with Kim Jong Un, and Seoul's refusal to support U.S. action against Iran. (Picture source: US DoD)

Trump orders reduction of US-South Korea military exercises citing Kim Jong Un ties and Seoul refusal on Iran War

| Defense News Army 2026
On August 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce American participation in the joint Ulc…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stand in front of Patriot air-defense launchers during a visit to the 21 Surface-to-Air Missile Group in Sanitz, Germany. Germany has been a major supplier of Patriot systems and interceptors to Ukraine.

Ukraine’s U.S.-Made Patriot Missile Shortage Strains Air Defenses as Russia Intensifies Ballistic Strikes

| Defense News Army 2026
Ukraine’s U.S.-made Patriot air-defense systems are facing a growing shortage of interceptor missiles as Russia intensifies ballistic missile strikes…
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Israeli Army Merkava 4 main battle tank during operations, highlighting the heavily protected combat vehicle that Cyprus could become the first foreign country to operate if export negotiations with Israel result in a contract.

Cyprus Could Become First Foreign Operator of Israel’s Merkava Tanks After Rejecting Leopard 1A5s

| Defense News Army 2026
Cyprus could become the first foreign operator of Israel’s Merkava main battle tank as it renews efforts to acquire Mk3 or Mk4 vehicles for the Cypri…
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U.S. Army Green Berets from the 10th Special Forces Group load all-terrain vehicles onto a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II during Operation POLAR DAGGER in Wales, Alaska, on August 17, 2024, demonstrating rapid Arctic infiltration and mobility near the Bering Strait.

U.S. Special Operations Forces Deploy Near Russia in Western Alaska for Polar Dagger 2026

| Defense News Army 2026
U.S. Special Operations Forces have deployed across western Alaska just a few kilometers (a few miles) from Russian territory for Operation POLAR DAG…
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