Executive Summary: Spanish defense technology company Indra has unveiled its new AESA MTR radar family mounted on a Rheinmetall HX truck platform. …
Artillery & Missile Systems
- Defense Contracts
France Moves To Build Sovereign Long-Range Rocket Capability As Deep-Strike Demands Grow
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: France has entered exclusive negotiations with Safran and MBDA to develop a new long-range rocket system that will replace the …
- Defense ContractsArtillery & Missile Systems
MBDA And Ukrainian Armor Move To Develop Deep Strike Capabilities As Demand For Counter Drone Defenses Grows
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: MBDA and Ukrainian Armor have signed a strategic partnership framework aimed at developing deep strike and counter unmanned aerial system …
- Asian Defense & Security
Taiwan Deploys Battle-Tested HIMARS in Shoot-and-Soot Drill To Counter Chinese Invasion Threat
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Taiwan’s armed forces conducted a live-fire exercise on June 10, 2026, in Taichung, firing newly acquired High Mobility Artillery Rocket …
- Global News
US Strikes Near Hormuz Prompt Iran Retaliation on Bases in Jordan and Gulf
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: In a sharp escalation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced attacks on U.S. military sites in Jordan, Bahrain, and …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
Diehl Defence Unveils IRIS-T SLS MK 4 To Counter Emerging Short-Range Air Threats
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: German defense company Diehl Defence has introduced the IRIS-T SLS MK 4, a new mobile short-range air defense system designed …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
Switzerland Moves To Deploy AGM Artillery System As It Replaces Aging M109 Fleet
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: Switzerland has signed a contract with KNDS for 32 AGM Artillery Gun Module systems mounted on Piranha IV 10×10 vehicles, …
- Defense Contracts
U.S. Air Force Secures $240.9M Joint Strike Missile Deal To Expand F-35 Long Range Strike Capability
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $240.9 million production contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for additional Joint Strike …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Tรผrkiye Expands NATO Strike Capability With IHA-230 Missile Armed Combat Drones
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: Türkiye has officially inducted the Roketsan IHA-230 air-launched supersonic ballistic missile into service, providing its unmanned combat aircraft with a …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Royal Navy Expands Maritime Strike Capability With Martlet Missile On Wildcat Helicopters
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readThe milestone gives the Royal Navy a faster and more flexible precision strike option against small surface threats in contested maritime environments. …