Daily defense, procurement and conflict news, sourced and fact-checked.https://www.weaponspecs.com/en-usPublic defense-systems specifications, sourced and credited per-item.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:58:50 GMThttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/army-navy-hammer-of-the-gods-sea-test-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/army-navy-hammer-of-the-gods-sea-test-2026/A joint US test off southern California proved a GPS-jamming counter-PNT system called Hammer of the Gods can deploy, operate and recover from a ship for the first time.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News Desktechnologyelectronic warfarecounter-PNTGPS jammingProject ConvergenceArmyNavySpace ForceHammer of the Godshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/india-notam-3760km-missile-test-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/india-notam-3760km-missile-test-2026/India abruptly extended its Bay of Bengal missile-test exclusion zone from 2,530 km to 3,760 km, fueling speculation over an Agni-series or K-4 SLBM trial.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyIndiaDRDOAgni-VK-4 SLBMNOTAMBay of Bengalballistic missile testOdishahttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/lockheed-pac3-mse-58-6-billion-contract-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/lockheed-pac3-mse-58-6-billion-contract-2026/The Army converted an emergency Patriot order into a seven-year, $58.6B deal with Lockheed Martin, the largest PAC-3 contract ever, tripling interceptor output by 2030.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementPatriotPAC-3 MSELockheed MartinArmymunitions procurementCamden Arkansasmultiyear contracthttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/canada-telesat-arctic-satcom-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/canada-telesat-arctic-satcom-2026/Ottawa's Defence Investment Agency signed Telesat for secure Arctic military satcom on its Lightspeed constellation, expanding capacity by 44%.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementTelesatLightspeedArcticCanadasatellite communicationsMDA SpaceDefence Investment AgencyLEO constellationhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-thaad-patriot-component-suppliers-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-thaad-patriot-component-suppliers-2026/New framework agreements with Northrop Grumman and L3Harris target rocket motors and structural parts directly, a break from prime-contractor-only procurement.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementTHAADPatriotPAC-3Northrop GrummanL3HarrisPentagon procurementmissile defenserocket motorshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/nato-baltic-trust-26-latvia-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/nato-baltic-trust-26-latvia-2026/NATO's Baltic Trust 26 runs Aug. 3-14 at Latvia's Selija range, testing counter-drone systems against massed attacks modeled on Russia's war on Ukraine.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskexerciseBaltic Trust 26NATOLatviacounter-droneC-UASSelija rangeEastern Sentryhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/spacex-nssl-missile-tracking-satellites-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/spacex-nssl-missile-tracking-satellites-2026/Space Systems Command locked in 18 Falcon 9 launches in a two-month sprint, seeding an orbital missile-tracking layer to back up the E-7 Wedgetail.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementSpace ForceSpaceXFalcon 9NSSL Phase 3SB-AMTISpace Systems Commandmissile trackinghttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/trump-class-battleship-congress-funding-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/trump-class-battleship-congress-funding-2026/Three GOP-led defense committees are balking at funding the Trump-class battleship before its design is finalized, fearing it will crowd out carriers.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskpolicyTrump-class battleshipBBGNUS NavyCongressNDAAshipbuildingZumwalt-classhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/china-scarborough-shoal-drills-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/china-scarborough-shoal-drills-2026/China combined PLA drills, coast guard patrols and new reserve rules at Scarborough Shoal in early August, answering Manila's UN baseline filing.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictChinaPhilippinesScarborough ShoalSouth China SeaPLA Southern Theater CommandH-6Khttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/japan-tomahawk-jschokai-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/japan-tomahawk-jschokai-2026/Japan test-fired a Tomahawk from JS Chokai on July 28, becoming the third nation to launch one from a surface ship in a $1B, 400-missile buildup.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyJapanJMSDFTomahawkJS ChokaiAegis destroyercounterstrikehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/rafael-spyder-drone-intercept-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/rafael-spyder-drone-intercept-2026/Rafael's upgraded SPYDER scored hit-to-kill intercepts on low-signature drones in a new trial, sharpening a system already exported to Romania, Czech Republic and beyond.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyRafaelSPYDERIsraelair defensedronesI-Derbyhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/kyiv-second-barrage-patriot-shortfall-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/kyiv-second-barrage-patriot-shortfall-2026/Russia fired 35 missiles and 185 drones at Kyiv overnight, only one of 27 ballistic missiles was intercepted, and Ukraine says it is out of Patriot rounds.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictPatriotinterceptor shortageKyivZelenskyPAC-3ShahedGeran-2air defensehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/poland-a26-submarine-crew-training-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/poland-a26-submarine-crew-training-2026/Polish submariners begin training in August on a borrowed Swedish boat while Saab builds three A26 Blekinge-class submarines for Poland.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementSaabA26Blekinge-classPolandOrka programsubmarineBaltic Seahttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/space-force-nite-star-orbital-training-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/space-force-nite-star-orbital-training-2026/NITE-STAR will fund live aggressor satellites and jamming ranges so Guardians can rehearse against China and Russia before a real fight.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementSpace ForceNITE-STARNSTTCorbital warfaretraining rangeIDIQSTARCOMhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/gaslog-shanghai-hormuz-strike-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/gaslog-shanghai-hormuz-strike-2026/The GasLog Shanghai lost power after an unidentified projectile hit its engine room off Oman, UKMTO confirmed, as Brent crude jumped on the news.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictGasLog ShanghaiStrait of HormuzLNGQatarUKMTOmaritime securityoil marketshttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-engels-saratov-strikes-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-engels-saratov-strikes-2026/Long-range drones struck the Tu-95MS/Tu-160 staging base at Engels-2 and Rosneft's Saratov refinery overnight, Kyiv's General Staff confirmed Aug. 2.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictEngels-2Tu-95MSTu-160Saratov refineryKh-101long-range strikeUkrainehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/japan-f2-type25-missile-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/japan-f2-type25-missile-2026/A JASDF F-2B was photographed with an unidentified missile believed to be the air-launched Type 25, 5x the range of its predecessor.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyJapanJASDFF-2Type 25Type 12anti-ship missilestand-off missilecounterstrikehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/kaan-p1-taxi-tests-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/kaan-p1-taxi-tests-2026/TAI's P1 prototype moved under its own power July 31 as Turkey races toward a 2028 delivery date and a $10B Indonesian export contract.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyTurkeyKAANTAIfifth-generation fighterTF35000F110Indonesia exporthttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uk-tekever-ar5-project-corvus-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/uk-tekever-ar5-project-corvus-2026/Britain's Project Corvus hands Tekever up to £400M to replace the troubled Watchkeeper UAV, with the first six of 24 drones built in Swindon.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementUnited KingdomTekeverAR5Project CorvusWatchkeeperBritish ArmyISR dronehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/weekly-recap-2026-08-01/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/weekly-recap-2026-08-01/A Jordan strike, a two-hour US response, a Kh-101 that landed in Poland, and three new counter-drone systems defined this week in defense.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskdigestIranJordanPatriotKh-101PolandNATOGulf arms salescounter-droneweekly recaphttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/monthly-highlights-2026-07/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/monthly-highlights-2026-07/July saw the Iran war's first new US combat deaths, a record $58.6B Patriot deal, and Europe's scramble after Ukraine's interceptors ran dry.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskdigestUS-Iran warPatriotUkraineRussia-Ukraine warprocurementJordanGermanyFAMMCollaborative Combat Aircraftmonthly recaphttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/kyiv-patriot-interceptor-shortage-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/kyiv-patriot-interceptor-shortage-2026/Russia fired 35 missiles and 185 drones at Kyiv, and Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles, a day after Trump walked back a promised Patriot production license.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictPatriotPAC-3 MSEKyivinterceptor shortageTrumpZelenskyLithuaniaballistic missilehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-ufa-refinery-liutyi-strike-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-ufa-refinery-liutyi-strike-2026/SBU strike drones reached Russia's Bashkortostan region while naval drones sank a Rosatom-linked cargo ship, a single overnight package combining land and sea long-range strikes.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyLiutyiAn-196SBUUfaBashneftRosatomnaval dronesBlack Sealong-range strikehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/egypt-damietta-drone-strike-lng-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/egypt-damietta-drone-strike-lng-2026/A drone hit a US-owned LNG storage vessel and a tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port, the first strike on Egyptian soil since February.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictEgyptIranDamiettaLNGdrone strikeRed Seaenergy infrastructurehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hammer-of-the-gods-maritime-counter-gps-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/hammer-of-the-gods-maritime-counter-gps-2026/The Army's counter-navigation weapon went to sea for the first time off San Diego, testing how forces fight when GPS is denied.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News Desktechnologyelectronic warfareGPS jammingcounter-PNTProject ConvergenceUS ArmyUS NavySpace Forcehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/russia-kh-101-poland-nk-missile-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/russia-kh-101-poland-nk-missile-2026/A Russian cruise missile flew 100km into NATO territory overnight as Moscow used a North Korean missile against Ukraine for the first time in a year.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictKh-101PolandNATONorth KoreaKN-23RussiaUkrainecruise missilehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/china-yj-20-type-052d-destroyer-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/china-yj-20-type-052d-destroyer-2026/China's YJ-20 hypersonic missile, previously tied only to its Type 055 flagships, just launched from a Type 052D, a class with 35 hulls in service.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyChinaYJ-20Type 052DType 055hypersonic missilePLA Navyanti-ship missilehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/iran-jordan-us-heavy-strike-wave-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/iran-jordan-us-heavy-strike-wave-2026/IRGC ballistic missiles hit a US-linked Jordanian air base; Jordan says all five were intercepted. The US answered with a two-hour strike wave on Iran.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictIranJordanUnited StatesCENTCOMIRGCMuwaffaq Salti Air BasePatriotSuper Hornethttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-volgograd-refinery-fp1-strikes-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-volgograd-refinery-fp1-strikes-2026/Kyiv's long-range FP-1 strike drones hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries and three logistics hubs up to 1,300 km from the front on July 31.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictUkraineRussiaFP-1Fire Pointdrone strikeoil refineryVolgograddeep strikehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/china-iran-manpads-deal-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/china-iran-manpads-deal-2026/Iran expects 300-400 Chinese QW-12/FN-16 MANPADS within weeks, a $60-70M deal replacing radar-guided defenses Israel/US strikes destroyed.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementQW-12FN-16MANPADSIranChinaair defensesanctions evasionhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-patriot-58-6-billion-submarine-contracts-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/pentagon-patriot-58-6-billion-submarine-contracts-2026/The Army converted a one-year Patriot contract into a 7-year, $58.6B plan Wednesday, the largest Patriot deal ever, as Iran and Ukraine drain stockpiles.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementPatriotPAC-3 MSELockheed MartinVirginia-classColumbia-classArmyNavymultiyear procurementhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-ryazan-perm-refinery-strikes-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/ukraine-ryazan-perm-refinery-strikes-2026/Ukrainian FP-1 drones struck Rosneft's Ryazan and Lukoil's Perm refineries July 29, deepening a squeeze that has cut Russian refining to a 21-year low.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictFire PointFP-1RyazanPermRosneftLukoilrefinery strikesUkrainehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/marines-bullfrog-ai-machine-gun-lmadis-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/marines-bullfrog-ai-machine-gun-lmadis-2026/A $6.2M prototype deal puts Allen Control Systems' Bullfrog turret on L-MADIS, promising drone kills at about $10 a shot.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyAllen Control SystemsBullfrogM240L-MADIScounter-UASMarine CorpsGBADhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/oracle-pentagon-enterprise-software-agreement-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/oracle-pentagon-enterprise-software-agreement-2026/A 10-year Navy-negotiated agreement folds every Oracle license across DoD, the Coast Guard and the intel community into one contract.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementOraclePentagonDepartment of Warenterprise software agreementIT procurementNavyhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/romania-drone-shootdown-black-sea-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/romania-drone-shootdown-black-sea-2026/A Romanian F-16 shot down a Shahed-type drone over the Black Sea Sunday, the third intercept in three days and the 33rd airspace breach since 2022.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictRomaniaRussiaShahed-136airspace violationBlack SeaNATOdronehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/taiwan-tuo-chiang-tan-chiang-corvette-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/taiwan-tuo-chiang-tan-chiang-corvette-2026/Taiwan's navy commissioned ROCS Tan Chiang, the first Batch 2 Tuo Chiang-class corvette, with all 12 ships due in service by year's end.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementTaiwanTuo Chiang classcorvetteROC Navyasymmetric defenseLai Ching-tehttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/us-iran-hormuz-pause-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/us-iran-hormuz-pause-2026/Washington and Tehran held fire for a second straight day July 26 after a two-week escalation, as talks center on Iran managing Hormuz ship transit.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictIranUnited StatesStrait of HormuzceasefireNavyOmanhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/rocket-lab-space-force-alaska-launch-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/rocket-lab-space-force-alaska-launch-2026/Rocket Lab's largest-ever contract buys up to 18 suborbital launches from a new Alaska site, flying surrogate targets to test US missile defenses.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskprocurementRocket LabSpace ForceAlaskamissile defenseElectronHASTEKodiaklaunchhttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/saudi-jordan-israel-drone-intercepts-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/saudi-jordan-israel-drone-intercepts-2026/Saudi Arabia intercepted drones from Iraq, and Jordan and Israel separately downed UAVs near their border, in one morning of regional drone spillover.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DeskconflictSaudi ArabiaJordanIsraelIraqdronesHouthisRed SeaPatriothttps://www.weaponspecs.com/news/lockheed-martin-morfius-x-rotor-2026/https://www.weaponspecs.com/news/lockheed-martin-morfius-x-rotor-2026/Lockheed Martin's new MORFIUS X-Rotor flies out, disables more than 50 hostile drones with microwave bursts, then lands to be recharged and reflown.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeaponSpecs News DesktechnologyLockheed MartinMORFIUScounter-UASdirected energyhigh-power microwavedrone swarmsFarnborough Airshow