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The French Navy (Marine Nationale) has fitted new EO/IR systems to its Mistral-class LHDs in a push to improve the detection capabilities of these large deck amphibious ships against various threats, Naval News has learned. Recent pictures taken by Toulon-based photographer and regular contributor to Naval News, Hervé Dermoune, show two different systems fitted on two LHDs: A CAT EYE H20 by Lerity, fitted aboard first ship-in class Mistral (L9013) A TrakkaCam by TRAKKA Systems, fitted aboard Dixmude (L9015) Contacted by Naval News, the French Navy explained this is an “experiment aimed at evaluating the capabilities of the CAT EYE…

Baddies are exploiting a critical bug in React Native’s Metro development server to deliver malware to both Windows and Linux machines, and yet the in-the-wild attacks still haven’t received the “broad public acknowledgement” that they should, according to security researchers. The vulnerability affects the React Native Community command line tool, a very popular npm package with nearly 2.5 million weekly downloads. React Native is a development tool created by Meta that allows users to build mobile applications for iOS and Android using JavaScript and React.  The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-11953, arises because the Metro development server started by the React…

While the Russo-Ukrainian War dominates attention in Eastern Europe, China is quietly expanding its influence in the region. As NATO strains under growing internal pressures and the European Union confronts unresolved questions about its future, Beijing’s capacity to project power in Europe in pursuit of its own interests is becoming an increasingly consequential force in the continent’s politics and economics.We asked five experts to identify China’s goals and assess its influence along a strategically important corridor in Eastern Europe, stretching from Hungary through Serbia and North Macedonia to Greece.Read more below.Ken Moriyasu Washington Correspondent, Nikkei AsiaIn 1946, Winston Churchill warned…

Speaking at the International Armoured Vehicles at Farnborough, the yearly conference organised by Defence IQ, a Hanwha representative illustrated the company view on what should become the heavy formations of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army. Hanwha may well be at the core of its transformation, the company proposing its K-NIFV, for Korean New Infantry Fighting Vehicle click on image to enlarge Facing increased threats, coming from UAVs and loitering munitions, better protected armoured vehicles and improved antitank missiles, armoured units must transform, increasing their lethality, which must enable them to defend against cross-domain threats, distributing lethality among platforms. This…

The Trump administration’s policy toward China remains difficult to parse, but calls to “de-risk” the U.S. economy or even to completely decouple from China still dominate Washington’s strategic debates. Advocates for decoupling urge the United States to revive domestic industries and make them resilient to external shocks, to “friend shore” key supply chains to allies and other well-disposed countries, and to secure reliable access to critical resources. Without such measures, analysts warn, China could strangle the U.S. economy in a crisis. Already, Beijing’s decision in 2025 to block the export of certain rare-earth metals to the United States set alarm…

Global Times By Chu Daye Published: Feb 02, 2026 04:20 PM Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that China will firmly protect the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies, when asked to comment on the statement by Danish shipping company Maersk that it is willing to assume temporary management of the two ports in Panama operated by CK Hutchison, following Panama’s Supreme Court ruling that CK Hutchison’s concession is unconstitutional. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin emphasized at a routine press conference on Monday that “we’ve made clear China’s position on relevant ports in Panama.” Panama…

News February 03, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via Hensoldt ULM, Germany. HENSOLDT won orders worth more than €100 million from Diehl Defence to supply additional TRML-4D air defense radars for multiple European countries under the European Sky Shield Initiative, the company announced in a statement. HENSOLDT says the radars will be delivered with maintenance and training support and will be fielded by participating ESSI countries as part of Diehl’s IRIS-T SLM (InfraRed Imaging System–Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled, Surface Launched Medium Range) air defense system. The company states the TRML-4D uses active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology and…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Pentagon agency charged with building and operating U.S. spy satellites recently declassified some details about a Cold War-era surveillance program called Jumpseat—a revelation it says sheds light on the importance of satellite imaging technology and how it has advanced in the decades since.  The existence of the National Reconnaissance Office’s Jumpseat program has been in the public domain since the 1980s, but little was known about the constellation until now.…

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine 1 February, 2026, 2:23 PM EET Ukraine and Starlink are working to implement a system that will permit only authorized satellite communication terminals to operate in Ukraine. “Ukraine and Starlink have already taken the first steps that have delivered quick results in countering russian drones. The next step is the introduction of a system that will allow only authorized terminals to operate in Ukraine,” said Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. In the coming days, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine will publish detailed instructions for Ukrainian users on how to register Starlink terminals for verification.…

Norway’s selection of the K239 Chunmoo tactical truck-based multiple rocket launcher was influenced by the system’s capabilities, favourable terms offered by Hanwha, the availability of locally supplied munitions, and support from Poland, which has also acquired the system. Credit: Hanwha The Norwegian government announced its selection of Hanwha Aerospace’s K239 Chunmoo as the winner of its competition for a multiple launch rocket system. Initiated in late 2024, the competition included Germany’s KNDS and Rheinmetall; a Swedish-American consortium of Saab and Boeing; the US HIMARS, involving Lockheed Martin; and Hanwha. The procurement is valued at 19 billion Norwegian kroner (approximately US$2…