Defence`s Feeds

France's DGSE foreign intelligence service has issued a call for tenders for training in “defensive and evasive driving”.

FNSS tarafından geliştirilen, İ-ZAHA Çok Maksatlı Modüler İnsansız Amfibi Araç, ZAHA kullanan deniz piyade birlikleriyle koordineli görev yapacak şekilde tasarlanmış; yeni nesil bir insansız öncü harekât unsurudur. İ-ZAHA’nın temel görevi, ZAHA’lardan önce düşman kıyı… pic.twitter.com/neEQZU4Col

— FNSS Savunma (@FNSS_Savunma) August 20, 2026

The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for purchase of KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $4.50 billion.

The Wisconsin Army National Guard concluded more than two weeks of state activation supporting storm recovery efforts in Winnebago County Aug. 15.

More than 13,000 residents evacuated communities north of Reno as three wildfires threatened thousands of homes, prompting the Nevada National Guard to deploy helicopters, security forces and other resources to support firefighting and public safety operations.

On August 20, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi held a strategic dialogue with National Security Adviser of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Wi Sung-lac in Seoul.

High heat, constant humidity, heavy rainfall, dense vegetation, dangerous animals and countless insects are what Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade endured at the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Panama from June 13 through July 3.

More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure at military training sites near Asunción, Paraguay, July 13-26.

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission for the 4 October general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following an invitation from the national authorities and based on the findings of a pre-election needs assessment mission.

Education about religions and beliefs, together with interfaith and interreligious dialogue, can help counter prejudice and hostility that can lead to violence, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement ahead of tomorrow's International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America, in Washington, D.C., to advance shared security priorities and reinforce the importance of the bilateral relationship at a time of significant geopolitical conflicts.

Originally slated for November, Buenos Aires has brought forward to September its plans for a trip to Beijing for the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, and the secretary-general of the presidency, Karina Milei (the Argentine president's sister) to discuss a [...]

From new offices in Indonesia and Tonga to military and police exercises in South-East Asia and Africa, especially in Ethiopia, [...]

Authorities from the United States and the European Union are continuing to keep a close eye on several high-profile corruption [...]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on 18 August announced the expulsion “in the very near future” of two Iranian diplomats. To avoid any escalation, the individuals are not linked to intelligence.

Le terrible éboulement survenu mardi 18 août 2026 sur un site d’exploitation aurifère à Zamboï, à la frontière entre la Centrafrique et le Cameroun, se compte en dizaines de morts, selon un bilan provisoire. Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont également portées disparues et pourraient être ensevelies sous les décombres. Alors que les recherches se poursuivent, les partis d’opposition centrafricains et camerounais mettent en cause les conditions d’exploitation des mines d’or dans leurs pays respectifs.

#NEWS: The @USArmy just awarded us a contract to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon program.

We were born ready to be the Army’s long-term artillery modernization partner.

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— Hanwha Defense USA (@HanwhaDefenseUS) August 18, 2026 Still don't understand the popularity of wheeled artillery. Only thing I can think of with the US Army is that they'll go to the Stryker Brigades (or whatever they're calling them), but the mystery for me is the Airborne/Air Assault/Light Infantry Divisions. Are they giving up their triple 7's and going with this? If so then they're gonna become heavier than even I imagined. Dispersion is all the rage but if the battlefield has indeed gone "hyper survelliance" and everyone will eventually be spotted then all terrain mobility becomes even more important. I don't see these vehicles as having high cross country mobility.