Threats
Deadly but tricky to fly, suicide drones have Ukraine putting thousands of soldiers through pilot training
Private schools are churning out troops who can use hobbyist racing quadcopters as deadly loitering munitions.
Business
In race to make artillery shells, US, EU see different results
DOD’s early success may founder on Congressional inaction, while Europe’s private firms await orders.
Policy
Ukraine’s artillery supply declines as shells go to Israel
President Zelenskyy confirms that 155mm deliveries are drying up, even as Russia presses an assault in the east.
Business
A drone-maker’s dilemma illustrates Ukraine’s struggle to get key arms
Fortem could feed Kyiv’s hunger for anti-drone defenses—if it could find funding for a second production line, the company says.
Threats
UK sees ‘incredible acceleration’ in military capabilities from Ukraine war
Defense companies are testing prototype arms and gear on eastern European battlefields.
Threats
After suspicious incidents, NATO works to protect undersea infrastructure
Joint Forces Command leader has also been monitoring Russian activity in the Arctic.
Threats
For foreign soldiers in Ukraine, US foundation provides lifeline to medical treatment
The Weatherman Foundation’s work underscores foreign governments’ reluctance to extend some forms of medical help.
Threats
As Ukraine braces for winter drone attacks, allies rush to provide defenses
But some of the very latest U.S. systems are being held back—so far.
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Business
Import records illuminate Ukraine’s desperate hunt for arms and ammo
Kyiv is paying exorbitant prices for Soviet-designed materiel, and has even managed to obtain Swiss ammo despite Geneva's ban.
Threats
Documents confirm that Ukraine is importing Turkish cluster munitions
Official data backs up earlier reporting on a second Ukrainian source for the controversial weapons.
Business
As demand for arms booms, lack of modernization stymies weapons production
Some small firms at the heart of the defense industry see little benefit to automation and digitization.
Threats
Army faces logistics, alliance hurdles in the Pacific
Many civilian logistics contractors in the Philippines, a key U.S. ally, are likely too close to China for the U.S. to work with.
Threats
$1.3B in Army vehicle parts were stored outside or in other risky ways, report finds
That’s more than half of the engines, transmissions, and other Ground Combat Systems parts entrusted to the Defense Logistics Agency.
Threats
Army eyes munitions stockpiles amid focus on longer wars
The Army is using robots to help ratchet up shell production, but precision missiles are a harder problem.
Defense Systems
Army orders loitering munition for testing as soldier-borne tank-killer
Service will send Switchblade 600s to U.S. units for evaluation.
Threats
Platoons to get counter-drone gear in two US Army divisions
Joint Counter-UAS office says anti-drone gun trucks are also set for delivery to Ukraine soon.
Policy
Ukraine wants West's help in training NCOs and officers
U.S. and allies have already trained some 300 Ukrainian company commanders.
Business
New 155mm round exceeds range of some rockets, can be fired by standard Army artillery
“We have now exceeded any range ever acquired” by the Paladin howitzer, BAE says.
Threats
Army spending $1.5B on 155mm rounds to feed Ukrainian artillery
But the announcement also clouds the service’s production aspirations for the next two years.
Threats
US Army scrambles to catch up to rising drone threat
Years after it eviscerated its air-defense units, the service hunts for ways to fend off quadcopters and their deadly ilk.
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