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During Sea Air Space 2026, LIG Defense & Aerospace (formerly known as LIG Nex1) showcased a variety of guided rockets targeted towards potential U.S. Navy usage, including their 70mm, 130mm, and 140mm guided rockets to be utilized on multiple platforms. LIG’s Poniard 70mm guided rockets headlined the roster of rockets eyed by the U.S. Navy. Poniard’s prominence in the lineup of cheap effectors is due to the prior testing conducted with the U.S. Navy, with Foreign Comparitive Testing (FCT) carried out from 2019 until 2024. Throughout this testing, Poniard achieved a 100% accuracy against fast attack craft, becoming the first…

Delivering proven multi-domain decision dominance anytime, anywhere. SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 21, 2026 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has successfully completed flight testing of the Digital Receiver Exciter Recorder (DREXR) upgrade for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The successful tests strengthen the Navy’s ability to detect, track and counter evolving threats in contested and austere environments, reinforcing the E-2D’s critical role in defending the Carrier Strike Group. The upgrade enhances commanders’ situational awareness and decision-making speed, providing a decisive operational advantage across the battlespace. “The successful DREXR flight tests demonstrate our commitment to keeping…

Tiberius Aerospace, a modern defence technology company built to empower the UK, US and their global allies with next-generation weapon systems and AI-powered solutions, has successfully demonstrated, for the first time, that a liquid-fuelled ramjet projectile can be launched from a NATO standard 155mm howitzer, achieve ramjet ignition and perform as intended in flight.  This liquid fuel breakthrough, achieved during recent test firings of its Sceptre system in New Mexico, represents a fundamental shift in what artillery systems are capable of delivering on the modern battlefield. Sceptre is a 155mm precision-guided munition designed for full compatibility with existing NATO-standard artillery…

London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has survived a legal challenge that attempted to curb its rollout of live facial recognition (LFR) technology across the capital. The challenge was brought against the Met by civil liberties organization Big Brother Watch, which was representing Shaun Thompson, an anti-knife crime campaigner and youth worker who was falsely identified as a criminal suspect by LFR cameras in Croydon. Big Brother Watch supported Thompson’s case, which argued that the technology violated his rights to privacy under articles 8, 10, and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The UK’s High Court concluded this…

The U.S. military will no longer require service members to get an annual flu shot according to a post Tuesday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the social media platform X. Hegseth said the mandatory flu vaccine requirement has been discarded “effective immediately.” “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force,” the secretary wrote. The flu vaccine has been required annually for U.S. military personnel since the 1950s to preserve the health of the force, and generally, the Defense Department has aimed to inoculate more than 90% of active-duty personnel. The program has been a major…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:05, April 21, 2026 BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz should be maintained. Xi made the remarks during a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Xi pointed out that China attaches great importance to developing relations with Saudi Arabia and has always adhered to the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia, Xi said China is…

There’s something quietly fascinating about an aircraft that refuses to fit into a neat category, and the Airbus A400M Atlas is exactly that kind of machine. It’s not just a cargo plane. Not just a tactical workhorse. Not quite a strategic giant either. It lives somewhere in between, and that “in-between” space is where things get interesting.Picture this: a single aircraft that can haul armored vehicles across continents, then descend onto a rough dirt strip barely worthy of being called a runway. Hours later, it might be refueling fighter jets mid-air or delivering emergency aid after a natural disaster. That’s…

The Department of Defense on Tuesday unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027 — a 42% year-over-year increase and the most expensive military outlay in modern history. “We’re facing one of the most complex and dangerous threat environments in our nation’s 250-year history,” Jules J. Hurst III, the under secretary of war and chief financial officer, told reporters at a briefing at the Pentagon. “Our adversaries are rapidly advancing capabilities across every warfighting domain: in the air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, while years of underinvestment has strained our industrial base.”“This is a generational investment in the United…

Credit: RTX CorpDefense Feeds, Washington — The US Army is reinforcing its counter-drone capabilities as US Army Coyote Interceptors boost defense against drone swarms through a new long-term procurement strategy.The initiative reflects a growing recognition that unmanned aerial threats are no longer a niche concern but a central feature of modern warfare. As drone technology continues to evolve, the need for scalable and responsive defense systems has become increasingly urgent.Recent conflicts have demonstrated how drone swarms can overwhelm conventional air defense systems. These platforms are relatively inexpensive, difficult to detect and capable of coordinated attacks against high-value targets. The Army’s…

FORT POLK, La. — The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) took another major step toward Army transformation this month as Soldiers from the Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company (MFRC), 3rd Mobile Brigade, tested and trained for its first time with the Tactical Electronic Warfare System–Infantry (TEWS-I) integrated onto an Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, April 7–17, 2026. The integration marks a milestone for the Army and the Division: TEWS-I now mounted on the ISV, a lightweight, highly mobile platform designed for rapid air assault and distributed operations. According to General Dynamics Mission Systems, TEWS-I on the…