Rheinmetall sells off civilian arm to focus on defence
Rheinmetall has finalised its long-trailed exit from the automotive supplier business, agreeing to sell its civilian Power Systems division to the Munich industrial group AEQUITA for a provisional 350 million euros.
Romanian Navy official loses fingers to Shield AI V-BAT
A Romanian Navy official lost two fingers when her hand was caught in the propeller of a V-BAT drone during a training exercise on a boat off the Texas coast last month, in an incident that has come to light only as part of a broader investigation by Reuters.
Kyiv puts Russia’s road to Crimea under fire
A month of what Ukraine calls "middle-strike" operations has brought Russia's main overland supply route to occupied Crimea and its logistics network across occupied Luhansk under sustained drone fire.
Defence plan delay has damaged UK credibility, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee says years without a credible long-term investment plan have weakened the UK's deterrent and has demanded the Ministry of Defence explain how it is shielding suppliers from the harm caused by the delay.
Denmark to buy long-range stealth cruise missiles from U.S.
The United States Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Denmark covering 200 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range, with an estimated value of USD 842 million.
Autonomous weapons an ‘Oppenheimer moment’, peer warns
A Conservative peer has told the House of Lords that autonomous weapons may represent a threshold as significant as the arrival of nuclear arms, warning that, unlike nuclear weapons, they are cheap, scalable and hard to contain.
Britain explores ground-based air defence radar testing
The Ministry of Defence is sounding out industry on developing a ground-based system to test the accuracy of air defence radars, a method intended to replicate the flight checks currently flown to verify them.
Russian military flights near UK rising, defence chief says
The head of the British military has said Russia has flown as many long-range strategic aircraft near the UK's northern approaches so far in 2026 as it did in the whole of 2025, in remarks warning that the country faces its most dangerous period since the Cold War.
Britain’s plan for 7000 new long range weapons still waiting
A year after the Strategic Defence Review pledged up to 7,000 new long range weapons, the commitment still has no published timeline, because the plan meant to translate it into firm orders has yet to appear.
US Marine Corps retires its last Harrier jump jets
The United States Marine Corps has retired the AV-8B Harrier II, bringing to a close more than four decades of service for the distinctive jump jet.
