The U.S. Army is looking to have autonomous airborne drones and ground robots clean up chemical and biological weapons.
The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain.
Equally important, it would allow troops in the field to protect themselves and thus ease the strain on Army chemical warfare units that might not be available when…
Pentagon taps 25 firms for small, cheap attack drone competition
February 4, 2026
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced 25 small technology and drone companies that will compete for a chance to quickly field thousands of low-cost one-way attack drones for the military.
Kratos SRE Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense, and Halo Aeronautics are among the more…
Poland picks Kongsberg-PGZ consortium to build anti-drone ‘wall’
February 3, 2026
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal with a consortium comprising Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Polish state-run defense group PGZ to acquire counter-unmanned aerial systems (CUAS) that will protect the country’s…
Taiwan-US ‘firepower’ center to hone asymmetric warfare tactics
February 3, 2026
HONG KONG — The United States and Taiwan are expected to roll out their latest hardware and use elite Taiwanese troops under a joint project to prepare for asymmetric warfare in case the island government’s long-time political rival China attacks, according to military experts.
That effort, the Joint Firepower Cooperation Center, as first reported by Taiwan’s United Daily News late last…
GRAZ, Austria — A heavy Russian cargo plane that previously brought air defense systems to Venezuela arrived at a military airfield near Havana, Cuba’s capital, late on Sunday, flight records seen by Defense News show.
The Ilyushin Il-76, operated by the Russian…
To ensure future missions such as last summer’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities can succeed, the U.S. Air Force must improve the way it securely transmits critical information with bombers and other aircraft securely transmit critical information, a top general said…
GRAZ, Austria — Russia will unveil its newest multiple launch rocket system, the Sarma, at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh next month, marking Moscow’s latest effort to court Middle Eastern defense customers despite Western sanctions targeting its defense industry.
The 300mm Sarma MLRS, mounted on a KAMAZ-63501 8×8 armored chassis, represents Russia’s attempt to field a lighter…
BERLIN — When the Trump administration lifted sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik in late October, it marked a dramatic realignment in the Western Balkans that has sparked concerns in Europe that the fragile post-war order in Bosnia and Herzegovina…
The US Army wants 11 business jets for ISR missions
January 30, 2026
After a half-century of flying turboprop ISR aircraft, the U.S. Army is turning to business jets.
The service plans to buy up to 11 customized Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System, or HADES, program, according to the…
PARIS — Norway picked Hanwha to supply the army with long-range precision artillery in a deal worth 19 billion Norwegian kroner (US$2 billion), preferring the South Korean company’s Chunmoo system over competing offers from KNDS and Rheinmetall as well as the U.S. High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.
Norway agreed to buy 16 launch systems as well as a “large number” of missiles…
