Military Watch Defense & Armed Forces

• SES agreement delivers managed Ku-band connectivity to U.S. forces for global missions, underscoring commercial operators' role in resilient defense...

• Sea Breeze 26-2 sharpens Black Sea mine countermeasures with UUVs, USVs, and multinational command integration, treating interoperability itself as...

Defense primes are acquiring specialized naval capabilities to dominate future maritime conflicts.

• Undersea warfare leads deals as Lockheed pursues...

The Iran conflict has become a live-fire proving ground for US unmanned surface vessels.

• Combat debut: Three Corsair USVs struck Bandar Abbas naval...

The Pentagon is rethinking drone survivability amid heavy losses and contested airspace threats.

• CCA training overhaul: Pilots now train to command...

Leidos received a $24.2 million contract modification to manufacture additional AGM-190A Small Cruise Missiles for USSOCOM, with production work in...

AESA radars transformed modern warfare by replacing slow mechanical antennas with electronic beam steering that delivers instant multi-target tracking...

• China builds carrier pilot pipelines for sustained blue-water operations far from home.
• India commissions indigenous frigates and ASW craft to...

Undersea leaders gathered to tackle rapid tech shifts and contested domains.

• Advanced awareness worldwide is essential as low-cost systems reshape...

Donjon Marine's $180 million Navy contract underscores the critical role of salvage, towing, and harbor clearance capabilities in sustaining...

Democratic veteran candidates are leveraging their service records to defend the VA health system against privatization threats during Trump's second...

Texas lawmakers reviewed the HB 114 transition moving veterans' mental health services from HHSC to the TVC.

• Centralized care: Veterans now access...

• The Marine Corps is testing Ditto's cloudless peer-to-peer networks under Project Dynamis to sustain AI tools and data flows when cloud connectivity...

Russia's shadow fleet operates as a hybrid threat multiplier, blending sanctions evasion with covert intelligence and potential military movements.

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Turkey is advancing its regional reach with the Tayfun Block 3 anti-ship ballistic missile while deepening NATO ties through a U.S. destroyer port...

Hamilton County Auditor’s Office outlines key changes to Disabled Veteran property tax benefits under HEA 1210-2026.

• Automatic credits replace...

Smartphone apps such as Ukraine’s ePPO enable Special Operations Forces to crowdsource sUAS intelligence from civilians, filling air defense gaps and extending to cartels or resistance groups for both kinetic and non-kinetic responses.

NATO's $50 billion in defense announcements hinge on contract conversions, not pledges. Investors should track backlog growth and production ramps.

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The UK has become the first NATO nation to award contracts for low-cost air defense interceptors targeting drone swarms, with £3.16 million deals...

The US Army selected Caterpillar, Forterra, IDV USA, and Overland AI to develop autonomous platforms that clear minefields and barriers under enemy...