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How deepening AI usage can boost efficiency and maximise effects for forces

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  • Ukraine’s new long-range 12m autonomous vessel can deploy other drones

    Ukraine’s new long-range 12m autonomous vessel can deploy other drones

  • US Army reaches out to industry for M109 replacement in a deal worth up to $8 billion

    US Army reaches out to industry for M109 replacement in a deal worth up to $8 billion

  • How deepening AI usage can boost efficiency and maximise effects for forces

    How deepening AI usage can boost efficiency and maximise effects for forces

  • US military tests AI-powered CUAS turret against drone swarms

    US military tests AI-powered CUAS turret against drone swarms

  • US Army reaches out to industry for M109 replacement in a deal worth up to $8 billion

    US Army reaches out to industry for M109 replacement in a deal worth up to $8 billion

  • Ukraine’s new long-range 12m autonomous vessel can deploy other drones

    Ukraine’s new long-range 12m autonomous vessel can deploy other drones

  • German Navy’s Israeli missile test points to deepening defence-industrial ties

    German Navy’s Israeli missile test points to deepening defence-industrial ties

  • US military tests AI-powered CUAS turret against drone swarms

    US military tests AI-powered CUAS turret against drone swarms

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21st August 2026

Around 75% of the northern hemisphere’s undersea cables transit Irish waters, but personnel shortfalls and a stalled multirole vessel programme leave patrol capacity in question.

How India’s FCAS ambitions could reshape its combat-air roadmap

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How India’s FCAS ambitions could reshape its combat-air roadmap

20th August 2026

Participation in the French-led programme could provide India with access to sixth-generation technologies but force difficult choices over AMCA, TEDBF and indigenous propulsion development.

Pentagon’s 800% PAC-3 MSE surge faces production bottleneck as Patriot demand soars

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Pentagon’s 800% PAC-3 MSE surge faces production bottleneck as Patriot demand soars

20th August 2026

The Pentagon wants to procure 3,203 PAC-3 MSE interceptors in FY2027, but production constraints and international demand could impact efforts to rebuild depleted missile stocks.

Hanwha debuts with US Army deal worth up to $3.6 billion as it eyes future M109 replacement

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Hanwha debuts with US Army deal worth up to $3.6 billion as it eyes future M109 replacement

20th August 2026

The Mobile Tactical Cannon is to replace the US Army’s M777 towed howitzers which could result in the procurement of almost 500 systems at an estimated $3.59 billion.

AI-controlled F-16s advance towards autonomous multi-aircraft operations in US

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AI-controlled F-16s advance towards autonomous multi-aircraft operations in US

19th August 2026

The US plans to progressively expand VENOM/AIR testing from single-aircraft flights to multi-platform autonomous operations over the next 12–24 months, generating data that could support future US military AI programmes, including Collabora...

US turns to allies to tackle navy shipbuilding backlog

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US turns to allies to tackle navy shipbuilding backlog

19th August 2026

A White House memorandum acknowledges US Navy shipbuilding backlogs and a weakened industrial base, opening a formal path for South Korean and Japanese yards to help rebuild capacity.

US pours another $23 billion into Arsenal of Freedom to ramp up missile production

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US pours another $23 billion into Arsenal of Freedom to ramp up missile production

18th August 2026

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is spending billions of dollars to accelerate missile production to meet demands from the war against Iran and requirements in Ukraine. Manufacture of SM-3 and PAC-3 interceptors is being ramped up, alongs...

Canada targets 2028 operational debut for AIM-9X and AIM-120D missiles

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Canada targets 2028 operational debut for AIM-9X and AIM-120D missiles

18th August 2026

The missile programmes form part of a broader effort to strengthen Canadian air-combat readiness as the RCAF transitions from the CF-188 to the F-35A and rebuilds its operational weapons stocks.

Rheinmetall advances longer 155mm ordnance with 30% range increase

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Rheinmetall advances longer 155mm ordnance with 30% range increase

17th August 2026

Rheinmetall has begun initial firing trials of a new 155mm/60-calibre artillery ordnance that could deliver up to 30% greater range than its existing 155mm/52-calibre system, as production of the current gun expands across Germany and the U...

AIM-260 JATM deal puts Australia’s missile-industrial ambitions in focus

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AIM-260 JATM deal puts Australia’s missile-industrial ambitions in focus

17th August 2026

While a potentially accelerated acquisition timeline could strengthen the RAAF’s long-range air combat capability, Canberra’s continued reliance on US missile production is also put under the spotlight in parallel to its push to build a sov...

Attack drones versus CUAS – the future of warfare or just another trend?

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Attack drones versus CUAS – the future of warfare or just another trend?

17th August 2026

Demand signals for counter-drone technology are strong and the market is becoming crowded, but is this really the beginning of a new phase of warfare or will commentators be talking about something else 10 years from now?

US Navy’s $275 billion BBGN plan hinges on shipyard transformation

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US Navy’s $275 billion BBGN plan hinges on shipyard transformation

14th August 2026

The US Navy’s planned nuclear-powered warship carries a US$275 billion price tag, but the greater story lies in the industrial overhaul needed to build it, from AI-enabled design to digital twins and modular construction.

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