Daily defense, procurement and conflict news, sourced and fact-checked.https://www.weaponspecs.com/en-usPublic defense-systems specifications, sourced and credited per-item.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:01:57 GMThttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/india-javelin-missile-deal-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/india-javelin-missile-deal-2026/India's army signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for about 60 FGM-148 Javelin missiles on Aug. 28, converting 16 years of talks into a contract.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementJavelinFGM-148IndiaEmergency ProcurementBharat Dynamics LimitedOperation Sindooranti-tank missilehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/russia-strike-myla-depot-kyiv-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/russia-strike-myla-depot-kyiv-2026/A Russian drone strike on a depot near Kyiv killed at least 37 people on Aug. 28, and Ukraine opened a criminal probe into why munitions sat by homes.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictMylaKyiv OblastRussia-Ukraine warFlamingo cruise missileUkroboronpromammunition depotcriminal negligencehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/weekly-recap-2026-08-29/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/weekly-recap-2026-08-29/Four allied nations built shared submarine and missile programs this week, while three of the week's biggest conflict claims still can't be verified.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News Deskdigestweekly recapAUKUSHenderson Defence PrecinctType 212CDPiorun MANPADSStorm ShadowForeign Military SalesSouthern SpearNorth KoreaHouthishttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/saab-a3-001-loyal-wingman-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/saab-a3-001-loyal-wingman-2026/Sweden's Saab unveiled a full-scale A3-001 concept, a stealth drone meant to fly with crewed Gripen E fighters, with demonstrators targeted before 2030.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologySaabA3-001Gripen ECollaborative Combat AircraftSwedenloyal wingmanuncrewed aircrafthttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/houthi-amzan-tanker-strike-yanbu-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/houthi-amzan-tanker-strike-yanbu-2026/A Houthi missile claim set fire to the Saudi VLCC Amzan off Yanbu, the latest hit in a blockade targeting Saudi Arabia's alternate oil-export route.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictHouthisRed SeaYanbuBahriSaudi ArabiaYementanker attackhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uk-storm-shadow-ukraine-production-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uk-storm-shadow-ukraine-production-2026/Britain authorized MBDA to give Ukraine the data to build Storm Shadow missiles at home, trading it for access to Kyiv's AI targeting network.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyStorm ShadowSCALP-EGMBDAUkraineUnited Kingdomexport controlAvenger AI Labshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/germany-norway-canada-212cd-trilateral-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/germany-norway-canada-212cd-trilateral-2026/A four-day Kiel planning event started formal trilateral work on the Type 212CD submarine, the follow-through on Canada's July selection of TKMS.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementType 212CDTKMSCanadian Patrol Submarine ProjectKongsbergGermanyNorwayCanadahttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/henderson-aukus-submarine-hub-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/henderson-aukus-submarine-hub-2026/Canberra and Perth picked the Henderson Defence Precinct site, backed by roughly A$33 billion, to host rotating US and UK submarines from 2027.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyHenderson Defence PrecinctAUKUSHMAS StirlingVirginia-class submarineSubmarine Rotational Force-WestAustraliahttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/castelion-blackbeard-hypersonic-series-c-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/castelion-blackbeard-hypersonic-series-c-2026/A Series C round values the SpaceX-alumni startup at $13 billion as it scales Blackbeard, a hypersonic missile priced a fraction of existing U.S. programs.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyCastelionBlackbeardhypersonic missileSeries Cdefense techNew Mexicoventure capitalhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/poland-piorun-manpads-safe-deal-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/poland-piorun-manpads-safe-deal-2026/Poland's Mesko will build combat-tested Piorun missiles for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an 8 billion zloty, EU-financed framework deal.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementPiorun MANPADSPolandMeskoSAFE programLithuaniaLatviaNorwayNATOair defensehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/southern-spear-strike-resumes-pause-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/southern-spear-strike-resumes-pause-2026/A Sunday strike killing two off the Pacific coast resumed a campaign that had gone silent since June, with no explanation and mounting legal pushback.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictOperation Southern SpearSOUTHCOMdrug boat strikesTim KaineVenezuelaMQ-9A Reaperhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-vityazevo-airfield-strike-claim-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-vityazevo-airfield-strike-claim-2026/Ukraine's drone force says it hit two Russian fighters, a strike drone, and three air-defense systems across three regions overnight, a claim Russia has not addressed.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictUnmanned Systems ForcesVityazevoKrasnodar KraiSu-30SMMiG-29S-400https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/norway-uh-60m-black-hawk-nh90-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/norway-uh-60m-black-hawk-nh90-2026/Norway's 21-helicopter, $2.3B Black Hawk order is its third Sikorsky FMS deal in 13 months, rebuilding a fleet gutted by NH90's collapse.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementUH-60M Black HawkNorwayNH90SikorskyLockheed MartinForeign Military Salehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/south-korea-aim-9x-sidewinder-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/south-korea-aim-9x-sidewinder-2026/The State Department cleared 103 AIM-9X Block II missiles for Seoul on Aug. 21, a batch sized almost exactly to one mass drone-and-cruise-missile raid.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementAIM-9X SidewinderSouth KoreaRepublic of Korea Air ForceRTXForeign Military SaleNorth Koreahttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/boeing-vc-25b-contract-growth-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/boeing-vc-25b-contract-growth-2026/A $75M spare-parts order pushes the VC-25B deal past $4.49B as Boeing eats over $3B in overruns and the jets slip roughly 3.5 years late.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementVC-25BAir Force OneBoeingWright-Patterson Air Force Basedefense procurementGDC Technicshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ford-class-island-redesign-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ford-class-island-redesign-2026/Engineers are studying an aesthetic redesign of the $13B Ford-class island that Navy officials warn could cost billions and delay the program.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyGerald R. Ford-classaircraft carrierisland redesignEMALSNavy shipbuildingTrump administrationhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/navy-naval-modular-missile-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/navy-naval-modular-missile-2026/A single 10-inch interceptor stack, sized four ways, would let Aegis destroyers and Virginia-class submarines share one air-defense missile line.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyNaval Modular MissileU.S. NavyVirginia-class submarineMk 41 VLSair defenseS2MARTSNSTXLhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/weekly-recap-2026-08-22/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/weekly-recap-2026-08-22/Ukraine and Russia bombed each other's fuel and rocket plants, the Pentagon raced to scale missile output, and allies bought around US-built systems.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News Deskdigestweekly recapUkraineRussiasolid rocket motorsGolden DomeHormuzTomahawkGMLRShttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/golden-dome-funding-cliff-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/golden-dome-funding-cliff-2026/Golden Dome's director says the $17.5B FY27 request is 97% dependent on a reconciliation bill that doesn't exist yet, and a shutdown-CR won't help.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyGolden Domemissile defensebudget reconciliationMichael GuetleinSpace Development Agencycontinuing resolutionhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hanwha-ocean-kddx-destroyer-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hanwha-ocean-kddx-destroyer-2026/Hanwha Ocean's $580M win for the KDDX lead ship starts South Korea's move off US-made Aegis toward a fully indigenous $5.7B destroyer class.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementSouth KoreaHanwha OceanKDDXdestroyerAegisRepublic of Korea Navyshipbuildinghttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/north-korea-missile-barrage-trump-kim-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/north-korea-missile-barrage-trump-kim-2026/Pyongyang test-fired over 10 short-range ballistic missiles hours after Trump said he'd meet Kim this year and cut Ulchi Freedom Shield short.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictNorth Koreaballistic missileKim Jong UnDonald TrumpSouth KoreaUlchi Freedom ShieldKim Yo Jonghttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/qatar-kc-46a-tanker-sale-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/qatar-kc-46a-tanker-sale-2026/Qatar can buy 4 Boeing tankers plus jammers and missile-warning gear as Washington rearms its biggest Gulf air base after 2025's Iranian strike.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementQatarKC-46ABoeingAl Udeid Air Baseforeign military saleaerial refuelingGulfhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hanwha-k9-mtc-army-contract-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hanwha-k9-mtc-army-contract-2026/Hanwha Defense USA wins a $100.3M Army contract, worth up to $262.9M, to build wheeled K9 howitzer prototypes to replace towed M777s by fall 2026.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementHanwhaK9 HowitzerM777Mobile Tactical CannonU.S. ArmyprocurementSouth KoreaM109A7 Paladinhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pechenihy-banderol-strike-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pechenihy-banderol-strike-2026/Two S8000 Banderol cruise missiles hit a rural intersection in Pechenihy, killing 10 people, the latest strike from Russia's cheap, mass-producible jet-powered missile.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictS8000 BanderolKharkivKronshtadtcruise missileUkraineOrion UAVconflicthttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/raytheon-tomahawk-production-scaleup-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/raytheon-tomahawk-production-scaleup-2026/RTX's Raytheon will scale Tomahawk cruise missile production from roughly 60 to 1,000 rounds a year under a seven-year, $22.9 billion Navy contract.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementTomahawkRaytheonRTXU.S. Navyprocurementcruise missileAMRAAMhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uae-iran-trade-embargo-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uae-iran-trade-embargo-2026/Abu Dhabi imposed an indefinite trade and financial embargo on Iran after its defense ministry said two ballistic missiles targeting maritime traffic were fired from Iranian territory.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyUAEIranStrait of Hormuztrade embargoballistic missileTHAADpolicyhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-taneco-refinery-strike-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-taneco-refinery-strike-2026/Fire Point FP-1 drones struck the TANECO refinery roughly 1,200km inside Russia and a Black Sea terminal, among Kyiv's deepest strikes of the war.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictUkraineRussiaTANECOFire Point FP-1Tatarstanoil refinerylong-range strikehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/x-bow-low-cost-interceptor-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/x-bow-low-cost-interceptor-2026/MDA moved X-Bow Systems into Phase 2 of its Low-Cost Interceptor program, targeting a sub-$750,000 round versus THAAD's $12.7M and Patriot's $4M per interceptor.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementX-Bow SystemsMissile Defense AgencyLow-Cost InterceptorTHAADPatriotsolid rocket motorprocurementhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/israel-syria-abu-duhur-airbase-strike-turkey-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/israel-syria-abu-duhur-airbase-strike-turkey-2026/Eight Israeli strikes hit Abu al-Duhur's runway hours after a Turkish delegation visit, reviving the Israel-Turkey rivalry Netanyahu has fought inside Washington over F-35 sales.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictIsraelSyriaTurkeyAbu al-DuhurIdlibF-35airstrikeNetanyahuhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/poland-orp-wicher-miecznik-frigate-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/poland-orp-wicher-miecznik-frigate-2026/The 7,000-ton Miecznik frigate, based on the UK's Arrowhead 140, floated out in Gdynia as Poland's $4B naval rebuild replaces 1980s US-built ships.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementMiecznik-class frigateORP WicherPoland NavyArrowhead 140Type 31 frigatePGZhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/trump-oman-hormuz-mou-expires-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/trump-oman-hormuz-mou-expires-2026/The June 17 US-Iran memorandum on reopening the Strait of Hormuz expired unresolved; Trump vowed to "bomb the s*** out of" Oman over its own traffic deal with Tehran.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyStrait of HormuzOmanIranTrumpnaval blockadeUS Navysanctionshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/turkey-atacms-m270-ukraine-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/turkey-atacms-m270-ukraine-2026/A 15-day congressional review of Turkey's re-export of 70 ATACMS missiles and 12 M270 launchers to Ukraine lapsed unopposed as lawmakers sit in recess.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementATACMSM270 MLRSTurkeyUkraineArms Export Control Actre-exporthttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-drone-strike-bashneft-unpz-ufa-refinery-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-drone-strike-bashneft-unpz-ufa-refinery-2026/A drone strike damaged the AVT-6 primary processing unit at Bashneft-UNPZ, part of Russia's third-largest refining hub, the same unit hit August 2.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictUfaBashneft-UNPZBashkortostanoil refinerydrone strikeAVT-6long-range strikehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uss-john-f-kennedy-cvn79-acceptance-trials-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uss-john-f-kennedy-cvn79-acceptance-trials-2026/The $13B USS John F. Kennedy, 98% complete, finished a 4-day acceptance sea trial off the Atlantic coast ahead of a spring 2027 Navy delivery.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyUSS John F. KennedyCVN-79Gerald R. Ford-class carrierNewport News ShipbuildingHIIF-35Chttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/army-gmlrs-133000-rockets-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/army-gmlrs-133000-rockets-2026/A Sources Sought notice asks industry for 19,002 GMLRS rockets a year from 2028-2034, a bet on the munition Ukraine has burned through fastest.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementGMLRSHIMARSM270A2 MLRSLockheed MartinU.S. Armyprocurementsolid rocket motorshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/australia-japan-boobook-laser-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/australia-japan-boobook-laser-2026/Project Boobook's field trials, plus a new decade-long deal letting Japan test hypersonic missiles on Australian ranges, mark a fast-deepening alliance.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyBoobookdirected energylaser weaponAustraliaJapanMitsubishi Electrichypersonic missileshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hormuz-vessel-projectile-strike-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hormuz-vessel-projectile-strike-2026/UKMTO says a vessel was struck outbound from Hormuz, injuring a crew member, as daily transits stay in the single digits, down from 130+.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictStrait of HormuzUKMTOmaritime securityIranshippingOmanhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/lockheed-ngi-motor-tests-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/lockheed-ngi-motor-tests-2026/Lockheed and L3Harris fired the NGI's second-stage motor in a vacuum chamber, closing in on a Critical Design Review after an 18-month delay.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyNext Generation InterceptorLockheed MartinL3HarrisMissile Defense AgencyGround-Based Midcourse DefenseGolden Domehomeland missile defensehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-palantir-no-bid-244m-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-palantir-no-bid-244m-2026/A Feinberg memo directs up to $243.9M in sole-source Palantir work through 2027, without citing any of the legal grounds required to skip competition.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyPalantir TechnologiesSteve Feinbergsole-source contractsPentagon acquisitionno-bid contractsdefense industrial basehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-drug-boat-campaign-latin-america-land-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-drug-boat-campaign-latin-america-land-2026/Hegseth says Colombia and Honduras agreed to US-led land strikes after 218 deaths in boat attacks; Guatemala denies it, and legality remains contested.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyOperation Southern Speardrug boat strikesPentagonHegsethLatin AmericaColombiaHondurasGuatemala