[New] The U.S. Navy plans to deploy a medium unmanned surface vessel with the Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group.
KeepTrack
[New] The integration of AI in military systems could lead to more accidents, while quantum computing advances could interfere with the protective encryption necessary for nuclear deterrence.
forbesindia
[New] The MBCT is going to eventually replace all of the 14 Active Component and 20 Army National Guard Infantry Brigade Combat Teams as part of a broad Army modernization effort to respond to evolving threats, lessons from Ukraine, and the demands of large-scale combat operations.
SOF News
[New] The ReArm Europe plan commits €800 billion in defence investment by 2030.
Turkiye Today
[New] Ukraine's Western partners will provide Ukraine with a series of aid packages totaling $38 billion that will fund drones, air defence, artillery, and other military assistance in 2026.
Critical Threats
[New] Should Iran achieve a nuclear defence capability, its regional neighbours, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia or Egypt, would have a strong incentive to balance that potential.
GIS Reports
[New] Last year, [Taiwan] President Lai Ching-te announced that Taiwan's defence budget would increase to over 3% of GDP by 2026 and rise to 5% by 2030.
The Bullet
[New] Under the AUKUS agreement, the Australian navy will acquire eight nuclear-powered (but not nuclear armed) submarines over the next decade from the United States and Britain.
9News
[New] Singapore will strengthen its defence against unmanned aerial threats and cyberattacks.
CNA
[New] Poland, which lies on both NATO and the EU's eastern flank, has in recent years invested heavily to modernise its military following fears of a Russian threat.
Space War
[New] The defence deal, which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, will see Britain and Australia building a new class of AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine.
Deutsche Welle
[New] Canada needs reliable infrastructure in the North and enough autonomy to navigate a world where imperial conquest could return just as old alliances are under pressure - though it says Canada is committed to a strong defence relationship with the U.S.Lethbridge News Now
[New] Russia does not intend to launch a military attack on NATO in 2026-2027 but will continue rebuilding its armed forces out of concern over European Union rearmament.
NV
[New] Russia has conducted test launches for placing a nuclear weapon into orbit, which the Biden administration quietly warned Congress about two years ago.
The New York Times
[New] Russia's air defences may pose a more significant threat to NATO air forces than they would have before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a top air defence analyst warned in a recent report.
Business Insider
[New] Iran's exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi called for tighter sanctions, potential military action and rapid political transition to topple Iran's ruling system, warning that negotiations and delay would cost more lives.
Iran International
[New] MBDA is cooperating with German defence giant Rheinmetall to develop a German system by 2029.
Al Jazeera
[New] Future Russian military operations in the Baltic and Nordic regions are not certain but could well occur in the near to medium term, given recent examples of Russian aggression and repeated Russian claims to former and disputed territories.
Atlantic Council
[New] NATO is due to announce plans for Arctic Sentry military mission to the High North in response to threats from Russia and China.
Euronews
[New] In 2026, the US Navy will do something no other fleet has yet dared at scale: fold fully autonomous surface ships into frontline formations, including the tight defensive bubble surrounding a carrier strike group.
Davies Decking
[New] The Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations has suggested creating a dedicated SPRIND.MIL agency to scout, support, and fund the development of critical and disruptive military technologies, with an initial budget of €1bn over five years.
Passle
