Land Defense News
France Develops Fury 120 Interceptor to Counter Shahed-Type Drones Used by Russia
According to reporting by Challenges on 27 January 2026, the Fury 120 interceptor was designed to shoot down one way attack drones such as Iran’s S...
First Slovak-Configured CV90 MkIV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Enter Testing in Sweden
The Slovak Armed Forces’ acquisition of the CV90 MkIV infantry fighting vehicle has reached a critical phase, with the first Slovak-configured vehi...
Türkiye Deploys Autonomous POYRAZ Drone Swarm as Havelsan Demonstrates Live Kamikaze Attacks
Türkiye’s defense software firm HAVELSAN has taken a significant step toward operationalizing autonomous warfare, unveiling a live field demonstrat...
How the US-made Patriot has become Ukraine’s last line of defense against Russia’s fastest missiles
On January 28, 2026, Ukraine’s Air Force reported that the 6th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade Kyivska, a Patriot air defense unit credited with the ...
U.S. Army Certifies Artillery and M270 MLRS Units in Europe Ahead of Live-Fire Evaluations
Photographs published on the official page of the 41st Field Artillery Brigade this week capture U.S. Army artillery units executing certification ...
Belgium’s Three Leading Defence Firms Form Joint Venture to Support Belgian Army
Belgium’s land forces will soon rely on a single, integrated industrial support structure following the creation of Land Systems Logistic Support (...
Netherlands Signs Multiyear Deal With German Defense Firm Rheinmetall for Hand Grenades Production
German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall confirmed on January 30, 2026, that it has entered into a new multiyear framework agreement with the Dutch ...
U.S. Marines Test Fiber-Optic FPV Drones to Defeat Jamming in Over-Water Operations
US Marine Expeditionary Force, working in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit, carried out a fiber-optic first-person view small unmanned ...
Poland Orders 18 Norwegian Kongsberg Counter-Drone Batteries in $1.5bn Defense Deal
Norwegian Company Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace announced on January 30, 2026, that it had secured a significant air defense contract with the Po...
China supplies $10.3 billion in manufacturing parts for Russia’s Oreshnik ballistic missile
On January 28, 2026, the Telegraph reported that China supplied Russia with at least $10.3 billion in advanced machinery and electronics since 2022...
U.S. Approves Quadrupled THAAD Interceptor Production to Counter Rising Missile Threats
U.S. Company Lockheed Martin announced on January 29, 2026, that it has formalized a major framework agreement with the Department of War to quadru...
China’s VN22 6x6 armored vehicle appears at Uzbekistan's Military-Technical Institute
As reported by The Dead District on January 20, 2026, a Chinese-made VN22 6x6 armored fighting vehicle was spotted inside Uzbekistan’s Military-Tec...
U.S. Air Forces Test Rapid Airpower Deployment in Middle East Readiness Exercise
U.S. Air Forces Central on 26 January initiated a multi-day readiness exercise designed to validate its capacity to rapidly project and sustain air...
U.S. Intel Warns Belarus Has Become a Forward Russian Military Base on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Belarus should now be viewed as a functional extension of Russia’s military architecture rather than a loosely aligned partner, according to a cong...
U.S. Deploys More THAAD Air Defense Missiles to Middle East Amid Possible Military Action Against Iran
The United States has started redeploying additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems to the Middle East as part of a broader effort to ...
Iran Khorramshahr-4 Is the Most Advanced Long-Range Missile Able to Counter Modern Air Defenses
Iran’s long-range missile development continues to shape the military balance across the Middle East, with the Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile sta...
Singapore Orders Terrex S5 8x8 IFVs as Army’s Next-Generation Infantry Combat Vehicle
ST Engineering announced on 26 January 2026 that Singapore’s Ministry of Defence awarded its Land Systems business a contract in December 2025 to p...
India Unveils Suryastra Rocket System Based on Elbit PULS for Long-Range Precision Strikes
India publicly revealed its Suryastra rocket artillery system during Republic Day events, confirming the operational emergence of an Indianized var...
U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Iran With USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Group and Strike Threats
Speaking at a rally in Clive, Iowa, President Trump framed the movement of U.S. naval forces toward Iran as a fresh show of strength amid renewed f...
North Korea Tests KN-25 Long-Range Guided Rockets in Maritime Strike Scenario
North Korea test-fired an upgraded super-large guided rocket system on January 27, overseen by Kim Jong Un, with state media claiming a 358.5 km st...
Turkmenistan Deploys Chinese Anti-Drone System and Mobile Pontoon Bridge
During a formal ceremony marking the opening of newly constructed military barracks on January 24, 2026, the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan publicly ...
U.S. Marines Conduct UH-1Y Venom Helicopter Rooftop Insertions to Train for Urban Combat
The U.S. Marine Corps continued refining its urban aviation capabilities this week as a UH-1Y Venom helicopter from Marine Operational Test and Eva...
U.S. Marine Corps Selects Norway’s Kongsberg RT20 Turrets for New Reconnaissance Vehicles
According to information published by the U.S. Department of War on January 27, 2026, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Kongsberg, Norway, has been ...
U.S. Army Secures Long-Term Anti-Tank Capability Through Ongoing TOW Missile Production
On January 27, 2026, the US Army announced a $193.7 million contract modification awarded to Raytheon for the continued procurement of Tube-launche...