Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Australia whips together a hybrid air defense weapon

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia successfully tested a “Frankenstein” medium-range air defense system last month, harnessing existing and new capabilities in a way nobody has tried before.After dawdling over the need to improve its ground-based air defense (GBAD) capabilities, Australia — with American assistance — is prioritizing a hybrid solution that takes sensors, software and…

Peace through secure supply chains

The United States has the most lethal military on Earth. But even the most advanced weapons system is only as strong as the supply chains behind it. The hard truth is this: America cannot dominate the modern battlefield if the Department of War does not know where its critical materials, components and software come from.…

Greece to buy $4 billion air defense system from Israel

ATHENS — Greece has approved the purchase of a multi-layer air defense system worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion) from Israel, several types of drones and Embraer’s C-390 military transport aircraft, its defense minister said on Thursday.The country’s security council, KYSEA, gave its initial approval earlier this year and approved the procurement contracts on…

The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist

The State Department on July 16, 2026, hosted what officials billed as a ministerial on the resurgence of left-wing political terrorism. Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited representatives from more than 60 countries to Washington to hear an argument that many of them appear not to believe: that a transnational far-left terrorist movement called antifa threatens the democratic world. At the…

Defense Business Brief: Dispatch from Farnborough

LONDON—Private capital is becoming a key part of the defense industrial bases on both sides of the Atlantic, but distinct “cultural differences” in the UK may stymie progress, finance experts say.  Asked what the UK could learn from how private capital has rallied behind defense tech in the U.S. in recent years, Fiona Walters, CEO…