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Ukrainian drones struck Russian military aircraft near Anapa on September 9, 2026, destroying a helicopter and damaging a fixed-wing jet, according to both Russian and Ukrainian accounts of the same overnight operation that also hit Russiaโs naval base at Novorossiysk. Russian sources reporting on the strikes said a single drone destroyed a Mi-8AMTSh helicopter, tail [โฆ]
BlackSky Technology said it has been named the exclusive provider of very-high-resolution optical satellites for what organizers call the worldโs first AI-enabled satellite constellation, a $1 billion initiative unveiled September 9, 2026, at the first International Space Summit in Paris. The initial constellation will include 50 satellites carrying radar, optical and other sensors, built to [โฆ]
Yemenโs Houthi movement seized Perim Island, at the narrowest point of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, on September 11, 2026, after Yemeni government forces withdrew from the island a day earlier. Four Yemeni government sources told Reuters that Houthi fighters reached the island, also known as Mayyun, tightening the groupโs grip on one of the worldโs [โฆ]
The U.S. Army has handed Knightโs Armament Company, run by founder Charles Reed Knight Jr., a new five-year deal worth nearly $50 million to keep building M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Systems. The firm-fixed-price contract covers the rifle, its variants, accessories, spare parts, special tools and training, and runs through September 10, 2031. Only one company bid, [โฆ]
The U.S. Navy has awarded KestrelX, a small Florida-based aviation company, a contract worth up to $9,987,285 to supply low-observable target aircraft and engineering support for Navy and Department of War training exercises. The Navy did not obligate any funds when it signed the deal, and will instead pay KestrelX as it issues individual task [โฆ]
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a contract worth up to $184.25 million to move a new electronic warfare component for the EA-18G Growler into full-rate production. The contract covers manufacturing of the Next Generation Electronic Attack Unit, known as NGEAU, along with sustainment support for the unit and future sustainment work [โฆ]
Anti-junta fighters launched a wave of FPV drones at Myanmarโs Tada-U Air Base on September 10, 2026, and video posted online shows one striking the nose of a Yak-130 jet, according to resistance sources. Myanmarโs military government said the drones were all intercepted before causing any damage. Journalist Thomas van Linge shared footage on X [โฆ]
Turkish drone maker Baykar has fitted its Akฤฑncฤฑ unmanned combat aircraft with Roketsanโs new 300-ER air-launched ballistic missile, with a first launch from the drone expected soon, according to Ulusavunma. Roketsan first showed the 300-ER publicly at the IDEF defense show in Istanbul in July 2025, presenting it as the longest-range weapon yet in a [โฆ]
Embraer presented Uzbekistanโs first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft on September 10, 2026, making the country the first C-390 operator in Central Asia. The Brazilian manufacturer confirmed the milestone in a social media post, without disclosing further details of the handover. Embraer had kept the Uzbek order under wraps for more than a year before [โฆ]
The Houthi seizure of Mocha this week lands on top of a difficult year for Saudi Arabiaโs position in Yemen, one that already saw its allied government nearly collapse under a separate rebellion months earlier. A offensive by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council swept across southern Yemen in December 2025, briefly seizing roughly half the [โฆ]
