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Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko at the State Hermitage Museum. January 26, 2026 19:00 St Petersburg Alexander Drozdenko began by briefing the President on the Road of Life marathon held the previous day, which took place despite temperatures of minus 17 degrees Celsius. The event commemorated those who defended Leningrad during its blockade by Nazi forces from September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944. The Governor also reported on the launch of design work for a major Museum of Remembrance dedicated to the victims of the genocide of civilians during the…

General Dynamics NASSCO is looking to U.S. Navy for interest in new VLS reloading destroyer tenders, known as AD(X), as part of a combined buy of common hulls with the future AS(X) submarine tender. Crystal City, Va — General Dynamics NASSCO unveiled its internally developed concept for an AD(X) destroyer tender at the Surface Navy Association’s National Symposium in Washington last week, pitching the ship class as a near-identical ship to the AS(X) submarine tender NASSCO is building for the U.S. Navy. NASSCO provided new details on AS(X) as well as the potential AD(X) destroyer tender in an interview with…

President Xi Jinping continues to centralise power in the latest purge of top leadership. Credit: RAF.Contributor via Shutterstock China President Xi Jinping has purged the country’s Central Military Commission, removing key figures The move will further centralise power within the Chinese Communist Party around Xi, but remove vital military experience UK Prime Minister heads to Beijing, following on from Finland’s Prime Minister, as Xi seeks to reorientate Europe towards China China’s announced investigation into two senior Chinese military officials has raised questions over the make-up of the highest offices in the country’s opaque defence structures, including a potential move to…

AIDC announced in 2024 that it had completed the first-stage design of a basic trainer. (AIDC)Taiwan is seeking to recapitalise its basic trainer aircraft fleet, but it has not yet decided whether replacements will be procured from overseas or developed domestically.Around three dozen of the 44 Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor aircraft purchased by the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) in 1985 remain in service. These are assigned to the ROCAF Academy at Kangshan, where prospective pilots take their first step in flight training.A spares and accessories package funded last year will allow the T-34 fleet to remain in service…

WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency’s (SDA) program to develop a Tracking Layer constellation of missile warning/tracking satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) is in danger of failing to meet both its own goals and the needs of operators, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, “Missile Warning Satellites: Space Development Agency Should Be More Realistic and Transparent About Risks to Capability Delivery,” was released today, based on a review by the congressional watchdog office of SDA’s Tracking Layer activities between October 2023 and January 2026. While the report is specific to the Tracking…

Growing up close to Hadrian’s Wall – erected during Rome’s reign of the British Isles – Paul Budden found his interest in history. His interest of Japanese sword – born out of his love of history – led him into a kendo dojo and has not looked back since. Throughout his time in kendo, he found that its history, both in Japan and in the United Kingdom, was rich and needed to be shared with other kenshi. Since 1992, Budden has published ten books, with his most recent one, The Secret Sword: A Study of Itto-ryu Mizoguchi-ha. Today, Budden took…

Enrico Magnani and Paolo Valpolini The first four Lynx KF41 Combat “as is”, in the original version currently in service with the Hungarian Army, fitted with Rheinmetall’s Lance turret, were delivered to the Italian Army, during a ceremony that took place at Montelibretti, home of the Italian Army Multifunctional Experimentation Centre (Ce.Poli.Spe) On 27 January 2026 the first four Lynx KF41 Combat “as is” AIFVs part of the A2CS programme were officially delivered to the Italian Army. The event was attended by the Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, the Chief of the Defence Gen. Luciano Portolano, the Army Chief of…

Boeing’s revenue reached $89.5bn for the full year 2025. Credit: PhotoGranary02/Shutterstock.com. Boeing’s Defence, Space & Security division reported revenue of $7.4bn in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, marking a 37% increase from $5.4bn in the same period last year. The unit recorded an operational loss of $507m for the reported quarter ended 31 December 2025, an improvement compared to a $2.27bn loss in the previous year’s fourth quarter. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Operating margin reached -6.8%, up from -41.9%, which…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford class aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy, has begun its initial sea trials. The Navy is slated to take delivery of the ship in 2027 after years of delays. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Kennedy, also known by the hull number CVN-79, had left port in Newport News, Virginia, earlier today to start initial sea trials. “These trials will test important ship systems and components at sea for the first time,” HII…

PARIS — Ukraine says drones now account for more than 80% of enemy targets destroyed as the country’s fight against Russia’s invasion approaches the five-year mark, with most of the drones manufactured locally.Ukrainian forces recorded 819,737 video-confirmed drone hits in 2025, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, at an event to award the most effective drone units. Almost a third of the drone strikes targeted enemy personnel, according to data tied to the armed forces’ internal bonus system that awards points for confirmed hits.“We clearly record every single hit,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the event, in comments in…