CHAUMONT, France — The French Army’s first international drone competition felt a little like a tribute to the drone-racing scene that started it all, said a British pilot who competed in the event on a former United States airbase in eastern France last week.
Apart from their combat fatigues, the drone pilots with first-person view goggles and joystick controllers could have been hobbyist…
VIENNA — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius came to Canada’s CANSEC defense exhibition on Wednesday with a message that was as much political as commercial: Buy our submarines, and Germany will have your back.
Standing alongside Canadian Defense Minister David…
U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield.
In a letter shared with Reuters by U.S.
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada will purchase six GlobalEye early warning and control aircraft from Saab as part of deal to not only boost Canadian military capabilities but energize domestic defense production.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the news May 27 at the CANSEC defense trade show in Ottawa. It was the first time that a Canadian prime minister had appeared at the show, the…
LONDON — There has been a surge in mining companies seeking U.S. listings this year, but even more striking is the change in language as firms explicitly target defense-related demand for critical minerals.
At least 18 companies, mostly Canadian and Australian but also…
Ukraine has a six-month window in which to seize the battlefield initiative from Russia and strengthen its hand for peace talks, a senior commander told Reuters, predicting a “turning point” was imminent after more than four years of war.
Russian forces have made…
RIGA, Latvia — Latvia will deploy mobile drone-interceptor units to its eastern border within a matter of days in response to a string of drone incursions from the direction of Russia, according to the head of the Baltic country’s Autonomous Systems Competence Center.
The Latvian armed forces will deploy teams up to four soldiers in 4×4 vehicles, equipped with interceptor drones from Latvian…
As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.
Within weeks of the United…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government this month announced the beginning of a long-delayed life-extension program for six diesel-electric Collins-class submarines, an effort that government auditors immediately flagged as a high-risk affair.
The boat…
NEW DELHI — India has completed final developmental trials of a new precision guided missile that can be launched from drones to engage both ground and aerial targets.
For many years the country’s drones were used primarily for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, but as their role in modern warfare increases exponentially, India is moving to enhance the combat capabilities of its…
