R&D - globaldefencemagazine.com

October 3, 2026
Admin
Naval Platforms
R&D

INS Trishul reaches Spain after Varuna naval drills

INS Trishul, an Indian Navy guided-missile stealth frigate, reached Valencia, Spain, on September 30 during its continuing deployment across the Mediterranean, Atlantic and adjoining maritime regions. The port visit...

September 29, 2026
Admin
Unmanned Systems
R&D

AEVEX 3D-prints new jet-powered attack drone

AEVEX Aerospace is expanding its autonomous warfare portfolio with Specter, a new one-way attack drone built around a modular jet-powered design. The platform incorporates a software-defined architecture that allows...

September 29, 2026
Admin
Unmanned Systems
R&D

Hungary tests drone skills in first Drone Pentathlon

Drone operators from the Hungarian Defence Forces have taken part in the country’s first military pentathlon centred on unmanned aircraft operations. The two-day event was conducted at a training...

September 29, 2026
Admin
Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Raytheon boosts AMRAAM output under $20B deal

Raytheon has secured a contract valued at up to $20.7 billion to expand and accelerate production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The five-year agreement includes two option...

September 28, 2026
Admin
Naval Platforms
R&D

Navantia Completes Air-Independent Propulsion Tests for Spain’s S-83 Submarine

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has completed tests of the air-independent propulsion (AIP) system installed in a section of the Cosme García (S-83), the third submarine in Spain’s four-vessel S-80 program....

September 27, 2026
Admin
Communication and Electronics
R&D

Tonbo develops Avenger S75E airborne sensor system

Tonbo Imaging’s Avenger S75E is an airborne electro-optical gimbal designed to provide long-range surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting and search-and-rescue capabilities. The compact payload combines daylight imaging with short-wave infrared and...

September 27, 2026
Admin
Naval Platforms
R&D

Cochin Shipyard buys 23% stake in Conoship

Cochin Shipyard Limited has acquired a 23% stake in Conoship International Holding B.V., a Netherlands-based company specializing in ship design and engineering. The investment is valued at €2.30 million,...

September 27, 2026
Admin
Air Platforms
R&D

Six US F-35s arrive in Jodhpur for Tarang Shakti

Six US Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighters and more than 200 American personnel have arrived in Jodhpur for their first participation in an Indian-hosted edition of Exercise Tarang...

September 24, 2026
Admin
Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

US validates Anduril’s Barracuda open-architecture weapon

Anduril’s Barracuda-M has become the first weapon already in large-scale production to successfully complete independent verification against the US Air Force’s Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA) standard. The assessment...

September 24, 2026
Admin
Unmanned Systems
R&D

Australia advances ISR fleets with key milestones

The Royal Australian Air Force has declared initial operational capability for its MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems and MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare aircraft. Australia also announced the completion and...