Rheinmetall has booked an order worth a medium three-digit million-euro sum for its share of 69 more Schakal wheeled infantry fighting vehicles for Germany and the Netherlands, the company announced, after the European procurement agency OCCAR exercised the first option under the program’s 2025 contract. OCCAR placed the order with ARTEC, the Rheinmetall and KNDS […]

The Finnish Defence Forces have teamed up with Helsinki-based headset maker Varjo to test and develop mixed reality training that prepares soldiers to spot and counter small attack drones, the military’s Innovation Unit and the company announced on Oct. 29. Varjo is working with a brigade-level unit of the Finnish Defence Forces on the pilot, […]

Leonardo DRS raised its full-year 2026 forecast on October 29 after reporting third-quarter revenue of $1.066 billion, up 11% from a year earlier, as demand for tactical radars, naval power and propulsion systems and space sensors drove the gain. Orders grew even faster than sales, with the Arlington, Virginia-based defense electronics maker booking $1.64 billion […]

A photo released by Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry from a visit by its top military officer to King Khalid Air Base in the kingdom’s southwest appears to show a Royal Bahraini Air Force fighter pilot and a member of the Pakistan Air Force at the base, open-source analysts at OSINTWarfare pointed out in a post. […]

U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany are training on the Rapidly Deployable Small-Unmanned Air Defense System, or RD-SUADS, a palletized counter-drone system built by Trust Automation of San Luis Obispo, California, as they test how training across services can sharpen the response to drone threats, U.S. Army […]