The Defense Post

France’s aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle was on Wednesday heading towards the southern Red Sea to pre‑position for a possible mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/fre…

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing would play a “greater role” in ending hostilities in the Middle East thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/chi…

KBR to provide logistics, sustainment, and installation services for US Army thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/us-…

Loft Orbital and Magellium Artal Group secure a contract to develop a next-generation Earth observation constellation for France thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/nex…

Radio frequency solutions firm Hidden Level introduced a new anechoic chamber in New York thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/hid…

India is strengthening the protection of its skies against evolving airborne threats with a new AI-powered anti-drone system thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/ind…

Nokia Federal Solutions and Lockheed Martin are moving 5G closer to battlefield use, aiming to give US forces secure, high-speed communications in contested environments thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/nok…

MARTAC announces that its T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel completed an eight-day autonomous mission off the coast of California thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/mar…

Raytheon receives an order from Blue Raven for 120 SharpSight surveillance radars, marking the largest contract to date for the system thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/ray…

BlackSky Technology secures nearly $30M, one-year contract from international defense customer for space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/bla…

Simera Sense France is rolling out a new space situational awareness camera designed to improve how satellites detect, track, and react to activity in orbit in real time thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/fra…

Switzerland approaches manufacturers from four countries to inquire about air defense systems it is considering procuring amid delays in delivery of Patriot system thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/swi…

A collaboration between two US companies reaches the prototype stage with a new laser-based counter-drone system designed to function with or without a human operator thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/us-…

US Department of State approves potential $540M sale of sustainment services and related equipment for Canada’s fleet of C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/c17…

Could drones land and take off autonomously from moving ships at sea? A London-based developer says it has built the first system designed to make that possible thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/uk-…

Patria signs multiple agreements with Czech state-owned defense organizations as Prague nears its adoption of a new 8×8 armored vehicle fleet thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/cze…

Biosphere secures a US Army contract to develop a portable system that produces protein-based food rations using air, water, and electricity thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/bio…

Iran-linked networks are adapting across Latin America following Venezuela's destabilization, with @RESecurity reporting shifts toward Colombia and Ecuador thedefensepost.com/2026/05/06/ira…

Poland negotiates acquisition of additional batch of Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles with platform manufacturers thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/pol…

L3Harris is set to supply the ship management system for Poland’s new Miecznik-class frigates as Warsaw pushes ahead with one of its largest naval modernization programs thedefensepost.com/2026/05/07/l3h…