Defense News Army 2026
U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook Helicopter Completes First Autonomous Landing with No Pilot Input
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook completed its first fully automated approach and landing using Boeing’s Approach-to-X autonomy software, touching down p...
Türkiye’s KARAOK ATGM Validated Across Close Combat and Top-Attack Scenarios With Direct Hits Up to 2 km
On April 15, 2026, Roketsan announced through its official channels that its KARAOK short-range anti-tank guided missile had completed four test fi...
Can Ukraine create an alternative to the U.S. Patriot air defense missile system with Germany?
Ukraine and Germany have possibly launched a joint initiative to assess the feasibility of developing an alternative to the American MIM-104 Patrio...
U.S. Army tests autonomous SLICE mine-breaching system to keep soldiers out of danger
U.S. Army tested the new autonomous SLICE (Slurry Line Charge Explosives) mine-breaching system during a live-fire event at Fort Drum, demonstratin...
Could Belgium’s IDDEA MEGA Solution Transform Battlefield Equipment Identification?
Belgium-based IDDEA is developing a mobile app that identifies over 1,700 military systems from photos or video. The capability could accelerate ba...
U.S. Marines Advance Forward Drone Production to Boost Combat Lethality
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Expeditionary Operations Training Group demonstrated advanced adaptive manufacturing at Ca...
Serbia prepares new air defence systems procurement with possible help from China
Serbia is possibly preparing to procure new air defence systems, as President Aleksandar Vučić announced imminent defense contracts aimed at streng...
U.S. Army Reveals Cheyenne II New Tiltrotor Aircraft for Long-Range Air Assault Operations
The U.S. Army has designated its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft as the MV-75 Cheyenne II, confirming the Bell-built tiltrotor as the UH-60 Blac...
U.S. Army Tests Armed Hunter Wolf UGV To Shape Future Frontline Logistics and Combat Security Roles
On April 13, 2026, the U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service released new imagery showing the 101st Airborne Division using the Hunt...
U.S. Integrates Bumblebee V1 Counter-UAS System into Layered Defense of Key Sites in Washington D.C.
On April 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of War reported that Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and Joint Task Force-National Capital Region had coord...
U.S. Marines Train to Detect and Track Enemy Signals in Contested Electromagnetic Environments
On February 26, 2026, U.S. Marines took part in the Advanced Radio Frequency Intelligence Operators Course 26-1 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Trainin...
South Korea K9MH 155mm Mobile Howitzer Raises Fire Rate to 9 RPM with New Autoloader
Hanwha Aerospace unveiled the K9MH Mobile 155mm howitzer, increasing automated firepower and battlefield mobility. The upgrade signals a push to me...