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When Physics Meets Economics: Can Lasers Save Air Defense Budgets from the Drone Drain?

August 30, 2026

Exclusive. Defense Arabia Air forces and defense planners worldwide are grappling with an increasingly unsustainable arithmetic problem: how do you […]

NEW-GENERATION DOOR GUN FOR TURKISH HELICOPTERS: MMT-76 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES AERIAL QUALIFICATION TESTS

August 29, 2026

MKE continues to develop critical defence systems in line with the of the Turkish Armed Forces in the field. Under […]

J-16 and Rafale, Followed by the French Military Chief’s Arrival in Cairo: Does the Timing Conceal a Strategic Message?

August 27, 2026

Waleed Sami Only one day separated two military events that appeared, on the surface, to be entirely unrelated. Yet their […]

The Do228 NXT: One Aircraft, Multiple Missions

August 26, 2026

In an increasingly complex security environment all across Africa and the Middle East, the ability to collect, verify and share […]

Saab Unveils Full-Scale A3-001 Uncrewed Combat Air Concept

August 24, 2026

Saab has unveiled a full-scale concept model of its A3-001 uncrewed combat air system, presenting the design publicly for the […]

RTX’s Raytheon Wins $22.9 Billion, Seven-Year Deal to Supercharge Tomahawk Missile Production

August 17, 2026

Raytheon has secured a $22.9 billion, seven-year U.S. Navy contract to push Tomahawk cruise missile production past 1,000 units annually, tripling 2026 deliveries and expanding its nationwide supplier base.

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MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft supporting Royal Australian Air Force operations in the Indo-Pacific

US Navy, RAAF and Northrop Grumman Team Up to Deploy MQ-4C Triton Across the Indo-Pacific

August 16, 2026

A new partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force, the US Navy, and Northrop Grumman is bringing the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft into operational service, giving Australia a persistent, high-altitude maritime surveillance capability across the Indo-Pacific.

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Lockheed Martin's Modular Payload Delivery System (MPDS), a modular hypersonic weapons family for offensive and defensive missions

Lockheed Martin Bets Big on Modular Payload Delivery System to Scale Up Hypersonic Weapons

August 13, 2026

Lockheed Martin is investing millions to develop a Modular Payload Delivery System (MPDS) — turning proven hypersonic missile body technologies into a flexible weapons family for both offensive and defensive missions.

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New Do228 NXT Camera option enables high-resolution image capturing – GA-ATS partners with TRAKKA Systems

August 12, 2026

General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS), the German aircraft manufacturer of the Do228 NXT, and TRAKKA Systems AB, a Swedish […]

Northrop Grumman Introduces Raid Hunter™ for Next Generation Gun-Based Air Defense System

August 11, 2026

New air defense system strengthens layered protection against cruise missiles, drone swarms and evolving aerial threats Northrop Grumman is unveiling […]