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U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to build a new testing ground for drones in Mississippi as the Pentagon grapples with ever-evolving autonomous technology that has come to define modern warfare.The project would expand existing test ranges at NASA’s Stennis Space Center to facilitate air, sea and ground-based drones, according to a notice posted this month. The effort reflects how wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have forced the U.S. military to hone in on how emerging autonomous technology will shape future fights. The solicitation calls for industry, academic and national laboratories to build what the notice calls an…

Caesarea, Israel, 27 May 2026 – IMCO Group (TASE: IMCO), a leading provider of advanced defense and industrial solutions, announced advancement across key technology domains under its multi-year research and development program as part of its strategy to maintain technological leadership and advance the delivery of solutions aligned with the evolving demands of modern warfare and defense programs. As part of the initiative, IMCO continues to upgrade its SAVS (Situational Awareness Video System), an AI-enabled situational awareness solution designed for modern combat environments and threats. The system enhances survivability, mobility, and combat effectiveness for maneuvering ground forces in the modern…

The PAC-3 MSE features enhanced range, speed, and manoeuvrability to counter various threats. Credit: U.S. Army. Wojskowe Zaklady Elektroniczne (WZE), a Polish state-run defence company, has received a purchase order from L3Harris Technologies to produce Attitude Control Motors (ACMs) for the US Army’s Patriot (PAC-3) missile system.   WZE will act as a certified supplier for these components, according to L3Harris’ statement on 26 May 2026.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Prior to this purchase order L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and WZE worked together to establish missile component production in Poland to support the Wisla air defence programme. …

With the biggest non-US military force since its accession to NATO in 1952, next year will mark the 75th anniversary of its participation to the Atlantic Alliance, in the 2026 edition of the EFES exercise, the most important training event organised every two years, Turkey has shown how much its diplomacy created strong ties with several nations, which joined Ankara’s NATO partners in the exercise. On the other hand, defence industry was at the forefront of the event, with an exhibition area but, even more importantly, with its weapon systems and platforms operating in front of VIPs from all the…

The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2026 Cadets exuberantly tossed their hats into the sky officially ending their 47-month West Point experience during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony on May 23 at Michie Stadium.For the nearly 1,000 graduates, their journey to Graduation Day was not a simple one, shaped by trials and tribulations along the way that, ultimately, taught them to be stronger in the face of adversity.Now, as newly commissioned Army officers, they will continue their journeys as platoon leaders after completing the Basic Officer Leader Course.Two USMA Class of 2026 graduates, Jack DeGroote and Connor Faherty, embodied the…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 15:29, May 27, 2026 TOKYO, May 27 (Xinhua) — Japan’s House of Councillors on Wednesday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee. The legislation came as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to centralize and strengthen the country’s intelligence capabilities. The bill, which had previously cleared the House of Representatives, has continued to raise concerns across Japanese society. NEWSLETTER Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list

Earlier this year, deep in an expansive training area, soldiers loaded an autonomous ground vehicle, entered a grid, and watched it depart on its own. No one stood behind it with a controller. No one drove it like a toy. It simply took a basic task that normally consumes soldiers’ time and attention and executed it autonomously. That was the moment the capability became real. For leaders who had heard about ground autonomy in briefings or seen it discussed in abstract terms, this was different. It was not just an interesting machine or another promising technology. It was a practical…

The 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) concluded on May 22. Held every five years, the conference offers an opportunity to evaluate the treaty’s implementation, respond to technological and geopolitical developments, and reinforce states’ commitment to the treaty. For the third time in a row, the conference failed to reach consensus on a final document.We asked five experts for their perspectives on what the conference achieved — or failed to achieve.Read more below.Ankit Panda Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Host of War on the Rocks’ Thinking the Unthinkable PodcastWhile the…

The United States just used its most powerful conventional bombs against the deepest underground nuclear facility in the world. Those bombs worked — and they also revealed exactly where current physics ends and the next weapons problem begins. DARPA is now looking for solutions to that problem. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon’s […]

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. With the pan-European Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which is supposed to include a crewed New Generation Fighter (NGF) aircraft, mired in difficulty, Airbus has raised the possibility of teaming with Saab on the manned tactical component of it — the fighter. As well as France and Germany, Spain is a part of the pan-European FCAS as a junior partner, while Belgium has also joined it. The recent statements mark one of the clearest indications yet that Airbus is actively exploring post-FCAS…