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Turkish submarine technologies company DATUM showcased its Sinarit extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV) concept at SAHA Expo 2026, positioning the platform as a modular strike-capable system designed for multiple mission sets. According to DATUM, Sinarit features 3....
Rheinmetall submitted a non-binding offer to acquire German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK), CEO Armin Papperger announced at an analyst conference on 8 May. The defense company has initiated due diligence, with results expected in the coming weeks before a binding offer can be submitted....
Vietnam will acquire BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and multiple naval vessels from India under a $500 million defense credit line, India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed May 6. P Kumaran, Secretary (East) of India's Ministry of External Affairs, stated in a press conference that projects worth $300 million have been identified....
Ukraine''s 3rd Army Corps conducted a civilian rescue operation on April 25 using an unmanned ground vehicle to evacuate a 77-year-old woman from the Lyman grey zone after Russian drone saturation made conventional ground evacuation impossible. The UGV, operated by the Cerberus unmanned systems unit, displayed the message Grandma, get on!...
United States President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day temporary ceasefire beginning May 10, coinciding with Russia's Victory Day celebrations commemorating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. In separate statements, Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the ceasefire would run through May 11 and include the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each country....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the operational launch of Deal Team Six, a unit composed of private-sector businessmen tasked with renegotiating defense contractor agreements to reduce taxpayer costs and accelerate production. The team, embedded within the Pentagon''s Economic Defense Unit, stood up in early April 2026 following Hegseth''s November 2025 memorandum introducing the Warfighting Acquisition System to replace the Defense Acquisition System....
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