DARPA wants to reinvent the physics of bunker-busting weapons

The United States just used its most powerful conventional bombs against the deepest underground nuclear facility in the world. Those bombs worked — and they also revealed exactly where current physics ends and the next weapons problem begins. DARPA is now looking for solutions to that problem. The Defense Advanced Research Pro…
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https://defence-blog.com/darpa-wants-to-reinvent-the-physics-of-bunker-busting-weapons/

Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent ‘turning point’ in war

Ukraine has a six-month window in which to seize the battlefield initiative from Russia and strengthen its hand for peace talks, a senior commander said.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/27/senior-ukrainian-commander-sees-imminent-turning-point-in-war/

After China’s balloon scandal, the U.S. Army is building its own fleet

Three years after a Chinese balloon drifted across the continental United States and was shot down off the South Carolina coast, the U.S. Army is now buying the same technology for itself, and the shopping list it published tells a story about how American commanders plan to watch the Pacific in any future confli…
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https://defence-blog.com/after-chinas-balloon-scandal-the-u-s-army-is-building-its-own-fleet/

Rheinmetall and Harbinger to build robot trucks for U.S. Army

American Rheinmetall and electric vehicle startup Harbinger announced a partnership on May 27 to develop and field a family of robotic and uncrewed ground vehicles for the U.S. Department of War, pairing a combat vehicle integration specialist with a commercially derived hybrid-electric chassis designed from the ground up for au…
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https://defence-blog.com/rheinmetall-and-harbinger-to-build-robot-trucks-for-u-s-army/

X-Bow’s containerized propellant plant clears key milestone

A Texas-based startup has reached a milestone in its effort to fundamentally change how the United States manufactures rocket fuel, completing end-to-end propellant operations for two manufacturing systems at its facility in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, X-Bow Systems announced. The milestone covers both the co…
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https://defence-blog.com/x-bows-containerized-propellant-plant-clears-key-milestone/

Israeli defense giant bets on robot vehicles

Elbit Systems has folded another autonomy company into its defense portfolio, acquiring Israel’s Blue White Robotics through its FUSE unit in a deal aimed at turning ordinary off-road vehicles into self-driving military and security machines. The Haifa-based defense company said FUSE completed the purchase of 100% of Bluewhite’s shares, adding an Israeli develo…
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https://defence-blog.com/israeli-defense-giant-bets-on-robot-vehicles/

Order Missiles and Bombs to Increase European Combat Air Mass, Not Drones

The acquisition of glide bombs for the F-35B is a welcome and overdue way to efficiently increase practical UK combat air mass in a NATO context.
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https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/order-missiles-and-bombs-increase-european-combat-air-mass-not-drones

North Korea built its own version of America’s HIMARS system

North Korea tested three different weapons systems on May 26 under the personal supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, including a lightweight multipurpose missile launcher that analysts have compared to the American HIMARS rocket artillery system, a new 240mm guided rocket with expanded range, and a tactical cruise missile that Pyong…
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https://defence-blog.com/north-korea-built-its-own-version-of-americas-himars-system/

Lockheed gets new U.S. Army funding for MLRS engineering work

One of America’s most battle-tested rocket artillery systems just got a new round of engineering investment, with the U.S. Army awarding Lockheed Martin a $14 million contract modification to sustain and improve the Multiple Launch Rocket System across all its production variants. The award, issued by Army Contracting Command at…
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https://defence-blog.com/lockheed-gets-new-u-s-army-funding-for-mlrs-engineering-work/

Latvia sends mobile intercept units to Russian border in wake of drone incursions

“The force teams we plan to deploy to the border in the coming days will be equipped with local interceptor drones,” a Latvian military official said.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/27/latvia-sends-mobile-intercept-units-to-russian-border-in-wake-of-drone-incursions/