Defense
What to expect from the US at the 2026 NATO summit
The 2026 NATO summit, hosted by Turkey in Ankara, is previewed in this episode of The Pentagon Buzz. Pentagon reporter Ashley Roque notes that this summit is the first since the Pe…
Thales acquires Exail Technologies stake as it expands undersea warfare footprint
Thales has announced it will acquire a controlling stake in French maritime drone maker Exail Technologies, expanding its presence in the undersea warfare sector. The French aerosp…
Canada selects Germany’s ThyssenKrupp to build new submarine fleet
Canada has selected Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred bidder to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's four Victoria-class submarines with a fleet of up to a…
Ondas makes $876M acquisition of DYZNE, latest in acquisition spree
Autonomy firm Ondas Inc. has finalized an $875.8 million deal to acquire drone and counter-drone company DYZNE. CEO Eric Brock stated the acquisition fundamentally changes the scal…
Army makes new tweaks to acquisition portfolios, realigns autonomy office
The Army is once again reworking some of its weapons portfolios after a brief trial period following its sprawling acquisition overhaul in the fall, a service spokesperson told Bre…
Lockheed Martin to purchase Ultra Maritime in $3.5B deal
Lockheed Martin has announced it is acquiring Ultra Maritime as part of a $3.45 billion deal. Ultra Maritime specializes in undersea and anti-submarine warfare capabilities, includ…
Norway provides both a model, and a warning, for NATO
The article discusses how Norway serves both as a model and a warning for NATO, particularly in light of President Trump's calls for burden-sharing. The author spent a week in Norw…
Processor upgrades enable computing at the edge
This article promotes the Knox family of processors developed by Ultra I&C, designed to meet modern battlefield demands for better communications, cutting-edge technology, and auto…
Thales to buy French underwater-drone maker Exail in $4.5 billion deal
Thales has agreed to buy 35.5% of French underwater-drone maker Exail Technologies from the Gorgé family and plans to make a tender offer for the remainder of the company at an imp…
Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine’s air-defense shortage
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine early Monday, killing at least 20 people and exposing Kyiv's critical shortage of U.S.-made interceptors. The attack c…
Pentagon’s top new weapons programs are 12 years behind schedule: Watchdog
The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) 2026 annual report on major defense acquisition programs has found that the Pentagon's top new weapons programs are facing persistent s…
Pentagon launches ‘War Force’ campaign in push for software engineers
The Department of Defense has launched the "War Force" campaign, a push to recruit hundreds of software engineers for voluntary assignments following a nearly 11% decline of its wo…