Tom Porter

German defense startup Helsing said it's working on a fleet of AI-equipped underwater sea drones that can be controled by a single operator.

Attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea have exposed issues with munitions production for the US Navy, an admiral told lawmakers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the US Air Force to begin plans to convert a $400M Boeing jet gifted to Trump by the Qatari royal family.

Belgium's defense minister compared the revolutionary impact of drones to that of gunpowder, as Europe boosts drone production for Ukraine.

Ukraine's president said the Biden administration had agreed to send the specialized anti-drone weapons, but they've been sent to the Middle East.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance needs to urgently step up its weapons production.

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran remains a "considerable" threat to US forces in the Middle East, which must be "ready to go every single day".

Jim Rainey, head of Army Futures Command, said defense companies need to coordinate to develop better ways of countering emerging threats like AI.

Poland is looking to dramatically boost its artillery shell production, notably 155mm ammo. A minister said arms manufacturer PGZ will receive $633M.

The Pentagon is set to use funds from the US's Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to refit a jet gifted to Trump by Qatar.