Bell Textron has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of the Navy with an estimated value of approximately $300 million. The agreement was signed in August 2026 at Bell’s manufacturing facility in Amarillo, Texas. The contract combines fixed-price, fixed-price incentive, and cost-reimbursement elements with fixed-fee provisions. The base contract, with options for extension […]

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A security alert was declared at Leipzig/Halle Airport on the night of Wednesday following a potential security threat. Shortly before midnight, a drone was discovered near the runway. According to BILD, the drone was attached to an unidentified substance. Investigators were particularly concerned because it was also fitted with a detonator. The device was subsequently […]

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Today, we will take a closer look at Russia’s new Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare (EW) system, which has recently attracted significant attention in the media. Is it truly capable of disrupting the operation of the Starlink satellite network, as claimed by Russian sources, or is it primarily another element of an information campaign? We […]

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Russia is increasingly relying on ballistic missiles in its campaign against Ukraine, taking advantage of the challenges associated with intercepting such weapons amid Ukraine’s ongoing shortage of air defense assets. According to newly released reports, a North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia. Andrii Cherniak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate […]

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The N3XT experimental division of Germany’s Quantum Systems has developed a quadrotor drone that reached a horizontal flight speed of 699 km/h. This performance makes it the fastest battery-powered unmanned aerial vehicle ever recorded. According to the developers, the test flight was conducted on July 26 during internal trials, while official certification by Guinness World […]

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Ukrainian drone operators have already destroyed a substantial number of Russian armored vehicles and even aerial targets using low-cost Shrike drones priced at approximately $400. Thousands of these platforms are now undergoing a major upgrade with an AI-enabled autonomy system that allows them to independently track and engage moving targets. In mid-July 2026, the Ukrainian […]

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France continues flight testing of the Airbus H160M Guépard, its next-generation multirole military helicopter. On July 31, the program reached another milestone as the second prototype completed its maiden flight. The first prototype has been in the air since July 24, 2025. The H160M is being developed for the French Armed Forces under the HIL (Hélicoptère […]

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Operators from Group 13, a special unit of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR), have carried out a successful operation in temporarily occupied Crimea, striking a command vehicle belonging to the Russian Podlyot radar system, as well as a Parol-4 radar interrogator used for friend-or-foe (IFF) identification. Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence released exclusive footage of the operation on its […]

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The Ukrainian-made FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile, developed by domestic defense company Fire Point in close partnership with the UK’s Milanion Group, is capable of flying at extremely low altitudes, making it exceptionally difficult for enemy radar systems to detect. U.S. military analyst Trent Telenko recently shared a detailed analysis of a video on X, arguing […]

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Ukrainian defense technology company SkyFall has unveiled a new middle strike attack drone during the Farnborough International Airshow. According to company representatives, the new platform features a piston-driven propeller engine and a fixed wing with a wingspan of approximately 3.5 meters. SkyFall also stated that the drone is already undergoing combat testing. According to Defender […]

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