Samuel Drake | Defense Analyst
Samuel Drake is a defense analyst at TheDefenseWatch.com covering naval warfare, military ordnance, maritime technology, fleet modernization, and defense procurement. His reporting focuses on documented capabilities, procurement programs, and military technology.
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Department Of War Awards $22.1 Million Contract To Expand Radiation Testing For Defense Microelectronics
Department Of War Invests $22.1 Million In Radiation Testing Infrastructure The Department…
Department Of War Moves To Secure Gallium Supply With $174 Million Australia Project
Department Of War Announces $174 Million Gallium Investment The Department of War…
China’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Prototypes Seen Refueling From YY-20 Tanker
China’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Advances to Refueling Tests China’s sixth-generation fighter program…
Covenant Plans Medium-Range Missile Production Near Leipzig From 2027
Covenant Missile Production Plan Emerges Near Leipzig Covenant medium-range missile production is…
Saab Secures $126 Million RBS 70 NG Deal To Strengthen Finland Air Defense
Finland is expanding its ground-based air defense network as Nordic security cooperation…
NATO Exercise Calendar 2026: Every Confirmed Military Drill, Tracked
Why NATO's 2026 Exercise Calendar Matters Right Now NATO's 2026 exercise season…
Army Lasers Blast Drones, Proving Directed Energy Weapons Are Reshaping Counter UAS Warfare
Army Lasers Blast Drones in a Real Homeland Defense Mission Army lasers…
U.S. Navy Unveils AIM-424 Malice to Extend Air-to-Air Reach Beyond 250 Nautical Miles
Takeaways The U.S. Navy has disclosed the AIM-424 Malice, a new long-range…
USS George Washington Marks 200,000th Fixed Wing Aircraft Recovery With F-35C Landing
USS George Washington Reaches 200,000th Aircraft Recovery USS George Washington has completed…
Tiberius Aerospace Moves Invictus Missile Into Formal Testing With Mach 3, 200-Kilometer Strike Range
Tiberius Aerospace Advances Invictus Missile Into Formal Testing The Invictus missile has…