Defense

The U.S. Army has selected five companies to develop nuclear microreactors at five military installations, committing up to $2.2 billion in government funding as Washington seeks to strengthen military energy resilience and reduce dependence on vulnerable power grids.

US is preparing to pull its last aircraft carrier from the western Pacific, temporarily leaving the region without one of the most visible symbols of American military power as the Trump administration continues its war against Iran

The Pentagon is pressing U.S. defense companies to rapidly increase weapons production and accelerate deliveries as the five-month war with Iran consumes critical American munitions.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca on Aug. 7 that commits the three countries to regard an armed attack against any one of them as an attack against all three, establishing a new framework for collective deterrence.

Norway has become the ninth European country to join France’s nuclear deterrence initiative, marking another step in Europe’s efforts to strengthen its security architecture

Sweden has selected France’s Naval Group to supply four advanced FDI frigates in a deal potentially worth more than 40 billion Swedish kronor (approximately $4.2 billion)

Turkish defense companies signed nearly $8 billion in export contracts within the first three days of the SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition

Turkiye has unveiled its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), marking a major milestone in the country’s rapidly expanding defense industry and ambitions to strengthen its strategic deterrence capabilities.

German-British defense startup Hypersonica is building Europe’s sovereign hypersonic strike capability

Pakistan has successfully executed a flight test of the Taimoor Weapon System, an indigenously developed air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) designed to project precision power across both land and maritime domains.