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3 February

Jodesz Gavilan

HENSOLDT Secures Major Radar Orders for European Air Defense

HENSOLDT has secured more than $118.1 million in radar contracts tied to the German‑led European Sky Shield Initiative.

3 February

People wait in line for a mobile delivery of essential goods in the Troieshchyna district of Kyiv, Ukraine on January 30, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Resumes Strikes on Freezing Ukrainian Capital

Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv, as a brief truce announced by US President Trump gave way to renewed attacks in freezing conditions.

2 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Starmer Says UK Should ‘Do More’ With EU in Joint Defense

Britain should "do more together" with the EU on defense, including through a bloc-wide initiative to bolster arms stocks that London has not yet joined, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

2 February

Protector remote-controlled weapon station

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland Awards Kongsberg-PGZ $1.65B Counter Drone System Contract

Poland has awarded a $1.65-billion contract to a consortium of Kongsberg and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa to supply counter-drone systems.

2 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Norway Approves Plan to Acquire Two Additional 212CD Submarines

Norway has approved the procurement of two additional Class 212CD submarines for the Norwegian Navy, bringing the total planned fleet to six.

2 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

UK Helicopters Become Flying Drone Command Hubs in Latest Demo

The UK’s Royal Navy is exploring new air combat capabilities, using helicopters as command hubs for drone fleets in a breakthrough demonstration.

2 February

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ahead of the Battle: New German Tech Brings Predictive Intelligence to Military Ops

German forces could move past mission-planning bureaucracy with a new system that offers a unified operational picture across domains, helping commanders anticipate changes before they occur.

2 February

Close-up view of the Bullet one-way interceptor.

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

310-kph Shahed Interceptor Takes Center Stage at UMEX 2026

General Cherry is bolstering Ukraine’s air defenses with a new one-way interceptor designed to clip the wings of Russia’s Iranian-supplied Shahed loitering munition.

2 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Thales UK Rolls Out New Surveillance Tech for Smarter Armored Vehicles

Thales UK is pushing armored vehicle surveillance forward with new technologies designed to speed up target tracking while easing crew workload on the battlefield.

2 February