PARIS — MBDA targets a range for its future high-speed strike missile Status RS that will be “far, far, far” more than of the Exocet anti-ship missile with its more than 200-kilometer range, said Olivier Gauffin, the company’s deputy director for sales and business development, at a briefing at the Euronaval maritime-defense exhibition on Tuesday.
The high supersonic missile will cover…
When Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in May 2022, it was hailed as the Baltic Sea’s transformation into “a NATO lake.” Since then, however, the sea has been less than placid, as confrontations with Russia and interference with undersea infrastructure have…
NEW DELHI — In a major push to strengthen its naval capabilities, India signed a $5.7 billion contract with domestic companies Monday to build eight next-generation, corvettes that will undertake anti-submarine, anti-surface and coastal defense operations.
The new ships…
Australia preps Bluebottle USV for submarine-hunting role
November 4, 2026
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia’s Navy is doubling down on unmanned systems as it adopts platforms like the Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel and Ghost Shark and Speartooth extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles.
The Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel – or USV for short – produced by Ocius Technology, is powered primarily by wind, wave and sun to give persistent, at-sea…
KYIV, Ukraine — A new pocket-sized receiver can co-opt video from Russian unmanned systems, allowing Ukrainian drone operators to intercept enemy live feeds in real time, the device’s makers said this month, while adding only a little extra weight to operators’…
Oshkosh partners with startup to build military drones
November 3, 2026
Oshkosh Defense announced Monday a partnership with Silicon Valley startup Grid Aero to manufacture large military drones, which would be the first aircraft produced by the Wisconsin-based company.
“We do things that like gravity and stay on the ground,” said Logan…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australian military officials have been furtive about how they will use Anduril-developed Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles – or XLAUVs. However, they recently lifted the lid on some payloads the Royal Australian Navy is fielding.
In an official unveiling at Anduril Australia’s manufacturing center in Sydney on Oct. 19, three Ghost Shark…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, over accusations that he leaked classified information to the public, officials said on Thursday.
Sylvia’s firing is one of…
VIENNA — Canada and the European Union plan to deepen cooperation on satellite services, Arctic maritime capabilities and critical materials for defense industries at a two-day summit in Montreal that began on Thursday, according to a draft joint statement.
The proposed…
MAILLY-LE-CAMP, France — Corporal Igor started a new job this year, swapping the sights of a 105 mm gun on the French Army’s AMX 10 RC reconnaissance vehicle for first-person view goggles and a handheld controller.
The 21-year-old is now a strike pilot in France’s first dedicated drone-combat squadron, crouching in nettles and tall grass as he guided an FPV drone down a forest path at the…
