Australia pushes to beef up air defenses
Australia expects to select the winning platform for LAND 6504 in late 2027 following a RFP that is expected in the early part of the year.
China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA
The Defense Intelligence Agency's third iteration of its unclassified report on space threats also includes a never-before released image of China's
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You can’t have a fence high enough to protect your facility against drones
New threats, including downstream attacks, drive the need for improved tools to protect critical assets.
Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan ink defense cooperation MoU
The countries will seek developing “solutions and industries compatible with the development of modern defense systems,” pointing that the capabilities of the four countries are complementary.
Australia marks missile, cyber ‘firsts’ in exercise with Indonesia
The Keris Woomera exercise comes during a busy month for Australia's military, as forces participate in drills from Singapore to Japan.
Ghost Shark with teeth: Australia unveils underwater drone payloads
The modular payloads will be integrated onto Anduril's Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics' Speartooth unmanned underwater vehicles as well as Ocius's Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel (USV), the Australian DoD said in an announcement.
NIOA, AeroVironment team to offer and support loitering munitions Down Under
The partnership will target introduction and support of loitering munitions in Australia and New Zealand
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Why the Army can’t build its Pacific network like the one in Europe
Distance, sparse infrastructure, and contested communications force a different approach to connectivity.
Australia’s guided weapons and munitions effort makes progress, but risks remain
Experts have called on GWEO efforts to diversify sources and ensure workforce readiness
After yearslong delay, Taiwan receives first pair of new F-16s
The two jets landed at an airbase in eastern Taiwan on Friday.
China opens training center with Laos, marking third overseas military base
Satellite imagery shows the new facility is built in part on a purported old US airstrip used during the Vietnam War.
Drone-hunting on the border, plus turmoil at an Air Force think tank
NORTHCOM is testing ways to counter drone incursions, while an Air Force institute focused on China faces questions about its future.
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Power at the sprocket: it’s the transmission that gives tracked vehicles their control
Army vehicles like Bradley need greater power at the sprocket for speed, braking, and manueverability.
South Korea inducts first locally developed fighter jet into air force
Introduction of KF-21 into South Korea's military marks a significant milestone for country's defense industry.
How China is rethinking tank survival against FPVs and top-attack threats
The drone age did not end armored warfare. It rewrote the terms of survival, and Chinese military analysts are paying attention.
The Air Force says its China think tank will continue. Its director says it’s basically dead.
The Air Force’s stance that the China Aerospace Studies Institute can function without civilian staff is “not credible,” Brendan Mulvaney told Breaking Defense.
Fate of Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute up in air
The China Aerospace Studies Institute will carry on by “leveraging assigned military service members to accomplish its objectives,” according to an Air Force spokesperson.