A modern missile combines multiple functions within an exceptionally constrained volume. It must generate propulsion, determine its position, receive and process information, potentially detect its target, correct its trajectory, withstand significant thermal and mechanical stresses, and ultimately deliver the intended military effect. A missile is not simply the product of a missile manufacturer. It is […]
On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Army selected Hanwha Defense USA to develop prototypes for its Mobile Tactical Cannon program, an effort to test a new generation of self-propelled artillery. The agreement calls for six prototypes, with an option for 12 additional systems. Hanwha is offering the K9 Mobile Howitzer, a wheeled platform that draws […]
Hypersonic weapons are entering a new phase in 2026. Russia is accumulating combat experience in Ukraine, China has already fielded hypersonic glide vehicles, and the United States is seeking to turn successful testing into produced and integrated capabilities, while several European and Asian countries are investing in strike, early warning, or interception capabilities. The term […]
Valour, Singapore’s Multi-Role Combat Vessel, looks like a conventional warship. But Singapore is designing it to fight alongside uncrewed systems in the air, on the surface and underwater. Adding a handful of drones to a fleet is one thing. Building a force in which a warship must deploy them, coordinate their operations, exploit their data […]
The modernization of Poland’s land forces has reached a decisive stage. After several years of development and testing, the first production Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles were delivered to the Polish Armed Forces in December 2025. The initial batch of 15 vehicles was delivered under a contract signed on March 27, 2025, covering 111 vehicles as […]
In 2018, United States test teams evaluating weapon systems under development repeatedly uncovered mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities. In some cases, they gained control of systems using relatively simple techniques and operated largely undetected. The platforms involved were not publicly identified, and the tests did not replicate every possible threat. The findings therefore do not demonstrate that […]
Modern military systems depend on long and often invisible industrial chains. A fighter aircraft, an air-defense radar, a missile, or a drone may rely on materials extracted, processed, and refined across multiple countries before reaching a production line. Across North America, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific, governments are now seeking to strengthen the resilience of these […]
For decades, artillery design was built around a simple assumption: survivability depended on protection. Self-propelled howitzers became progressively heavier, better armored, and capable of accompanying mechanized formations during high-intensity combat. Crew protection, firepower, and endurance defined the primary design priorities. That assumption is now being challenged. Reconnaissance drones, counter-battery radars, electronic warfare, and precision-guided munitions […]
Ground-based counter-drone defense is no longer simply about jamming, guns, missiles, or lasers. The most credible systems are evolving toward architectures capable of integrating sensors, decision-support software, and multiple defeat mechanisms into a single operational chain. Sky Warden, for example, is presented as a modular system designed to integrate and control multiple sensors and effectors […]
For more than two decades, Russia has built one of the world’s most extensive integrated air defense networks. Inherited from the Soviet Union and extensively modernized since the end of the Cold War, this architecture protects the country’s major cities, air bases, nuclear forces, and critical strategic infrastructure. For years, the system relied on two […]
