https://rbtfl.xyz/en/track/defence-industry The military instrument: industrial base and procurement, drones and nuclear forces, alliances, bases and force posture. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-drone-refinery-0808 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-drone-refinery-0808 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine launched approximately 400 drones against Russian territory and Crimea overnight on August 8, striking oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Samara Oblast; the Ilsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai caught fire after drone debris struck it, Russian regional authorities said, and the fire was later extinguished; Russia's defense ministry said air defenses intercepted 397 of the drones [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/turkey-saudi-pakistan-pact-0807 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/turkey-saudi-pakistan-pact-0807 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Makkah on August 7, capping nearly a year of trilateral talks; the pact's mutual-defence clause means an armed attack on any signatory is treated as an attack on all three; Indian outlets frame it as a potential 'Islamic NATO'; Middle East Eye called it 'first in kind' among the three states; The National (UAE) reported the agreement aims to 'strengthen collective security and promote peace' [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-yaroslavl-strike-0806 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-yaroslavl-strike-0806 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukrainian drones struck the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl on the night of August 5-6, 2026, setting fires at one of Russia's five largest fuel processing plants located more than 700 kilometres from Ukraine's border; Zelensky confirmed the operation, saying the refineries fund Russia's war; a second refinery in Bashkortostan and a Wildberries logistics warehouse in Tver were also struck; Yaroslavl governor Mikhail Evraev announced traffic restrictions and described it as the largest-ever drone attack on the region; drones were also tracked heading toward Moscow [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/trump-minerals-0808 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/trump-minerals-0808 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US President Donald Trump's administration on August 7 announced US$3 billion in investment across domestic and allied critical minerals mining projects, framing the move as a defense imperative after stockpiles were depleted during the US-Israel war on Iran and as a counter to Chinese control over global minerals supply chains; The National reported multiple governments are pursuing similar diversification after China's export restrictions exposed how concentrated the supply chains are [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nkorea-missile-0806 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nkorea-missile-0806 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea on August 6, 2026, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff; it was Pyongyang's first ballistic missile launch since late June, when it tested a tactical missile with a 'special mission' warhead; the launch comes days before the US and South Korea are due to begin their annual summer joint military exercises [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-lai-decapitation-drill-0806 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-lai-decapitation-drill-0806 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te made a late-night dash in an armored personnel carrier to a command center on August 5 as part of an anti-decapitation drill simulating a Chinese People's Liberation Army strike targeting the head of state; the exercise, part of the Han Kuang 42 annual war games running August 5-14, is designed to show how Taiwan's government would continue to function under a PLA attack [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-han-kuang-0805 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-han-kuang-0805 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan launched its largest annual military exercises on August 5, the Han Kuang 42 drills, running until August 14; the exercises stage combat scenarios for troops and reservists simulating a response to a Chinese invasion, and include civilian participation through air-raid drills and a planned temporary slowdown of mobile internet speeds to test wartime communications resilience [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/hiroshima-0806 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/hiroshima-0806 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Japan held the 81st atomic bombing memorial at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park on August 6, 2026, with a record 123 countries and the EU attending; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first appearance as Japan's leader, reaffirmed the three non-nuclear principles as the government prepares to revise key security documents; Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui warned that 'downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons' risks another Hiroshima or Nagasaki; the US ambassador did not attend; China used the anniversary to catalogue Japan's rearmament; North Korea's Kim Yo Jong threatened 'additional military options'; and a record 128 Japanese local assemblies have petitioned the Diet to hold the line [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/dprk-japan-warning-0805 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/dprk-japan-warning-0805 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned on August 5 that Pyongyang would not remain a 'passive onlooker' as Japan expands its military capabilities; she cited Japan's test-firing of long-range cruise missiles and participation in US-led military drills, and accused Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a 'war criminal state' [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nigeria-military-pay-rise-0804 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nigeria-military-pay-rise-0804 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu approved salary increases of 30 to 80 per cent for all armed forces personnel on August 4, lifting the annual military payroll to ₦924bn; the increase covers roughly 250,000 officers and soldiers and comes as Nigeria fights concurrent insurgencies in the north-east and north-west [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-military-reshuffle-0805 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-military-reshuffle-0805 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vladimir Putin announced sweeping changes to Russia's military command on August 5 at a meeting with Defence Ministry leadership; General Denis Lyamin was named the first commander of Russia's Drone Forces, a branch that Putin acknowledged does not yet formally exist; logistics services were merged; the reshuffle was presented as adaptation to lessons from the war in Ukraine [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-drone-countermeasures-0805 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-drone-countermeasures-0805 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT China's commerce ministry announced export controls on drones to the United States and blacklisted six US entities on August 5, calling the measures a restrained response to US sanctions imposed over forced labor and national security concerns; Beijing warned that further countermeasures remain available as Washington had recently imposed fresh tariffs on China and 59 other countries [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-defense-whitepaper-0804 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-defense-whitepaper-0804 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Japan's Defense Ministry released its 2026 Defense White Paper on August 4, placing particular emphasis on China's growing ability to project military power beyond the First Island Chain and describing the Taiwan Strait as a major security concern; the paper also frames Japan's accelerating military buildup as a route to prosperity through domestic arms production, while China's defense ministry rejected the 'China threat' framing. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-carpathian-initiative-0804 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-carpathian-initiative-0804 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the Carpathian Initiative on August 4, a new regional cooperation format focused on security and post-war reconstruction; Czech Radio confirmed Czech Republic and Slovakia as partners while Slovak media including TASR reported Zelenskyy said the initiative would bring together eight countries with a launch planned for autumn 2026; Zelenskyy also disclosed that Ukraine has the missiles and mobile launchers for the FREYJA anti-ballistic framework but requires specific European components and joint financing. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pla-anniversary-0801 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pla-anniversary-0801 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT August 1 is China's Founding Army Day, and the People's Liberation Army's 99th anniversary drew fresh assessments of its modernization progress; analysts at the South China Morning Post say the PLA is advancing toward its 2027 world-class military target faster than US defence planners expected [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kyiv-ballistic-0801 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kyiv-ballistic-0801 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia launched 30 ballistic missiles at Kyiv on August 1, killing at least ten people including a police officer on duty and injuring at least 28 across five districts; Ukraine's air defences intercepted some, but officials said Patriot-compatible interceptors are running low and urged urgent allied resupply; the attack came less than 48 hours after a separate major Russian strike on Ukraine [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-drone-wave-0731 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-drone-wave-0731 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russian forces launched a mass aerial attack on Ukraine overnight July 31, deploying 255 Shahed-type attack drones across the country, the Ukrainian Air Force said; the attacks killed 9 people and wounded 48 over the preceding day as Ukraine continued to reel from the July 30 mass missile and drone barrage; President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for faster Western air-defense deliveries, saying 'untimely assistance and delays in the delivery of anti-ballistic missiles lead to this kind of destruction' [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-terminal-autonomy-strike-0731 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-terminal-autonomy-strike-0731 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Russian strike on Kyiv on July 26 destroyed the Kyiv facility of Terminal Autonomy, a US company producing AI-guided AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet deep-strike drones; The Guardian confirmed the attack on July 31 via a source close to the company, and Kyiv Post reported the strike was carried out with a missile; it is the first time Russia has directly targeted a US-owned drone manufacturer operating in Ukraine [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/irgc-kuwait-bahrain-0731 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/irgc-kuwait-bahrain-0731 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps launched attacks on US military bases and strategic assets in Kuwait and Bahrain on July 31, 2026, saying the strikes were retaliation for US strikes on multiple locations in Iran including Qeshm island the previous day; US President Donald Trump said he was 'losing faith' with Iran but did not rule out a deal [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/saudi-redsea-coalition-0730 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/saudi-redsea-coalition-0730 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia hosted a founding meeting in Riyadh on July 30 and announced a multinational maritime defence coalition to protect the Bab al-Mandab strait and Red Sea shipping; 14 nations signed up at the first meeting, while Saudi Arabia has proposed expanding the alliance to 43 members; the coalition aims to protect shipping lanes under renewed Houthi attacks that have pushed oil prices higher [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-missiles-0730 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-missiles-0730 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia launched its largest overnight barrage in weeks on July 30, killing at least ten civilians and wounding more than 50 across Ukraine; a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into eastern Poland, a NATO member, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed it likely crashed there, triggering notifications to NATO allies and a fresh Zelenskyy push for accelerated Western air-defence deliveries [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-frontline-0729 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-frontline-0729 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukrainian forces repelled a record 226 Russian combat clashes across all frontline axes on July 29, with 32 Russian soldiers killed near Pokrovsk alone; Russia launched 6,125 kamikaze drones and 190 guided aerial bombs in a single 24-hour period; Russian forces advanced toward Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, fighting in Sumy, Kharkov, Dobropolye, Gulyaypole and Zaporozhye; Zelensky warned partners that 30,000 more North Korean troops are being prepared for deployment and said a massive Russian strike was imminent [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-fpv-drone-ceo-shot-0729 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-fpv-drone-ceo-shot-0729 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Andrey Cherezov, who leads a Russian UAV research company, was shot three times in the entrance of his apartment block in Tula and left in critical condition; Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed the attack; no group has claimed responsibility [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-patriot-poland-0729 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-patriot-poland-0729 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine locked in co-production negotiations with Lockheed Martin on July 28, the second US defense contractor engaged in a week after Raytheon, while Poland's Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz proposed siting the production factory in Poland as a geographically safer option; Boeing separately declined to transfer the homing-head license to third countries, a restriction first reported by Germany's Die Welt; analysts say 24-to-30-month component lead times mean no Ukrainian-made PAC-3 MSE interceptors before late 2028 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/italy-safe-defence-loan-0728 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/italy-safe-defence-loan-0728 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on July 28 that Italy would draw on the EU's SAFE defence loan programme for up to €14.9bn by year end; within an hour, Lega opposed the move and Fratelli d'Italia braked, creating a ruling coalition split over the EU-backed borrowing for defence spending [pending-decision] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-terminal-autonomy-kyiv-0731 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-terminal-autonomy-kyiv-0731 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Russian missile struck the Kyiv production facility of Terminal Autonomy, a US-owned company that manufactures AI-guided AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet strike drones designed to resist Russian jamming; Kyiv Post and reporting citing The Guardian described the July 31 attack as Russia's first direct hit on a factory belonging to an American defence company operating in Ukraine [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/osan-whitephosphorus-0728 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/osan-whitephosphorus-0728 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety reported a white phosphorus 'leak' inside the US Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, on July 28; South Korean authorities briefly issued an evacuation advisory for nearby residents, which was lifted after roughly 30 minutes once South Korean fire units and US Forces Korea completed decontamination; no casualties were reported [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/saudi-red-sea-coalition-0730 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/saudi-red-sea-coalition-0730 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia announced July 30 in Riyadh that 14 countries have signed on to a new multinational maritime defence coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden; the Riyadh-headquartered coalition is the first formal multilateral security structure Saudi Arabia has established to counter Houthi attacks on commercial vessels, and Riyadh is seeking to expand membership to 43 nations [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uk-burnham-zelensky-0727 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uk-burnham-zelensky-0727 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK on July 27 for the first face-to-face meeting with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a Royal Navy base; Burnham announced the UK would share the intellectual property of its Stone Cloak electronic jammers, which can interfere with Russian air-defense radar, with Ukraine, and both leaders stressed air defense, maritime security and joint defense production as priority areas [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-missile-poland-0730 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-missile-poland-0730 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Russian missile violated Polish airspace and landed in a field in eastern Poland's Lublin region before dawn on July 30, during a mass Russian barrage on Ukraine; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte condemned the airspace violation and said the alliance would 'defend its territory'; Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there was 'no reason to think Poland was targeted'; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed 'insufficient or delayed' air defense supplies for deaths in Ukraine during the same barrage [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-frontline-0727 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-frontline-0727 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia launched 147 drones at Ukraine overnight July 26-27, with Ukrainian air defense intercepting 145; Russian attacks killed at least 7 civilians and injured 58 in Ukraine, including at a Kryvyi Rih hypermarket; Ukrainian counterstrikes killed at least 5 people in southern Russia; President Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing a new mobilization wave, with losses exceeding recruitment [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-strike-wildberries-0724 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-strike-wildberries-0724 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine launched what Meduza described as one of its biggest strikes on Russia in 2026, sending 571 drones against 15 regions overnight on July 24; Flamingo cruise missiles struck the AVITEK plant in Kirov, Russia's only serial maker of fighter ejection seats and a supplier of Tor air-defense and Kh-101 cruise missile components, killing 6 and wounding 26; Wildberries warehouses near St. Petersburg were hit for at least the fifth time in a week, as Russia officially called the e-commerce strikes terrorist attacks while Ukrainian defense analysts documented FPV drones and attack-drone components listed for sale on the platform [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/aukus-submarine-funding-0724 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/aukus-submarine-funding-0724 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australia announced an additional US$3.2 billion in funding for nuclear submarine shipyard infrastructure on July 24, ramping up AUKUS commitments as concerns persist about slow production rates at US submarine yards; the 2021 AUKUS deal provides for Australia to receive three US nuclear-powered submarines, and total costs are expected to reach US$250 billion over 30 years [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/putin-irkutsk-mc21-0724 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/putin-irkutsk-mc21-0724 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia's President Vladimir Putin traveled unannounced to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant in Siberia on July 24, inspecting an upgraded Yak-130M combat trainer described by its test pilot as carrying advanced onboard systems, a modern radar and air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles; the same plant produces the MC-21 airliner, which the Moscow Times describes as having faced a decade of production delays; state media including TASS did not report the visit until the afternoon [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-kyiv-arms-expo-0724 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-kyiv-arms-expo-0724 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia struck a defense industry exhibition site in Kyiv Oblast on July 24 at around 11:20 a.m. local time, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 100; Ukrainian defense company representatives were present at the site when the missile hit, making it one of the most lethal daytime strikes on the capital region in weeks [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-raytheon-patriot-0723 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-raytheon-patriot-0723 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July 23 that Ukraine will jointly produce interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system with US defense firm Raytheon Technologies, following a meeting with Raytheon VP Joseph DeAntona. Zelensky said he and President Trump had discussed the arrangement in Ankara, and that manufacturing licenses are expected before end-2026. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-taiwan-strait-drills-0723 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-taiwan-strait-drills-0723 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT China's People's Liberation Army launched two days of live-fire exercises in parts of the Taiwan Strait near Fujian's Dongshan Island on July 23, 2026, one day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-iran-b1-cia-0723 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-iran-b1-cia-0723 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US military used B-1 Lancer heavy bombers against Iran on July 23, the first deployment of the aircraft in 12 days since fighting resumed, as Trump told Axios he is 'close to a decision' on an unprecedented 'massive attack' if Iran refuses to negotiate; US intelligence is separately probing whether Russia supplied targeting data for Iranian drone strikes on CIA facilities in Saudi Arabia and Iraq; the US House of Representatives passed a new troop-withdrawal resolution [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nzpng-defence-0723 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nzpng-defence-0723 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand and Papua New Guinea signed a defence cooperation agreement in Port Moresby on July 22-23, 2026, establishing expanded military dialogue, joint training and exercises, and closer maritime cooperation; Wellington framed the deal as a response to growing strategic competition and China's expanding regional footprint, with further joint sea patrols on the agenda [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/burnham-zelensky-uk-0727 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/burnham-zelensky-uk-0727 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the UK on July 27 for his first meeting with new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham; Burnham announced the UK would share the intellectual property of its 'Stone Cloak' electronic jammers used to counter Russian air defence systems [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/spacex-northrop-mrv-0721 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/spacex-northrop-mrv-0721 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on July 21 carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods, designed to spend a decade servicing satellites owned by Optus and SES that have run out of maneuvering fuel in geosynchronous orbit [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-china-eez-drill-0721 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-china-eez-drill-0721 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Japan's Defense Ministry announced on July 21 that Chinese PLA Navy vessels fired machine guns inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone near Okinotori Island on July 19, marking the first time Japan has publicly confirmed such a drill; Russian navy ships were also present; Japan lodged a diplomatic protest and China dismissed it as 'groundless' [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-hankuang-0721 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-hankuang-0721 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan announced on July 20 that this year's Han Kuang 42 military exercises will for the first time fully integrate with urban resilience drills spanning county lines, expanding from one day to two days; the exercises will include simulated telecom disruptions, underground metro use, and civilian-military coordination scenarios designed to test readiness for everything from natural disasters to a Chinese military attack [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nzpng-defence-agreement-0723 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nzpng-defence-agreement-0723 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand and Papua New Guinea signed a defence cooperation agreement late on July 22, committing to expanded defence dialogue, training, and maritime cooperation as Wellington seeks to deepen Pacific security ties amid growing strategic competition and China's expanding influence [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/jordan-intercepts-iran-jul18 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/jordan-intercepts-iran-jul18 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jordan's Armed Forces intercepted 10 Iranian missiles on July 18, the latest in a wave of 240-plus projectiles fired at Jordanian territory since February; two US troops died on Jordanian soil a day earlier, but Jordan's Foreign Ministry omitted Jordan from its own list of Iranian-attacked countries [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-tanker-israel-jul17 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-tanker-israel-jul17 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration told Israel on July 17 it would deploy dozens of additional aerial refueling aircraft in coming days, with the first ten arriving Friday and Saturday at Israeli Air Force bases rather than Ben Gurion Airport; the deployment signals preparation for a possible wider air campaign targeting Iranian power infrastructure and the suspected Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/germany-france-nuclear-jul17 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/germany-france-nuclear-jul17 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron announced at Norvenich air base near Cologne on July 17 that German conventional forces will participate in a French nuclear exercise before end of 2026, the first time Germany has accepted an offer of nuclear cooperation from France and a step both leaders said responds to growing doubts about US security commitments [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/macron-merz-franco-german-jul17 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/macron-merz-franco-german-jul17 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met at the Franco-German Council of Ministers retreat near Cologne on July 16-17 to discuss nuclear deterrence sharing, missile defense, long-range strike capabilities, space and Ukraine support, weeks after industrial rivalry forced Paris and Berlin to scrap the landmark Future Combat Air System fighter jet program [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/eu-ukraine-drone-deal-jul15 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/eu-ukraine-drone-deal-jul15 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT European Commission President von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy signed the agreement in Kyiv on July 15, with a 10 billion euro military industry programme announced alongside the initial 1 billion euro tranche [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/trump-us-korea-shipbuilding-jul16 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/trump-us-korea-shipbuilding-jul16 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT US President Donald Trump said on July 15 his administration would 'probably' look at South Korean and other companies for shipbuilding cooperation to strengthen the US Navy, signalling an opening for allied industrial partnerships in a sector where US domestic capacity has long lagged [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-molochka-blacksea-jul15 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-molochka-blacksea-jul15 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces extended their shadow-fleet drone campaign from the Sea of Azov into the Black Sea on July 15, hitting 20 Russian vessels including 17 oil tankers, according to Kyiv Independent; commander Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi declared 'the first round of the maritime battle is over' and announced the next phase, after 105 Russian ships were struck in the Azov over nine days in Operation MoLoChKa [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-nuclear-fleet-readiness-jul15 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-nuclear-fleet-readiness-jul15 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev, chairman of Russia's Marine Board, told Sputnik on July 15 that Russia's naval nuclear forces are fully combat-ready and operating under a long-term development plan reaching 2050 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bastille-day-parade-jul14 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bastille-day-parade-jul14 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT France held its July 14 national day parade with troops and warplanes from partner countries across Europe, and Ukrainian soldiers marching alongside them; French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at what Macron described as his tenth and last Bastille Day parade as president, with a record nearly 6,700 troops, 98 aircraft, 31 helicopters, and 315 vehicles on the traditional route from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/france-ukraine-rafale-weapons-jul14 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/france-ukraine-rafale-weapons-jul14 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Macron and Zelensky signed a Joint Declaration in Paris granting Ukraine rights to produce three French weapons systems domestically, the first time France has licensed capabilities to Kyiv rather than transferring stock, alongside a confirmed order for 16 Dassault Rafale fighters [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-moscow-drones-jul13 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-moscow-drones-jul13 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT More than 350 Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Moscow region overnight on July 13, killing three people and wounding five when a drone crashed in Pionersky, near Istra, and killing one more person near Russia's border with Ukraine in a separate strike; it was the second consecutive day of large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow area [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-anti-ballistic-coalition-paris-jul13 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-anti-ballistic-coalition-paris-jul13 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine and nine European nations, including France, Germany, the UK, and seven others, announced the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition on July 13 in Paris at a Coalition of the Willing summit hosted by France's President Emmanuel Macron; the ten countries committed to build a shared anti-ballistic missile capacity for Europe under the Freya project, as more than 25 heads of state gathered at the Hôtel des Invalides on the eve of Bastille Day; the group also discussed a €70 billion support package for Ukraine [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pacific-ocean-peace-alliance-jul13 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pacific-ocean-peace-alliance-jul13 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australia's government described China's ballistic missile test over the South Pacific as 'destabilising', with Pacific civil society organisations calling on leaders to reject all military build-up; New Zealand said it would explore joining the Australia-Fiji Ocean of Peace Alliance, a mutual defence pact that commits signatories to 'act to meet common danger', in a move Beijing opposes [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iran-pickaxe-nuclear-jul13 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iran-pickaxe-nuclear-jul13 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT US President Donald Trump declared on July 13 that US forces would take out 'Pickaxe Mountain,' a heavily fortified underground nuclear complex near Iran's Natanz facility, saying a strike would come 'relatively soon'; the threat came during the third consecutive night of US strikes on Iran, as satellite imagery showed recent construction at the site and Iran's army struck a US naval vessel with cruise missiles [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-strikes-jul12 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-strikes-jul12 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russian forces killed eight people and wounded dozens in missile and drone strikes on Ukraine overnight on July 12, hitting regions including Sumy and Odessa, according to Ukrainian officials; President Volodymyr Zelensky called on allies for faster weapons deliveries; Ukraine's military separately claimed it shot down 349 Russian drones overnight over Russian territory, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/turkey-s400-gulf-resale-0710 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/turkey-s400-gulf-resale-0710 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, citing senior defence columnist Abdulkadir Selvi, reported on July 10 that Turkey had already completed the sale of its Russian-made S-400 systems to a Gulf state, most likely the UAE or Qatar; an official announcement was expected the same day; analysts and Greek media said the sale could reopen negotiations for Turkey to obtain US-made F-35 jets, from which Ankara has been excluded since 2019 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/png-australia-pukpuk-treaty-jul9 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/png-australia-pukpuk-treaty-jul9 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Pukpuk Treaty, Papua New Guinea's first formal defence alliance and Australia's first mutual defence pact in more than 70 years, came into force on July 9 as Prime Ministers James Marape and Anthony Albanese met in Brisbane; the pact covers intelligence sharing, logistics and training and includes a pathway for up to 10,000 Papua New Guineans to join the Australian Defence Force, drawing criticism from China and a former PNG Defence Force commander over PNG's sovereignty [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nz-australia-fiji-open-jul9 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nz-australia-fiji-open-jul9 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wellington will formally consider joining the Ocean of Peace Alliance, a mutual-defence treaty Australia and Fiji signed on July 7; the announcement comes as Pacific island states condemned a Chinese ballistic missile test and the PNG-Australia Pukpuk Treaty came into force [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/trump-turkey-f35-ankara-jul7 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/trump-turkey-f35-ankara-jul7 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT US President Trump said he would 'consider' allowing Turkey to buy F-35 fighter jets and that the US would lift sanctions on Ankara, a bilateral announcement on the first day of the NATO summit in Turkey; Turkey's President Erdogan claimed Trump had promised five specific jets; if confirmed, it ends Turkey's exclusion from the program since 2019 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-ankara-summit-outcome-jul8 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-ankara-summit-outcome-jul8 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 36th NATO summit in Ankara concluded July 8 with Europe and Canada committing €70 billion per year to Ukraine for 2026-2027, the US authorizing Ukraine to produce Patriot air-defense missiles, and the summit communique naming China's nuclear build-up alongside Russia as a structural security concern for the first time in NATO history [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-indonesia-brahmos-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-indonesia-brahmos-jul2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT India's PM Modi and Indonesia's President Prabowo signed a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile supply deal, an Astra air-to-air missile contract, and a Sabang Port access agreement on July 7, completing the largest defence package in the bilateral relationship [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/australia-pacific-pacts-solomon-fiji-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/australia-pacific-pacts-solomon-fiji-jul2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canberra sealed a bilateral defence alliance with Fiji on July 6 and the next day agreed with Solomon Islands to accelerate treaty negotiations; both moves came within 24 hours of China's SLBM test in the South Pacific, which Australia and Solomon Islands both condemned [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-russia-joint-sea-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-russia-joint-sea-2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The annual China-Russia naval exercise kicked off on July 6 at the Chinese port of Qingdao with warships and submarines from both fleets, timed to coincide with China's first submarine-launched ballistic missile test since 1982 and the NATO summit in Ankara [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-slbm-test-jul6-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-slbm-test-jul6-2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Beijing's July 6, 2026 SLBM test in the South Pacific is the first publicly confirmed end-to-end sea-based nuclear launch; analysts identify the missile as likely the newer JL-3; China notified Japan in advance; the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan have all protested [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/europe-freya-antimissile-jul13 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/europe-freya-antimissile-jul13 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ten countries formed an Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition on July 13, backing Ukraine's homegrown Freya interceptor, which its maker says can down Russian ballistic missiles for roughly US$700,000 per shot, less than a fifth the cost of a Patriot PAC-3 interceptor. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/modi-indo-pacific-tour-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/modi-indo-pacific-tour-jul2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT India's prime minister departs July 6 on a three-nation Indo-Pacific swing covering Jakarta, Melbourne and Auckland; the New Zealand leg is the first state visit by any Indian PM to the country since 1986 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-drone-budget-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-drone-budget-jul2026 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Competing NT$210-240 billion drone budgets from the ruling DPP and two opposition parties were all sent to committee review at Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on July 3, with the DPP seeking a special budget and the KMT insisting on annual appropriations [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/gcap-edgewing-contract-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/gcap-edgewing-contract-jul2026 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The GCAP Agency signed the second major development contract on July 3, funding completion of the advanced concept phase and detailed design of the sixth-generation stealth jet through end-2027, with a prototype flight targeted before December 2027 and service entry in 2035 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-sbu-saky-strike-jul3 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-sbu-saky-strike-jul3 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Drones hit hangars at Saky and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea overnight July 3, damaging or destroying at least seven Su-30SM and Su-24 aircraft; Ukraine says the raid is part of Zelensky's 40-day campaign to degrade Russian air power [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-dac-procurement-jul3 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-dac-procurement-jul3 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The DAC chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved anti-drone EW systems, precision-strike drones, ship-based UAS, a fixed-wing high-altitude pseudo-satellite, and anti-tank missiles; all under the Acceptance of Necessity process [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anthropic-samsung-chip-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anthropic-samsung-chip-2026 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Information reported on July 2 that Anthropic is in early-stage discussions with Samsung to design and produce a proprietary inference chip using Samsung's 2-nanometer foundry, joining OpenAI, Google and Amazon in a race to reduce dependence on Nvidia [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-iaf-pakistan-notam-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-iaf-pakistan-notam-jul2026 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT India filed a NOTAM closing airspace up to 28,000 feet along the Rajasthan-Gujarat frontier for four days of Indian Air Force exercises starting July 7; Pakistan's aircraft remain banned from Indian airspace until August 23, more than 14 months after the two countries' brief war [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-japan-summit-jul2-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-japan-summit-jul2-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi produced Japan's first co-development weapons project with any country outside the US-Australia axis, a yen-rupee settlement pact, and joint AI governance commitments [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-ankara-summit-jul2-preview https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-ankara-summit-jul2-preview Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The two-day Ankara summit ratified Europe's largest Ukraine commitment, introduced China formally into NATO's threat framework, and was interrupted by Iran striking three ships and the US hitting 80+ Iranian targets, the largest exchange since the January ceasefire [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-kyiv-mass-attack-jul2-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-kyiv-mass-attack-jul2-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT At least 22 killed, 90+ injured; record use of ballistic missiles against the capital, with Zelenskyy cutting short his Ireland visit and Poland scrambling jets [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-pla-generals-jul2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-pla-generals-jul2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang received full general rank from Xi in a Beijing ceremony on July 3; the promotions are the latest phase of CMC reconstruction following the 2023-24 purge and the January 2026 ousters of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, which left the Central Military Commission with just two active members [developing] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-arms-exports-jul1 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-arms-exports-jul1 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cabinet-approved mechanism lets manufacturers sell to 27 Drone Deal partner countries, provided domestic military supply is guaranteed first; 20% of proceeds go to a state defence-industrial fund [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-national-intelligence-bureau-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-national-intelligence-bureau-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The bureau, with roughly 700 initial staff reporting directly to the PM's Office, consolidates six previously siloed agencies; enabling legislation passed the Diet upper house May 27 and the launch in July marks the most significant change to Japan's intelligence architecture since 1945 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/italy-nato-ukraine-2027-aid-block https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/italy-nato-ukraine-2027-aid-block Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rome refuses a clause in the Ankara summit declaration committing to 'at least comparable' aid into 2027, leaving the paragraph in brackets ahead of the July 7-8 summit; Germany pushed hardest for the two-year signal [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-ibg-debut-jul1 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-ibg-debut-jul1 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Indian Army activates four Integrated Battle Groups on July 1, replacing the Cold War division-based structure with leaner combined-arms formations designed for rapid offensive action across the Himalayan and western fronts, in what the Ministry of Defence calls the largest structural reform since 1947 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-senate-defense-reconciliation-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-senate-defense-reconciliation-jun30 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A marathon Senate amendment process began at 9 a.m. EDT June 30 on a defense-focused reconciliation package covering Space Force, nuclear modernization, Air Force procurement, and military families; three Republicans joined Democrats in opposition, requiring Vice President Vance to cast the deciding vote [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-sweden-gripen-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-sweden-gripen-jun30 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister and Sweden's FMV Director General signed a SEK 24.6 billion contract for 16 Gripen E multirole fighters financed via EU loans, with deliveries starting early 2029; Sweden separately donates 16 Gripen C/D jets as military assistance from 2027 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/poland-ukraine-mig29-drone-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/poland-ukraine-mig29-drone-jun30 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said six to eight written-off Polish MiG-29s will not be sent after Ukraine declined to grant access to its unmanned combat systems and counterdrone expertise, collapsing a deal agreed in principle last year [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-dubna-satcom-strike-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-dubna-satcom-strike-jun30 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zelenskyy said Ukrainian drones hit the Dubna communications hub, 310 miles inside Russia, used to coordinate forces on the front line, in the third strike on a Russian SATCOM facility and the second in a week; a six-month-old baby died after a drone struck a house in Yegoryevsk [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sweden-ukraine-gripen-e-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sweden-ukraine-gripen-e-jun30 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ukraine formally contracted 16 new-build Saab Gripen E multirole aircraft on 30 June 2026 in a SEK 24.6bn deal financed through an EU loan facility, with deliveries due 2029-2030, and Sweden simultaneously pledged 16 used Gripen C/D jets from its active air force for earlier handover [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/eu-kallas-ankara-jun29 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/eu-kallas-ankara-jun29 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT High Representative Kaja Kallas, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, and Home Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner visited Turkey on June 29-30 in a coordinated signal of intent; meetings covered accession progress, customs union, migration, and Ukraine ahead of the July 7-8 NATO Ankara summit. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uk-defence-investment-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uk-defence-investment-jun30 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Starmer government published its Defence Investment Plan on June 30, committing £298 billion over 2026-27 to 2029-30, averaging £3.8 billion per year above previous plans, with naval shipbuilding, long-range missiles and space as priority areas; IFS flagged that around £1.2 billion per year of the increase has no identified funding source [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/south-korea-add-slv-postponed-jun30 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/south-korea-add-slv-postponed-jun30 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Agency for Defense Development canceled the debut flight of its classified 'Mir' solid-fuel space launch vehicle on June 30 after issues were detected during final preparations aboard the sea-launch platform off Jeju Island; a successful flight would have made South Korea the sixth country to hold independent solid-fuel orbital launch capability. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/poland-a26-submarine-contract-jun29 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/poland-a26-submarine-contract-jun29 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Signed on a warship deck in Gdynia with PMs Tusk and Kristersson present, the deal ends three decades of Polish submarine capability atrophy and gives Saab its largest-ever order [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-russia-joint-bomber-patrol-jun27 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-russia-joint-bomber-patrol-jun27 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 15-aircraft formation including Tu-95MS and H-6 bombers, with tankers, AWACS and electronic-warfare jets, flew a six-hour circuit on June 27; Japan and South Korea scrambled fighters and lodged formal protests, South Korea summoning both embassies. [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/australia-vanuatu-nakamal-jun29 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/australia-vanuatu-nakamal-jun29 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT After a false start in September 2025 over sovereignty concerns, PM Albanese and PM Napat signed the comprehensive security and economic deal in Canberra, barring any foreign military infrastructure in Vanuatu in exchange for AU$500 million over a decade [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-korea-defense-koizumi-seoul-jun28 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/japan-korea-defense-koizumi-seoul-jun28 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Shinjiro Koizumi and Ahn Gyu-back agreed on AI and advanced-defense cooperation, confirmed the first bilateral maritime search-and-rescue exercise since 2017, and pledged closer trilateral coordination with the US [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-kyiv-570-strike-jul2 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-kyiv-570-strike-jul2 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 74 missiles and 496 drones in an 11-hour overnight attack; 25 killed as the death toll climbed through rescue operations; Ukraine retaliated on Russia's 4th-largest oil refinery while Fedorov wrote to 40 countries for Patriot interceptors [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-coercion-tabletop-jun26 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-coercion-tabletop-jun26 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The drill tests civilian-military coordination under a sustained coast guard blockade, held three weeks after PRC vessels interfered with Taiwanese commercial shipping east of the island [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-660-drone-barrage-jun26 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-660-drone-barrage-jun26 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia's defence ministry reported 660 Ukrainian drones intercepted across 13-plus regions, the largest single overnight barrage of the war; the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk was struck; Crimea faces renewed fuel shortages [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-flamingo-titan-barrikady-jun27 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-flamingo-titan-barrikady-jun27 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zelensky confirmed at least five Ukrainian-made cruise missiles hit the plant that produces Iskander-M, Yars and Topol-M launchers; fire erupted, 10 workers injured [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/polish-striker-drone-kyiv-test https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/polish-striker-drone-kyiv-test Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 140kg-warhead system passed a live test, expanding Ukraine's drone arsenal beyond domestically produced designs [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-crimea-overnight-drone-jun25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-crimea-overnight-drone-jun25 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explosions sounded across the peninsula before dawn on June 25; Russian air defense activated over multiple sites [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/macron-meloni-antibes-defence-roadmap-2026-06-25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/macron-meloni-antibes-defence-roadmap-2026-06-25 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Paris and Rome deepen cooperation on the SAMP/T air-defence system, nuclear energy and a European satellite venture to rival Starlink [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/e5-berlin-five-percent-hormuz-2026-06-25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/e5-berlin-five-percent-hormuz-2026-06-25 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Merz, Macron, Meloni, Starmer and Tusk meet in Berlin to harden NATO's European pillar before Ankara, sidelining Madrid over the 5% target [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/counterspace-asat-arms-race-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/counterspace-asat-arms-race-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 35+ states pledge no destructive ASAT tests; US fields satellite jammers; Russia's nuclear-ASAT concern persists [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/donahue-us-army-europe-hegseth-jun25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/donahue-us-army-europe-hegseth-jun25 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT General Christopher Donahue will leave command on July 2, eighteen months into a normal three-year tour; the four-star post is being cut to three stars under the defence secretary's general-reduction drive [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/north-korea-mlrs-test-jun25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/north-korea-mlrs-test-jun25 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT North Korea announced tests of four upgraded weapons on June 25, the 76th anniversary of the 1950 war's outbreak: a 90km-range multiple rocket launcher with autonomous guidance, special warheads to destroy South Korean power grids and airports, extended-range howitzer shells, and tactical cruise missiles [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/space-force-missile-warning-budget-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/space-force-missile-warning-budget-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT FY26 adds $1.2B for R&D; reconciliation pours $7.2B into space sensors and $5.6B into interceptors [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/turkey-kaan-f110-engine-jun24 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/turkey-kaan-f110-engine-jun24 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The State Department formally notified Congress of its intent to sell roughly 80 GE Aerospace F110 turbofans to Turkey for early KAAN production models; the administration proceeded over congressional objections tied to Ankara's retention of the Russian S-400 system, and ahead of the NATO Ankara summit in July [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ai-defense-startups-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ai-defense-startups-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US-led wave of venture-backed companies applying AI to military targeting, autonomous systems, and battlefield software, now the fastest-growing segment in global venture capital. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/arctic-militarisation-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/arctic-militarisation-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ongoing military build-up by Russia, NATO, and partner states in the Arctic, driven by climate-opened sea routes, vast hydrocarbon reserves, and nuclear-posture stakes. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/asat-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/asat-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anti-satellite weapons, fielded by the US, China, Russia, and India, can destroy or disable the orbital infrastructure that modern militaries and economies depend on. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/aukus-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/aukus-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australia-UK-US trilateral security partnership built around nuclear-powered submarines and advanced technology sharing, reshaping Indo-Pacific defence alignment since 2021. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/b21-raider-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/b21-raider-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Air Force's nuclear-capable next-generation stealth bomber, built by Northrop Grumman, accelerating toward 2027 fielding as the most on-schedule leg of US nuclear modernization. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bae-systems-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bae-systems-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UK's largest defence company and Europe's biggest arms manufacturer, BAE Systems underpins Britain's naval, air, and munitions programmes while generating roughly 40 per cent of revenue from US Pentagon contracts. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/basing-rights-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/basing-rights-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilateral agreements that grant foreign forces the right to base, transit, or pre-position on another state's territory, now central to US-China competition across the Indo-Pacific. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bilateral-defence-pacts-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bilateral-defence-pacts-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Formal government-to-government security treaties that complement or bypass NATO, now numbering 160-plus among European states after Russia's 2022 invasion accelerated their pace. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-nuclear-buildup-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-nuclear-buildup-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country, targeting 1,000 warheads by 2030 and reshaping the global deterrence calculus. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/conscription-manpower-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/conscription-manpower-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT State-compelled military service, reinvigorated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine since 2022, is expanding across ten EU states and Taiwan, reshaping NATO force-generation and global defence budgets. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/counter-uas-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/counter-uas-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Systems and doctrine for detecting and defeating hostile drones; conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East transformed counter-UAS into a US$29B global procurement priority. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/csto-bloc-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/csto-bloc-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia-led post-Soviet military alliance of six states formed in 2002 and headquartered in Moscow, losing coherence as Armenia defects and Russia's Ukraine war strains collective commitments. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-air-missile-defence-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-air-missile-defence-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A tracker of the hardware, procurement choices and geopolitical tripwires behind layered systems defending airspace from ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-alliances-pacts-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-alliances-pacts-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Formal defence alliances and technology pacts across NATO, AUKUS, the Quad, the SCO and the CSTO, and the spending commitments that determine whether guarantees hold. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-arms-trade-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-arms-trade-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Six countries supply 70% of the world's major weapons exports; which governments they arm determines who can sustain a war. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-bases-posture-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-bases-posture-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which countries are gaining, losing, or negotiating military access abroad, and how that contest is reshaping deterrence across five contested theatres. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-drones-autonomy-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-drones-autonomy-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How cheap uncrewed systems have inverted the cost of war, tracked across six roster subjects from FPV drones to counter-UAS. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-ew-cyber-naval-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-ew-cyber-naval-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT States contest the electromagnetic spectrum and military networks to blind, hijack, or destroy naval platforms, from Black Sea drone boats to Pacific carrier groups. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-exercises-readiness-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-exercises-readiness-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Large-scale drills, force-strain data, conscription trends, and grey-zone maneuvers reveal whether a military can fight and whom it is deterring. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-industrial-base-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-industrial-base-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seven firms across the US, Europe, Russia and China, plus the 155mm shell count, track who can sustain arms production at the tempo modern attritional war demands. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-nuclear-forces-backgrounder https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-industry-nuclear-forces-backgrounder Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nine states hold roughly 12,200 warheads; three are racing to modernize with no bilateral treaty in force since February 2026. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-spending-surge-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defence-spending-surge-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The NATO framework requiring member states to share defence costs, sharpened at the 2025 Hague Summit into a pledge for all 32 allies to reach 5% of GDP by 2035. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defense-tech-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defense-tech-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The wave of US venture-backed startups building autonomous weapons, AI-enabled sensing and dual-use hardware for militaries, now the fastest-growing segment in global venture capital. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/drone-swarms-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/drone-swarms-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Coordinated masses of autonomous unmanned systems that the US and China are racing to deploy at scale, reshaping military doctrine and outpacing governance frameworks worldwide. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/emmanuel-macron-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/emmanuel-macron-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT France's president since 2017, Macron is the EU's de facto diplomatic lead on Ukraine, strategic autonomy and European defence, entering his constitutionally final year in office. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/eu-strategic-autonomy-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/eu-strategic-autonomy-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The EU's project to build an independent defence-industrial base and reduce strategic dependencies, anchored in the 2022 Strategic Compass and mobilising up to €800 billion through 2030. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/extended-deterrence-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/extended-deterrence-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US pledge to use nuclear weapons on behalf of non-nuclear allies, shaping proliferation choices in South Korea, Japan, and Europe as Chinese and North Korean arsenals grow. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/force-readiness-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/force-readiness-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The measure of armed forces' ability to execute assigned missions, a gap between US and European defence budgets and deployable capability reshaping NATO policy and straining frontline forces. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/forward-posture-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/forward-posture-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US and NATO policy of positioning forces close to adversaries' borders, primarily in Eastern Europe, now under review as Washington conditions future deployments on allied compliance. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/founders-fund-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/founders-fund-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT San Francisco-based US venture firm founded in 2005 by PayPal alumni; concentrated bets on SpaceX, Anduril, and AI have made it a defining force in US defense and technology. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/fpv-drones-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/fpv-drones-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT First-person-view kamikaze drones costing under US$1,000 each have become the dominant close-range weapon of Russia's war in Ukraine and are now proliferating globally. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/friedrich-merz-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/friedrich-merz-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Germany's Federal Chancellor since May 2025, Friedrich Merz is steering the largest German rearmament program since reunification and reshaping Berlin's role in NATO. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-space-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-space-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Golden Dome's orbital layer, combining space-based sensors and interceptors to detect and destroy ballistic and hypersonic missiles before they reach US territory. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/grey-zone-drills-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/grey-zone-drills-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Military and paramilitary exercises designed to coerce adversaries below the threshold of open war, most extensively practiced by China against Taiwan, Japan, and the South China Sea. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/himalayan-airfields-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/himalayan-airfields-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT China and India have built competing high-altitude military airfield networks across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, the air-infrastructure backbone for potential conflict over their unresolved border. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/homeland-basing-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/homeland-basing-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US process for managing and closing domestic military bases, now under renewed pressure as the 2026 National Defense Strategy repatriates forces from Europe. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-china-border-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-china-border-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 3,488-km disputed frontier between India and China, undemarcated since 1962, that shapes South Asian security, Indo-Pacific alignment, and the military posture of the world's two most populous nations. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/indian-ocean-bases-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/indian-ocean-bases-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contest for military basing across the Indian Ocean, artery for half the world's seaborne trade, where the US, China, and India are expanding competing positions. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/interceptor-stocks-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/interceptor-stocks-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Finite inventories of air-defence interceptor missiles, depleted by the 2025 Iran-Israel war, face a multi-year US, Israeli, and NATO rebuild against accelerating demand. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iron-dome-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iron-dome-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Israel's short-range mobile air-defence system, developed with Raytheon, that has logged more than 10,000 combat intercepts and now drives global interceptor-production demand. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/island-chain-bases-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/island-chain-bases-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pacific island arcs stretching from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines, hosting US forward military bases that form the primary US-China deterrence architecture in the Indo-Pacific. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/lockheed-martin-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/lockheed-martin-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT US defense company and the world's largest arms producer, prime contractor for the F-35 fighter, THAAD missile defense, and a growing portfolio of precision-strike weapons. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/loitering-munitions-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/loitering-munitions-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Expendable aerial weapons that loiter then dive-detonate on targets, deployed at scale in Ukraine and the Middle East and now embedded in US, Israeli, and Turkish standing doctrine. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/los-angeles-tech-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/los-angeles-tech-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The third-largest US startup ecosystem, built on aerospace heritage and Silicon Beach venture capital, now the leading US hub for defense-tech and commercial space startups. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/major-exercises-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/major-exercises-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Multinational war games rehearse combined operations and signal deterrence; RIMPAC, NATO exercises, and China's PLA drills around Taiwan set the world's security tempo in 2026. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/missile-warning-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/missile-warning-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US space-and-radar network that detects missile launches within seconds, giving leaders 25 minutes or less to decide how to respond to a nuclear attack. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/mp-materials-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/mp-materials-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The only active US rare earth miner, MP Materials controls Mountain Pass in California and is building the first US NdFeB magnet supply chain, backed by a 2025 Pentagon equity stake. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-alliance-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-alliance-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 32-member military alliance anchored in Brussels that binds North America and Europe to collective defence, now facing its sharpest internal tensions since the Cold War. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/naval-drones-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/naval-drones-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Crewless surface vessels that sink warships and force fleet withdrawals, now racing from Black Sea proof-of-concept to mass Indo-Pacific deployment by the US and China. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/new-start-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/new-start-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 2010 US-Russia strategic-arms treaty that capped deployed warheads at 1,550 and ran an on-site inspection regime until its lapse in February 2026, ending 50 years of bilateral nuclear limits. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/norinco-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/norinco-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT China's largest state-owned arms and ordnance conglomerate, under US sanctions since 2003, whose 31% revenue fall in 2024 exposed the limits of Beijing's weapons-export ambitions. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/overseas-base-race-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/overseas-base-race-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The intensifying competition among the United States, China, Russia, France, and India for military access rights and logistics infrastructure abroad, reshaping deterrence across every contested theatre. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/patriot-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/patriot-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Army's primary air and missile defense system, deployed across 18 nations and central to allied deterrence after the 2026 Iran war exposed interceptor stock limits. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/proliferation-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/proliferation-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The spread of nuclear weapons beyond the five original powers, now covering nine states and 12,187 warheads globally, and the defining fault line of post-Cold War security diplomacy. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rheinmetall-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rheinmetall-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT German defence group Rheinmetall (Düsseldorf) manufactures armoured vehicles, ammunition, and electronic systems for NATO armies, anchoring Germany's rearmament surge since 2022. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rostec-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rostec-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia's state-owned defence conglomerate, controlling 800-plus enterprises and roughly US$31 billion in annual arms revenues, supplying every branch of the Russian military. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rtx-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rtx-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US aerospace and defense conglomerate behind Patriot missiles, GTF engines, and SPY-6 radar, with US$88.6 billion in 2025 revenue and a US$268 billion backlog. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/s-400-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/s-400-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia's S-400 Triumf, the world's most capable export-grade surface-to-air missile system, has triggered US CAATSA sanctions against buyers China and Turkey and strained NATO cohesion. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sco-bloc-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sco-bloc-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The SCO is a Eurasian intergovernmental bloc of ten nations anchored by China and Russia, covering roughly 40 percent of the world's population and operating a counter-terrorism coordination structure. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sentinel-icbm-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sentinel-icbm-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Air Force's replacement for the 50-year-old Minuteman III ICBM, awarded to Northrop Grumman in 2020 and now 81% over budget at US$141 billion. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/shahed-drones-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/shahed-drones-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iran's HESA-designed kamikaze drone, rebranded Geran-2 by Russia, is the defining attrition weapon of the Ukraine war and the most proliferated loitering munition beyond the US and China. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/shell-production-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/shell-production-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The NATO-standard heavy artillery round whose chronic undersupply, exposed by the war in Ukraine, forced the US, Germany, and the UK to rebuild dormant industrial lines from scratch. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/space-force-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/space-force-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Space Force, established December 2019, is the youngest US military branch, protecting GPS, missile warning, and orbital infrastructure against Chinese and Russian counterspace threats. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/spacex-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/spacex-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX is a US private aerospace company that controls over 60% of commercial orbital launches globally and operates Starlink, the world's largest satellite internet constellation. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/tel-aviv-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/tel-aviv-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Israel's Tel Aviv metropolitan corridor is the world's fourth-ranked startup ecosystem, concentrating cybersecurity, AI, and defense-technology ventures in the densest per-capita cluster outside the US. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/thaad-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/thaad-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Army's sole upper-tier hit-to-kill shield against ballistic missiles, exported to Gulf allies and drained by the 2025 Iran war, prompting a US$35 billion production contract. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/the-quad-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/the-quad-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US, Japan, Australia, and India's informal security forum coordinating Indo-Pacific maritime surveillance, technology, and infrastructure against Chinese power projection. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-war-dossier https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-russia-war-dossier Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, begun February 24, 2022, is the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945 and the defining fault line between Russia and the Western alliance. https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kallas-turkey-nato-ankara-prep-jun29 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kallas-turkey-nato-ankara-prep-jun29 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT High Representative Kaja Kallas, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, and Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner spent June 29-30 in Ankara meeting Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and two other ministers, the highest-level EU visit since Turkey's accession talks stalled, timed eight days before the Ankara NATO summit [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-first-test-2026-06-25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-first-test-2026-06-25 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hegseth says a directed-energy system autonomously detected and killed multiple drone and cruise-missile threats in the program's inaugural live test [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bangladesh-china-j10ce-summit-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bangladesh-china-j10ce-summit-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rahman travelled directly from WEF's Dalian forum for a four-day state visit, sealing Bangladesh's first-ever Chinese fighter-jet acquisition and deals covering the Teesta project, green development and education [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/germany-f126-frigate-scrap-meko-2026-06-25 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/germany-f126-frigate-scrap-meko-2026-06-25 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Berlin abandons the troubled €18bn anti-submarine warship line for eight TKMS MEKO A-200s, sinking Rheinmetall shares and lifting TKMS [transition] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-ankara-summit-prep https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/nato-ankara-summit-prep Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rutte met Trump June 24 ahead of the July 7-8 Ankara summit; US anger at allies who refused to join the Iran campaign; 5% GDP defence target being pushed [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rimpac-2026-pacific-exercise https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rimpac-2026-pacific-exercise Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 30th Rim of the Pacific exercise began June 24 in Hawaii, the largest maritime drill ever, foregrounding allied integration against China's Pacific military build-up [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-four-power-coast-guard-jun24 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-four-power-coast-guard-jun24 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The four-power statement is the first of its kind, coordinated with Japan's Valiant Shield exercises; it signals a NATO-plus coalition is treating China's maritime pressure east of the island as a freedom-of-navigation concern, not just Taiwan's internal affair [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-strait-pla-pressure-defense-budget https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/taiwan-strait-pla-pressure-defense-budget Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Median-line crossings and joint air-sea patrols continue day after day while the opposition legislature keeps blocking Lai Ching-te's special defence bill [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uae-rsf-arms-airbridge-ethiopia https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uae-rsf-arms-airbridge-ethiopia Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Le Monde and US lawmakers say Abu Dhabi opened covert cargo routes via Ethiopia and CAR to keep arming the RSF, contradicting assurances given to Washington [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uae-rsf-sudan-arms-senate https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uae-rsf-sudan-arms-senate Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Van Hollen and Jacobs say the UAE is arming the RSF in contradiction of its assurances; resolutions of disapproval target Emirati weapons sales as Abu Dhabi denies all [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/thaad-35bn-multiyear-award-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/thaad-35bn-multiyear-award-2026 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A seven-year contract turns January's framework into orders, raising annual production from 96 to 400 as Middle East demand outruns supply [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-launch-cadence-140-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-launch-cadence-140-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Megaconstellation batches and a surprise Long March 12B maiden flight push cadence to one launch every ~2.5 days [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kim-choe-hyon-warship-nuclear-navy https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kim-choe-hyon-warship-nuclear-navy Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 5,000-tonne destroyer for nuclear-capable missiles, built, Seoul says, with Russian help, as Kim pivots from missiles to ships and submarines [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/merz-e5-berlin-nato-gipfel-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/merz-e5-berlin-nato-gipfel-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT France, the UK, Italy and Poland join Germany to coordinate Ukraine, Iran and burden-sharing [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-df17-hypersonic-demonstration https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-df17-hypersonic-demonstration Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT CGTN broadcast the first public test launch of the DF-17 hypersonic glide vehicle on June 22; the Liaoning carrier strike group concluded a 40-day South China Sea and Western Pacific campaign the same day [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pla-fujian-taiwan-strait-jun22 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pla-fujian-taiwan-strait-jun22 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT China's newest carrier steamed through on June 22 while seven allied nations conducted exercises in the western Pacific; the near-simultaneous timing drew a coordinated four-power western rebuke two days later [escalating] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-indigenous-warship-commissioning https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-indigenous-warship-commissioning Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Modi inducts INS Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray as a marker of self-reliant defence, and an answer to PLAN's Indian Ocean push [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/south-china-sea-escalation-june2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/south-china-sea-escalation-june2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Liaoning carrier group concluded a 40-day deployment June 22; a rare PLA Navy-AFP Navy standoff at Scarborough Shoal June 20; China's CCG Regulation No. 3 took effect June 15 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-space-layer-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-space-layer-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 12 firms hold $3.2B in SBI work; a new $4.16B contract and Northrop-Apex push a 2028 integration target [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/dprk-destroyer-choe-hyon-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/dprk-destroyer-choe-hyon-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 5,000-tonne Choe Hyon, named for a revolutionary commander, carries anti-ship, anti-aircraft, and nuclear-tipped ballistic and cruise missiles; Kim says 10,000-tonne cruisers follow [transition] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/e2d-europe-defence-fund-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/e2d-europe-defence-fund-2026 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT About US$585m for roughly 20 companies at ~€25m tickets across space, air, land, maritime and subsurface; first close June 30, pitched at keeping European defence startups off US cap tables [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anwar-europe-norway-missile-row https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anwar-europe-norway-missile-row Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT RM600m+ in direct losses after a cancelled NSM delivery; Anwar, on Russian TV, contrasts Oslo's reversal with Moscow 'honouring all commitments' [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/poland-germany-defence-pact-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/poland-germany-defence-pact-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT German troops to help fortify the Belarus and Russia borders as US engagement wavers [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bae-glascoed-shell-plant-delay-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/bae-glascoed-shell-plant-delay-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT UK's 16x shell-output expansion runs months behind; capacity target doubled after a mid-2025 rethink [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defense-tech-funding-record-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/defense-tech-funding-record-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anduril, Shield AI and Saronic account for $8.75bn of the total; the Pentagon is now actively encouraging VC participation and the sector is consolidating fast [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sudan-drone-surge-jun2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sudan-drone-surge-jun2026 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UN rights chief documents an 81% increase in drone attacks in 2026 and more than 1,000 civilian deaths, as both the SAF and RSF weaponise commercial drones against population centres [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iran-nuclear-iaea-access-standoff https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iran-nuclear-iaea-access-standoff Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eight months on, the IAEA still cannot verify 440 kg of 60% HEU stored at Isfahan; Tehran says it has not resumed enrichment [contested-result] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-rafale-114-source-code-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-rafale-114-source-code-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT DAC cleared 114 jets in February; a Letter of Request went out in June; but France's refusal to share AESA radar, SPECTRA and MDPU source codes has blocked progress, and Modi raised it directly with Macron in Nice [pending-decision] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/macron-meloni-antibes-summit https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/macron-meloni-antibes-summit Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The first leaders' summit under the 2021 Quirinal Treaty, focused on defence, space and energy [pending-decision] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/b21-raider-combat-testing-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/b21-raider-combat-testing-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT An operational test pilot flew the stealth bomber in June 2026 as the Air Force accelerates toward 2027 fielding at Ellsworth [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rheinmetall-buffel-replacement-order-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rheinmetall-buffel-replacement-order-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Berlin orders 23 Bergepanzer 3 A2 armoured recovery vehicles, ~€360m, replacing tow tanks handed to Kyiv [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uk-defence-resignations-trigger https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/uk-defence-resignations-trigger Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two defence resignations on 11 June reframe the collapse as policy-driven, not just poll panic [transition] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-lima-pokrova-ew-wall https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-lima-pokrova-ew-wall Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networked EW, Lima, Pokrova, Bukovel, becomes a cheap layer against saturation drone strikes [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/magura-constanta-blinded-drone https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/magura-constanta-blinded-drone Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A hijacked Magura V5 explodes at Constanța's Pier 78; three more from the swarm are still unaccounted for [contested-result] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kim-exponential-enrichment-plant https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/kim-exponential-enrichment-plant Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT North Korea reveals a fresh uranium-enrichment hall, likely a third site, as Kim says weapons-grade output has more than doubled in five years [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/s400-india-final-delivery-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/s400-india-final-delivery-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The fourth regimental set started arriving in June 2026; Delhi sounds out a fresh batch even as Moscow's own war drains stocks [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/mach-industries-series-c-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/mach-industries-series-c-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 22-year-old MIT dropout Ethan Thornton's defense startup lands Series C led by Infinite Capital, Sequoia and Khosla; a 115,000 sq ft Huntington Beach factory and five weapons platforms underpin the jump from $470m [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/albanese-aukus-singapore-virginia-subs https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/albanese-aukus-singapore-virginia-subs Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Singapore meeting streamlines the buy to second-hand boats and launches the first Pillar II undersea-drone project [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/switchblade-army-lasso-marine-fielding https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/switchblade-army-lasso-marine-fielding Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT AeroVironment's loitering munitions move from emergency Ukraine aid to a standing US organic-strike category [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/brahmos-philippines-er-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/brahmos-philippines-er-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh revealed at Shangri-La that Vietnam's deal was signed quietly last fiscal; Indonesia confirmed an agreement in March; Operation Sindoor's combat debut put the missile in every buyer's brief [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-silo-launch-pads-xinjiang https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-silo-launch-pads-xinjiang Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reuters finds 80+ launch pads, bunkers and octagon command sites near the Hami ICBM silos [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-navy-musv-prototype-saronic https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-navy-musv-prototype-saronic Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Saronic's Marauder went design-to-water in under a year; the Navy plans 36 MUSVs in FY26 under Replicator [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-submarine-buildup-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-submarine-buildup-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Rs 70,000-99,000 crore inter-governmental agreement with Berlin for six Type-214 AIP submarines cleared Finance Ministry in May 2026; the sixth Scorpene entered service in January 2025; India's third ballistic missile submarine was reportedly commissioned in April 2026; the DRDO indigenous AIP module is ready for fleet retrofit [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/starship-flight-12-booster-failure-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/starship-flight-12-booster-failure-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Flight 12 proves the upper stage while the new booster flips and fails, investigation halts the program [contested-result] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/thaad-stockpile-drawdown-israel https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/thaad-stockpile-drawdown-israel Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US fired well over 100 THAAD interceptors in the Iran war, draining up to a third of a costly, slow-to-replace arsenal [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/shahed-record-strikes-jet-geran https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/shahed-record-strikes-jet-geran Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 4,335 Geran-type drones launched in April; Alabuga output tops 5,500/month as jet variants outrun Ukraine's defences [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iron-dome-tamir-rebuild-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/iron-dome-tamir-rebuild-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT After 500+ Iranian ballistic missiles, Tamir interceptor production shifts partly to a US plant supplying both armies [easing] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anduril-series-h-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anduril-series-h-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thrive Capital and a16z lead the largest-ever defense-tech private round; revenue doubled to $2.2bn in 2025 and the Army's $20bn Lattice counter-drone contract underpins the raise [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/apt28-signal-phishing-advisory https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/apt28-signal-phishing-advisory Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT FBI/CISA advisory targets encrypted-messaging compromise as Fancy Bear exploits a patched-by-May vulnerability [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rostec-output-claims-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rostec-output-claims-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chemezov claims artillery-shell output up 10x, MLRS rounds 12x since 2022, combat aircraft doubled [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-gulf-arms-export https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/ukraine-gulf-arms-export Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kyiv signs 10-year air-defence and drone partnerships with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar and plans 10 European export offices [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/mp-materials-magnet-ramp https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/mp-materials-magnet-ramp Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fort Worth 'Independence' facility shipped first magnets December 2025; Q1 2026 NdPr output hit record 917t; Pentagon's $400m equity stake and $110/kg price floor make the US government the underwriter of America's magnet supply [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-post-new-start-upload https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/russia-post-new-start-upload Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Moscow could upload hundreds of warheads but, four months on, shows no large-scale breakout [pending-decision] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/hezbollah-fiber-optic-drones-lebanon https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/hezbollah-fiber-optic-drones-lebanon Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jam-proof tethered drones have killed at least ten Israeli soldiers since April; Israel has no electronic counter [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/germany-ammunition-overtakes-us-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/germany-ammunition-overtakes-us-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pappberger cites artillery shells up from 70,000 to 1.1m/yr; Europe's 155mm output now eclipses American lines [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-architecture-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/golden-dome-architecture-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Space Force picks 12 firms for space-based interceptors as estimates swing from $175B to $3.6T [contested-result] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sm3-interceptor-production-surge https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sm3-interceptor-production-surge Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT SM-6 funding leaps to over $8.5B and a terminated SM-3 line is restored, but full depth won't return before 2028 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rtx-patriot-gem-t-europe-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/rtx-patriot-gem-t-europe-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT German-funded GEM-T buy plus Dutch, Spanish and Romanian Patriot orders; new Schrobenhausen line ramps [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-tejas-mk2-amca-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-tejas-mk2-amca-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Rs 62,370 crore contract extended the Tejas Mk1A run; GE signed 80% technology transfer for the F414 in April 2026 but kept FADEC; Tejas Mk2 taxi trials began and first flight is targeted for mid-2026; Tata, L&T and Bharat Forge are shortlisted for AMCA manufacture [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-defence-exports-record-fy26 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-defence-exports-record-fy26 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DPSUs tripled exports year-on-year; BrahMos led the platform sales; Armenia absorbed Pinaka, Akash-1S and howitzers; US and France anchor the components tier; Rs 50,000 crore target by 2029 [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pentagon-swarm-forge-crucible https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/pentagon-swarm-forge-crucible Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hegseth's AI memo names swarms a pace-setter; allied AWE26 links US, UK and Australian swarms live [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/belgium-nato-2pct-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/belgium-nato-2pct-2026 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Belgium confirmed on 26 March 2026 that its 2025 defence budget reached 2% of gross domestic product, the first time the country has met the NATO target since joining the alliance; the De Wever government has committed to a €34bn Strategic Vision for 2026-2034 targeting 2.5% of GDP by 2034 and 3.5% by 2035 [transition] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-l30-maritime-swarm https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-l30-maritime-swarm Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Crewless USVs patrol, detect and box in an intruder with limited operator input, Beijing's answer to US naval autonomy [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/lockheed-prsm-8-billion-army-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/lockheed-prsm-8-billion-army-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ceiling raised and program extended to FY2032; PrSM production set to quadruple [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anduril-army-20bn-counter-drone https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/anduril-army-20bn-counter-drone Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 10-year IDIQ folds 120+ prior contracts into one platform, a startup edging into prime territory [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sipri-2025-arms-transfers-europe-surge https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sipri-2025-arms-transfers-europe-surge Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT US holds 42% of exports; Germany overtakes China; Ukraine is the world's top arms importer [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/patriot-interceptor-depletion-iran-war https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/patriot-interceptor-depletion-iran-war Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Operation Epic Fury burned through PAC-3 missiles faster than two years of production can replace [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-rejects-trilateral-nuclear-talks https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/china-rejects-trilateral-nuclear-talks Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Beijing says the US and Russia must cut their far larger arsenals first before China sits at any table [stalemate] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-israel-post-sindoor-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-israel-post-sindoor-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Modi addressed the Knesset in February 2026 and signed $8.6B in deals covering Rampage missiles, Air LORA ballistics and SPICE kits; Army MRSAM intercepted a Pakistani Fatah-2 over Sirsa during Operation Sindoor; Adani's Negev LMG line shipped its first batch in April 2026; Iron Dome was not on the table [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/saudi-pakistan-nuclear-enrichment https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/saudi-pakistan-nuclear-enrichment Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A US deal could permit Saudi enrichment while a new defence pact with Pakistan reopens old proliferation fears [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/norinco-arms-export-slump-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/norinco-arms-export-slump-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anti-corruption probes, contract delays and a Pakistan buying collapse drag Chinese sales to a 15-year low [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/new-start-expiry-aftermath https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/new-start-expiry-aftermath Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The last treaty capping the two largest arsenals expired 5 February 2026 with no successor and no inspections [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-minerals-price-floor-allies https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/us-minerals-price-floor-allies Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The DoD's $110/kg NdPr floor with MP Materials became a template; Washington negotiated allied floors with Mexico, the EU and Japan by February 2026; the One Big Beautiful Bill's Section 20004 appropriated $2bn for a Strategic Resilience Reserve; the G7 Évian declaration committed $64bn across 195 projects [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sentinel-icbm-restructure-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/sentinel-icbm-restructure-2026 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT America's $141B Minuteman replacement targets a first test launch in 2027, years late, with new-build silos driving the overrun [stalemate] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/fpv-fiber-optic-spool-crunch https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/fpv-fiber-optic-spool-crunch Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 50km spool that cost $300 now runs ~$2,500, the same bend-insensitive fibre feeds both FPV cables and hyperscaler racks [worsening] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-akash-ng-pralay-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-akash-ng-pralay-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Akash-NG extended to 50km range passed final user evaluation on December 23 2025; Pralay demonstrated salvo-launch capability from Abdul Kalam Island on December 31 2025; initial squadrons of both systems are on the mid-2026 induction queue [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/army-counter-uas-billion-2027 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/army-counter-uas-billion-2027 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reusable interceptors and EW lead near-term buys; directed energy stays a 2030 story told as a 2026 one [active] https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-us-mq9b-predator-2026 https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-us-mq9b-predator-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 31 armed Predators split among all three services, 21 assembled in India; Rajnath Singh and Hegseth signed a decade-long partnership in Kuala Lumpur; COMPACT and TRUST replace iCET as the joint-tech architecture [active]