It’s almost cliché but nonetheless true: The U.S. military’s AI-enabled platforms are only as good as their inputs.Across the force, these systems are transforming how to analyze threats, develop targets, and plan operations. From Palantir’s Maven Smart System to various service-specific initiatives, these systems promise unprecedented speed and precision in processing vast amounts of battlefield data. The impact of this technology is hailed as revolutionary, transforming the way the military thinks, plans, and fights.
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The Polish Army 16th Mechanised Division on December 16 announced the handover of the final 12 K9A1 Thunder self-propelled howitzers to its 1st Masurian Artillery Brigade, completing deliveries under the first executive contract for the procurement of 212 of the systems from South Korea. A $2.4 billion contract was signed for the procurement of these systems on August 26, 2022, and included including ammunition, logistics support, training packages, and simulator-based training for Polish personnel.
Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov has confirmed at the Defence Ministry’s final board meeting that it has been operating under austerity due to the significant expenses incurrent by the ongoing war effort against Ukraine and its strategic partners. “In 2025, the Defence Ministry operated under severe financial constraints related to the federal budget’s capacity. However, military operations led to an increase in military spending.
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More major Pentagon reshuffling is coming down the line, driven by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, but this time it’s being reported this will involve far more than just staffing and personnel changes – it will impact the entire US global command and headquarters structure.
Washington Post reports this week that the Pentagon is drafting a sweeping overhaul of American military command structures that would downgrade several major headquarters and reshape the balance of influence among senior generals.
The Russian Armed Forces have deployed Yars road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launchers for combat patrol routes in Siberia, as part of exercises testing the capabilities of strategic nuclear assets built to wage full scale nuclear war. Reporting on the exercises, the Russian Defence Ministry stated: “Yars land-based mobile missile system crews have deployed to combat patrol routes in Siberia as part of a scheduled exercise. The large-size equipment left the designated facilities and began marching, including at night.
Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov on December 17 confirmed that efforts to reverse the wartime decline in Russian arms exports had been successful, observing: “We have transitioned to a new system for promoting Russian weapons to our allies and partners. Demonstrations of the weapons’ combat capabilities are held for foreign delegations, in conjunction with foreign armies’ modernisation programs.” “Representatives from more than 20 countries went through this system this year. This positively impacted military-technical cooperation.
The year 2025 marks 50 years since the commissioning of the U.S. Navy’s first twin reactor nuclear powered supercarrier, the USS Nimitz, which was be the first ship of a class that went on to dominate waters across the world for over half a century. The began its final deployment on March 26, departing San Diego Bay that day before docking in Guam in April, it then proceeding to the Philippine Sea for joint exercises with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers.
The Sultan’s Armed Forces, the official name of the armed forces of Oman, have procured laser weapons as part of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation SkyShield system, with photos published by Al Badr Transport LLC showing several mobile laser systems in the country in desert camouflage. The SkyShield systems combines radar and optical sensors for detection and tracking with both electronic warfare and laser-based weapons, and is built around a layered defence concept integrating both “soft kill” and “hard kill” options within a single battery.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev has confirmed plans to construct two additional Lada class diesel-electric attack submarines, with these intended to be laid down at the JSC Admiralty Shipyards in 2026. “We have commissioned another vessel, and two more are at various stages of construction. Contracts have already been signed under the current state defence order for two more [Lada class ships]. And I think we will be participating in the keel-laying ceremony of these vessels very soon, early next year.
The Army is on the hunt for a new, large drone it hopes to equip its first unit with by fiscal 2028, according to government contracting documents and a service official, an ambitious effort that may replace a more than decade-old platform.
The Army posted a request for information on Friday outlining half a dozen “desired characteristics” for a short/vertical takeoff and landing (S/VTOL) drone.