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Pakistan unveils aircraft and rocket programs, parades military tech
The country displayed new equipment including the Haider platform, the first locally produced, Chinese-designed VT-4 main battle tank.
Renault teams up with Thales to boost France’s drone production
The carmaker will build Thales’ Toutatis remotely operated loitering munitions at one of its factories, with estimated production of 1,000 units a month.
Closing the gap between strategic demand and operational reality
This whitepaper explores how modern defense logistics must evolve to keep pace with today’s rapidly changing global threat environment.
Whitepaper: Quantum-Ready Encryption in Hybrid Defense
Learn more about the quantum threat to modern defense encryption, why migrating to quantum-resistant security is complex and unavoidable, and more.
Whitepaper: Protecting the Shield
Learn more about how Golden Dome’s layered missile defense architecture functions, how integrating legacy and emerging systems creates risk, and more.
2026 Strategic Architects
The 2026 Strategic Architects is an annual list of individuals who shape the strategic direction of defense capability, force design, and modernization.
Show Coverage: Eurosatory 2026
Defense News is reporting on the top news and headlines coming out of Eurosatory.
As Europe rearms, ‘wingman’ aircraft take center stage
European and U.S. defense forces are rapidly developing their own AI-powered drones to complement their fighter jets and carry extra battlefield tech.
MBDA advances land version of its naval missile as European strike weapon
Europe lacks long-range strike options that provide deterrence by holding Russian assets at risk, a gap that countries are trying to patch.
Rheinmetall pitches shipping container that can spit out swarms of attack drones
One container can hold 18 of the company’s FV-014 munitions, meant to plop out of the container by way of rocket-assisted start.
