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Jun- 2026 -

26 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ukraine’s Brave1 Marketplace Tops 500,000 Drone Orders Using Combat Points

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence revealed that more than 400 combat units have ordered over 500,000 drones and other battlefield systems through the Brave1 Market platform using the country’s ePoints incentive framework.

25 June

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Poland Orders 46,000 Grot A3 Assault Rifles

Poland has signed a contract with Fabryka Broni Radom for almost 46,000 MSBS Grot A3 5.56mm assault rifles, strengthening efforts to modernize the country’s armed forces.

25 June

Arms

THAAD is a highly effective, combat-proven defense against short, medium and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.

Rojoef Manuel

US Boosts THAAD Production in $35B Lockheed Martin Award

Lockheed Martin has secured a seven-year contract worth up to $35 billion to expand production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors, a move aimed at reinforcing missile defense capability for the US and its allies.

19 June

Arms

SMASH Hopper remote-controlled weapon station

Rojoef Manuel

Israel Orders Hopper Remote Weapon Stations From SMARTSHOOTER

Israeli defense company SMARTSHOOTER has secured a contract to provide its SMASH Hopper remote-controlled weapon stations to the Israel Ministry of Defense.

18 June

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

US Greenlights HIMARS Fire Control Systems Transfer to Singapore

The US State Department has cleared a $73-million foreign military sale of Common Fire Control Systems for Singapore’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.

11 June

Arms

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment practice target lock-on against an incoming drone during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 9, 2025. The Soldiers attached a Smartshooter SMASH 2000L to M4A1 carbine rifles for improved sight picture and accuracy. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines Order More Counter-Drone Systems From SMARTSHOOTER

Israeli defense company SMARTSHOOTER has secured a $3.4-million follow-on contract to supply a new batch of counter-unmanned aerial system fire control systems for the US Marine Corps.

10 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 load a 2.75-inch rocket configured with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II, a hydra 70 rocket motor and M282 High Explosive Incendiary Multipurpose Penetrator Warhead onto an AH-1Z Viper during a APKWS loading and flight takeoff exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 29. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

iRocket Wins US Army Deal to Support Anti-Drone Weapon Production

The US Army has awarded New York-based Innovative Rocket Technologies a contract valued between $30 million and $150 million to support production of next-generation counter-unmanned aerial system weapons.

4 June

Arms

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets

Rojoef Manuel

US Military Orders FALCO Fuzes to Turn APKWS Into Drone Killers

L3Harris Technologies has signed a $48.5-million contract to deliver its proprietary FALCO mechanical proximity fuzes for upgrades to the US Armed Forces’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.

4 June

Arms

Personnel targeting a drone with fire control-equipped weapon

Rojoef Manuel

SMARTSHOOTER Scores First US Navy Contract for Anti-Drone Sights

Israeli firm SMARTSHOOTER has received a $1.8-million contract to deliver its SMASH 2000LE counter-drone fire control systems for the US Navy, marking the company’s first procurement award from the service.

May- 2026 -

27 May

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Taps Raytheon for $1B NASAMS Sale to Kuwait

The US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a $1-billion contract for the supply of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System fire units for Kuwait.

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