NATO will send additional maritime patrol aircraft, radars, and drones to the Black Sea after a series of attacks on commercial shipping thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

L3Harris and Skydio integrate tactical radios into the X10D drone to maintain control and data links in electronic warfare environments thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Ukraine’s military intelligence service identifies 37 foreign electronic components used in Russia’s Kometa anti-jamming navigation systems thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

South Korea plans to use its domestically developed Nuri rocket to launch four military reconnaissance microsatellites in 2031 thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Egypt to provide Saudi Arabia with all “necessary” defensive support to counter escalating missile and drone attacks from the Yemeni paramilitary group Houthi thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

US Army to evaluate 15 counter-unmanned aerial systems in Morocco in 2027 as part of an accelerated effort to deliver proven counter-drone technology to soldiers within 180 days thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

The US military has tested a low-cost system designed to detect aircraft beyond the reach of long-range radars, aiming to close air surveillance gaps across Alaska and its surrounding waters thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Rheinmetall and Swiss shipping company MSC have won a $146-million bid for Romania’s Mangalia shipyard, which is expected to build four naval vessels for the country thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

BAE Systems plans to increase production of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits to as many as 35,000 annually under a new US Department of Defense agreement thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

A Ukrainian defense firm has used an aerial drone to transport a wounded frontline soldier in what it described as a “historic event” for advancing battlefield medical evacuations thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

British, French, and German troops will join Polish forces for exercises in Poland to prepare for a possible deployment in Ukraine thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Ukraine receives applications from 389 foreign defense manufacturers seeking access to data on captured Russian weapons thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Taiwan’s military plans to hire civilian vessels and aircraft to survey coastal areas where Chinese forces could attempt amphibious landings thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

XTend AI Robotics has secured an order for 6,000 combat drones after being named a top performer in Gauntlet 2 of the US Department of Defense’s Drone Dominance Program thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Denmark has ordered another batch of Naval Strike Missiles from Kongsberg in a $42.4-million deal to strengthen its coastal defenses thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

The UK plans to retrofit equipment donated to Ukraine by other countries with British military technology, seeking to adapt existing weapons to battlefield needs as Russia steps up drone and missile attacks thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Rheinmetall is investing $22.4 million to expand ammunition production at its Albacete site in Spain, adding capacity for millions of medium-caliber components annually thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

A new, field-reconfigurable launcher from Leonardo DRS aims to breathe new life into aging missile launch systems, allowing combat platforms to use more missile types without major changes to their existing setup thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Saab has developed and launched a demonstrator of a large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV) in less than a year after receiving a contract thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…

Pilatus completes the initial flight of the first PC-7 MKX low-wing training aircraft for the French Air and Space Force as part of a contract signed in 2025 thedefensepost.com/2026/10/2…