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Ethan M. EncarnacionAugust 4, 2026

Ukrainian FPV Drone Hits Russian S-300V Air Defense System for First Time

Kyiv has reportedly struck a Russian air defense system with a small first-person view drone for the first time, marking a notable milestone for Ukrainian drone warfare capabilities.
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Echodyne Launches ATAK Plugin for MESA Radar Platform
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UK Seeks Security Technologies Under New Funding Call
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August 4, 2026

Australia’s Newest Drone Fighter Weighs Less Than a Rifle, Fits in One Hand
August 4, 2026

EU Naval Mission Boards Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean
August 4, 2026

Dutch Navy to Boost Underwater Threat Detection With Fiber-Optic Towed Array Sonar
August 4, 2026

Raytheon Installs First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array at US Navy’s Wallops Test Site
August 4, 2026

Leidos to Equip Golden Dome Satellites With Infrared Sensors
August 4, 2026

France Receives First NH90 Standard 2 Special Operations Helicopter
August 4, 2026

Northrop Grumman Expands Melbourne Campus to Support Next-Gen Aircraft Programs
August 4, 2026

Northrop to Expand US Missile Defense Training Simulations
August 4, 2026

Ukraine, UK Explore Funding Counter-Shahed Systems From Frozen Russian Assets

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Staff WriterAugust 4, 2026

Resecurity Joins Space ISAC to Bolster Cyber Threat Intel Sharing Across Space Sector

Resecurity has joined Space ISAC, bringing cyber threat intelligence and digital risk management capabilities to the organization's collective defense network…
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Staff WriterJune 13, 2025

Top 100 Drone Defense Companies in 2025

In an era where unmanned systems define the next frontier of warfare and intelligence, The Defense Post is unveiling its definitive list of the Top 100 Companies Advancing Drone Technology across air, ground, and sea.

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October 1, 2024

Russia Says Turkey Can’t Hand Over S-400 to US as Speculation Mounts

A US Air Force security forces raven maintains security aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport

August 26, 2024

On the Need for Intermediate Force: Operational Lessons From the Afghanistan Evacuation

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Why the US and Its Allies Are Losing the New International Hostage Game

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Ethan M. EncarnacionAugust 4, 2026

Ukrainian FPV Drone Hits Russian S-300V Air Defense System for First Time

Kyiv has reportedly struck a Russian air defense system with a small first-person view drone for the first time, marking a notable milestone for Ukrainian drone warfare capabilities.
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July 31, 2026

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July 31, 2026

Palestinian Shot During Settler March through West Bank Towns
July 31, 2026

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July 31, 2026

Russia Strikes Drone Factory Owned by US Company in Ukraine
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All Things Drones

Artistic illustration of a Shahed drone being targeted.

August 4, 2026

Ukraine, UK Explore Funding Counter-Shahed Systems From Frozen Russian Assets

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August 3, 2026

Innoviz to Supply Hundreds of LiDAR Systems Under $3.5M Defense Contract

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August 3, 2026

CACI to Deploy Anti-Drone Systems for Pentagon Under $500M Deal

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August 3, 2026

Hivemind Autonomy Pilot Completes First Water-Based Swarm Test in Taiwan

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July 31, 2026

EU Taps Five Finalists for Kamikaze Drone Sprint in Portugal

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July 31, 2026

Israel Trials AI-Powered Drone That Catches Wildfires Before They Grow

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July 7, 2026

A Court Ruling Meant to Protect Veterans Could End Up Hurting Them

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July 3, 2026

We Have Been Watching Ukraine for Four Years. Are We Learning Anything?

A woman walks through an installation symbolizing the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, which was destroyed in an airstrike, in a business district of Tehran, Iran, on April 22, 2026, as a ceasefire is extended.

June 30, 2026

When the Machine Decides and the Human Signs

Ukrainian soldiers packing up a fixed-wing reconnaissance drone during a military evaluation exercise in Yavoriv, Ukraine.

June 26, 2026

Ukraine Will Demobilize an Army of Drone Operators. Then What?

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt transits the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime chokepoint where low-cost asymmetric threats could disrupt global shipping and energy flows.

June 25, 2026

The Balloon Threat at Sea: How Cheap Airborne Decoys Could Upend Maritime Shipping

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Sea

Inder Singh BishtAugust 4, 2026

Dutch Navy to Boost Underwater Threat Detection With Fiber-Optic Towed Array Sonar

The Netherlands has awarded OPTICS11 a contract to further develop and deliver a containerized fiber-optic towed array sonar system.
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Americas

Ronald WatkinsAugust 4, 2026

Echodyne Launches ATAK Plugin for MESA Radar Platform

Radar company Echodyne has introduced an Android Team Awareness Kit plugin for its MESA radar platform to control, and view radar data.
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Artist's illustration of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite in Earth orbit. Earth observation satellites support scientific research, disaster response, and critical infrastructure monitoring. Image: NASA

July 29, 2026

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