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On March 12, 2026, Lockheed Martin announced the successful completion of the first flight test of the PrSM Increment 2 missile, which is capable of engaging moving targets in the maritime domain. Lockheed Martin press release In a major milestone for the U.S. Army’s long-range fires program, Lockheed Martin completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, demonstrating its new multi-mode seeker and ability to engage moving maritime targets. The missile met test objectives in a 350-km flight launching from a HIMARS, deploying protective covers and capturing a suite of performance data that will be used…

WARSAW, Poland — Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced he will veto a bill to implement the European Union’s Security Action For Europe (SAFE) scheme which foresees around €43.7 billion ($50.3 billion) in low-cost loans for Poland’s military.The development represents the latest tit-for-tat move in right-wing Nawrocki’s ongoing row with the centrist government that says it will absorb the loans for defense acquisitions anyway.In a televised speech aired on March 12, the president said legislation passed by the Polish parliament about utilizing the loan “threatens our sovereignty, independence, or economic and military security.”“SAFE is a mechanism through which Brussels can withhold…

Introduction: The Prediction Confirmed Two weeks ago, in “We Bombed the Wrong Target,” I argued that Operation Epic Fury had addressed the headline, Iran’s nuclear program, while leaving the story largely untouched: Tehran’s regional proxy network and its underlying strategy of asymmetric resistance. I warned that “the United States has addressed the headline. It now faces the story, and it does not appear to have a strategy ready for it.” That assessment has aged poorly only in one sense: the situation has deteriorated faster than anticipated. Fourteen days into Operation Epic Fury, seven American service members are dead and approximately…

This is a developing story. Four U.S. service members were killed on Thursday when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Two more crew members have yet to be accounted for. “At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq,” a CENTCOM release on Friday stated. “Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased.” In a press briefing Friday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine stated the military…

Talking at the 2026 Industrial Plan Presentation, Roberto Cingolani, the company CEO, depicted Leonardo evolution in the 2022-2025 period, based on expanded and rationalised portfolio with a focus on servitization, strategic partnerships, accelerated digitalisation, capacity boost to increase production and accelerate deliveries, cost optimisation and disciplined product capital allocation click on image to enlarge Introducing his presentation Roberto Cingolani rapidly highlighted the progresses registered by the Leonardo group from FY 2022 to FY 2025. Manpower grew from 51,392 to 62,762 while the group sites stepped up from 105 to 131 throughout the world. Considering Italy, the UK, the US and…

Brussels, Belgium, 13 March 2026 – Airbus is working at full throttle to offer the German Air Force an operational Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) system by 2029. In Manching, near Munich, the company is currently preparing the first two Valkyries it acquired from its US partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS)   for their maiden flight with a sovereign European mission system. They are scheduled to fly later this year. The two companies are bringing their respective industry-leading capabilities to integrate, missionise, and ultimately produce and deliver the Airbus UCCA system. Airbus is currently equipping the…

The United States did not enter the war with Iran because it was attacked or was about to be attacked. It seems to have entered after concluding that once Israel moved, American involvement would be unavoidable. When Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed congressional leaders last week, three days before the strikes began, the debate, as later reported by the Washington Post, was not whether to fight but whether to strike alongside Israel or wait until Iran retaliated against American forces in the region. The choice was not between war and peace. It was between two pathways into the same…

Arman Tsarukyan says he’s not being frozen out by the UFC.Last year, Tsarukyan was set to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 311, until a last-minute injury forced him from the card just a day before the event. That withdrawal put Tsarukyan in the doghouse with the UFC, and he’s been trying to work his way out ever since. The only problem is that Tsarukyan keeps getting into trouble.In November, Tsarukyan headbutted Dan Hooker during the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC Qatar, which drew admonishment from Dana White, and earlier this month, Tsarukyan assaulted Georgio Poullas after their…

There’s something oddly dramatic about a weapon that begins its journey under the wing of a fighter jet… only to arc upward toward the edge of space before diving back to Earth at blistering speed.That’s essentially the story of the Blue Sparrow Missile, a system that quietly sits at the intersection of missile-defense testing, aerospace engineering, and modern long-range strike strategy.In recent years, the phrase “Blue Sparrow missile” has popped up more frequently in defense briefings, military forums, and geopolitical news cycles. And not without reason. This air-launched ballistic missile, developed in Israel, plays a surprisingly versatile role.On one hand,…

The MEO Epoch 2 mission will track ballistic missiles and advanced threats from space. Credit: © BAE Systems. BAE Systems said that it has concluded the preliminary design review (PDR) for the US Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) – Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 2 programme. The preliminary design work, covering both the satellite systems and ground command and control (C2) infrastructure, was accomplished in under nine months from the time of receiving the award. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36…