Four years of electronic warfare have not given Russia lasting control of the electromagnetic spectrum. Every technological advantage is now met by a countermeasure. As jamming has become more effective against the radio links used by FPV drones, one response has gained ground: remove the radio link altogether. Connected to its operator by several kilometers […]
On October 19, 2026, Australia unveiled three previously undisclosed payloads for its Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle: naval mines, subsea logistics caches and aerial drones for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions. The vehicle can deploy up to 12 naval mines in a single mission. Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy sets out around A$425 […]
Ukraine’s defense industry in 2026 looks very different from the one that entered the war in February 2022. In July, a U.S. official estimated that the country was on track to produce between 6 million and 7 million small first-person-view (FPV) attack drones this year, roughly 500,000 a month. Kyiv, meanwhile, puts its annual defense […]
Geography defines Indonesia’s naval challenge. The Navy must maintain a credible military presence across a vast archipelago while protecting the country’s maritime approaches, economic interests and critical sea lanes. It must also prepare for high-end naval warfare, patrol the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), contribute to maritime security, and retain the sealift and response capabilities required […]
Ukraine was beginning to solve one of the hardest problems posed by Russia’s Shahed campaign: how to shoot down cheap attack drones without burning through far more expensive air-defense weapons. Now Russia is changing the target. New jet-powered variants can exceed 400 kilometers per hour, with some observed flying between 4 and 7 kilometers above […]
After more than four years of war and sanctions, Russia’s defense industry is still producing weapons at scale. But counting the weapons leaving Russian factories captures only part of the picture. It says far less about what it takes to keep those production lines running. The more important question is what makes Russia’s mass-production model […]
Two soldiers under armor. An uncrewed turret. Automated projectile and charge loading, gun laying and fuze setting. The Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 is built around a straightforward proposition: move the crew away from the mechanical operation of the gun and hand more of the firing sequence to the machine. Developed by KNDS Deutschland, the system […]
Modern radar performance depends on active electronically scanned arrays, thousands of electronic components, and increasingly powerful processing systems. But trace that technology far enough upstream, and the supply chain eventually reaches another industry altogether: critical materials. Gallium, arsenic, indium, and specialized ceramics all enter the chain at different stages. Looking inside a modern radar reveals […]
On August 1, 2025, a U.S. U-2 Dragon Lady completed a flight lasting more than 14 hours and covering over 6,000 nautical miles to mark the 70th anniversary of the type’s first flight. It illustrates a paradox: an airframe designed in the 1950s remains useful in an environment increasingly shaped by digital communications, new sensors, […]
Belgium’s search for an alternative to the Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) program is becoming increasingly serious. Italy’s FREMM EVO is emerging as a credible option should Brussels ultimately decide to leave the program developed jointly with the Netherlands. But Belgium’s dilemma points to a much broader question for European navies: when does waiting for the […]
