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Ukrainian forces repelled a large-scale Russian assault on the village of Mala Tokmachka, east of Orikhiv, military officials said Monday. The 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade shared a video on its Facebook page showing Ukrainian forces repelling the attack and destroying Russian armored vehicles.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The attack, launched on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m., came in multiple waves from the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment, advancing from Verbove and Novoprokopivka. Each wave involved five to eight armored vehicles, with a total of roughly 26 Russian units, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored…

What’s going on here?Codan is set to reach the high end of its bold 2026 revenue growth target, with robust global defense demand and major new orders helping the Australian firm shine.What does this mean?Codan’s commitment to advanced communications technology is paying off, as the company now expects its communications segment to hit the top of its 15% to 20% revenue growth goal for the coming year. Heightened geopolitical tensions are keeping defense budgets flush, driving up demand for Codan’s secure equipment. The group recently notched a big win with AU$24.5 million in orders for its Kagwerks business, part of…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailICE has spent more than $70 million on new weapons in the first nine months of President Donald Trump’s second term, a 700 percent increase on the same period in 2024, according to a report.Citing records from the Federal Procurement Data System, Popular Information reports that the immigration force, which answers to Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security, spent $71,515,762 on purchases of “small arms, ordnance and ordnance accessories manufacturing” between January 20…

The ongoing dispute between China and the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia has highlighted how geopolitical tensions can disrupt an otherwise smooth global supply chain, according to analysts.Based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Nexperia exemplifies a typical multinational company with front-end fabrication plants in Hamburg, Germany, and Manchester, UK, as well as back-end assembly facilities across Asia, including Dongguan, China; Laguna, the Philippines; and Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.The company is also supported by a worldwide network of sales offices and research labs. Thanks in part to its global presence, Nexperia ships more than 110 billion products a year to a diverse customer base that…

The fair includes a conference with five extensive panel discussions and the 5th “V službi domovine” event, which presents professions and career paths in the Slovenian Armed Forces. At the official opening of the SIDEC event, Minister of Defence Borut Sajovic addressed ministers, chiefs of general staffs, members of parliament, representatives of foreign delegations and companies, and other attendees. He emphasised that there is only one security and that we ensure it together, highlighting the importance of unity in society. He said that the organisers expect the fair to have a positive impact on both our defence and security system…

The preparatory course at the heart of the recent surge in Army recruitment numbers will tighten its standards, although it was unclear if that meant it will produce fewer future soldiers. Potential new recruits will now only be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to either meet the service’s physical or academic standards, not both, Task & Purpose has confirmed. The Future Soldier Preparatory Course is a 90-day program that takes potential recruits who need to improve academically and physically before reporting for traditional basic training. Previously, the course allowed potential recruits to work on both physical…

‘Just holding a Doritos bag’: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of chips for weapon Updated: 10:11 PM EDT Oct 21, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Taki Allen was sitting outside Kenwood High School with friends, eating a bag of chips after football practice on Monday.Around 20 minutes later, cops showed up with guns, walking toward Allen.”It was like eight cop cars that came pulling up for us. At first, I didn’t know where they were going until they started walking toward me with guns, talking about, ‘Get on the ground,’ and I was like, ‘What?'” Allen said.Allen said police…

This edition of The Weekly Break Out is a little different. We let Breaking Defense’s Director of Multimedia Daniel Woolfolk run wild on the show floor at AUSA 2025, where he was surrounded by unmanned aerial systems in all shapes and sizes. So if you missed AUSA, ride along with Daniel to get caught up on some of the most eye-catching platforms. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter below to get The Weekly Break Out in your inbox.

BELFAST — Boeing has appointed former UK defense procurement minister Jeremy Quin as its new UK and Ireland president, the company announced today. Quin is set to begin in the new post Nov. 21 and will oversee regional operations and strategy, the firm said in a statement announcing the move. He succeeds Maria Laine after she recently moved to take on the position of Boeing Defense, Space and Security’s leader for business capture and operations. Quin’s appointment comes amid Boeing Defense UK struggles on the estimated £1.89 billion ($2.57 billion) UK Royal Air Force E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning &…

Traditional government services providers face a stark future, where they either need to transform themselves or risk becoming irrelevant.That was the prevailing message in a presentation Thursday from Brian Gesuale, managing director of the Raymond James Equity Research Group. Geusale was the luncheon keynote at the investment bank’s annual defense and government market conference in Washington, D.C..Gesuale’s research indicates large government services firms such as Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI International and Leidos derived 60% of their growth from acquisitions rather than organic expansion over the last decade.Gesuale used a non-traditional methodology to make that calculation.“Generally, we think of acquired growth…