97% of US soldiers complete brain health assessment
Nearly all U.S. soldiers completed a mandatory test meant to track the effects of blast exposure and monitor…
European defense startups to raise record $10.5 billion in 2026, Dealroom forecasts
PARIS — European defense startups are forecast to raise a record $10.5 billion of funding this year, roughly…
New Zealand, Australia sign pact to deepen naval cooperation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) signed “Plan…
Polish prime minister: Poland to develop its own Starlink
WARSAW, Poland — Finnish space company ICEYE and Poland’s state-run defense giant PGZ have signed a letter of…
Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war, report says
The United States does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rebuild military space assets destroyed in…
New Zealand ground forces drill to dock onto larger armies
WAIOURU, New Zealand — The whump of exploding 105 mm artillery rounds reverberate across the “battlefield” as Kiwi…
US Space Force, Japan launch sensor to bolster space surveillance above Indo-Pacific
A U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness payload launched successfully Aug. 10 aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7, or…
ICEYE to double radar-satellite capacity by late 2027 as demand surges
PARIS — Finland’s ICEYE expects to double global production to 100 radar satellites by the end of 2027,…
France to test its own AI-powered battlefield command in June NATO exercise
PARIS — France will test its artificial intelligence-powered battlefield command system with allies during a NATO interoperability exercise…
New Zealand budget spares defense, intelligence agencies from cuts
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Defence Force and intelligence agencies are on track to receive almost $4.3…
France moves carrier into Red Sea ahead of potential Hormuz mission
PARIS — France is deploying the carrier strike group centered on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier into…
France mulls fallback tank for delayed MGCS program in defense update
PARIS — France is in talks with manufacturers about an intermediary solution to replace the country’s aging Leclerc…