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Main battle tanks delivered to the Russian Army have integrated new improved anti-drone ‘cage’ defences, which were first seen on theT-90M, T-80BVM, and T-72B3M tanks delivered coinciding with Victory Day celebrations on May 9. The vehicles were described by state defence conglomerate Rostec as incorporating lessons learned from combat experience and feedback from frontline personnel, with the gradual evolution of defences against attacks by drones and loitering munitions being one of the most noticeable changes to Russian tank configurations over the past four years.

The Russian Army has received a new batch of T-90M, T-80BVM, and T-72B3M main battle tanks, which were delivered by the state defence conglomerate Rostec and are intended to support ongoing operations in the Ukrainian theatre. The vehicles were described by Rostec as incorporating lessons learned from combat experience and direct feedback from frontline personnel, with the capabilities of all three types having been gradually updated over the past four years.

The future of North Korea’s destroyer program intended to revolutionise the Korean People’s Liberation Army Navy’s combat capabilities has been elaborated on by the chairman of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party, Kim Jong Un, after he travelled on the country’s first destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during operations in the Yellow Sea. The operations saw the warship operate approximately 220 kilometres from the country’s coast, demonstrating growing confidence in the ability to conduct medium range operations since the Choe Hyon was launched in April 2025.

North Korean state media has published footage showing the production of a new generation of self-propelled howitzer, the Juche-107, which is expected to significantly enhance the capabilities of frontline units. Production of the 155mm guns was inspected by multiple military and civilian leadership figures, including the chairman of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party Kim Jong Un, who personally revealed that the new howitzer has a range exceeding 60 kilometres.

An Iranian F-4E Phantom II fighter aircraft and a U.S. Air Force F-16CJ fighter engaged one another during an Iranian penetration strike over Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the F-4 making a hard landing in Iran, possibly after taking limited damage. The incident has highlighted the serious limitations of the U.S. and its strategic partners’ air defences, with the F-4 and lighter F-5 that form the backbone of the Iranian fighter fleet being obsolete Vietnam War era aircraft, but still proving to being able to evade some of the most capable Western air defences in the world.

The Marine Corps is overhauling how it trains its reconnaissance troops as ubiquitous surveillance tools redefine modern conflict and service officials wrestle with difficult questions over sensor and robotic employment for new training.
Two new courses replaced the Basic Reconnaissance Course, a 12-week program known for its grueling nature in a move service officials said was meant to modernize training, reduce wait times for advanced schools and strengthen baseline infantry skills to meet fleet demands.

The Pentagon plans to install laser and microwave weapon systems at five bases in the United States by year’s end, to defend the important installations from aerial drones. 
On Thursday the military’s task force overseeing drone policy announced that five bases will be participating in the directed-energy counter-unmanned aircraft systems pilot program. They are Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri and Naval Base Kitsap, Washington.

The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced a new pilot program this week aimed at fielding directed energy systems for UAS defense to five military installations across the country over the next six months.
Joint Interagency Task Force 401, an Army-led entity charged with boosting the military’s counter-drone efforts, said the initiative is intended to protect infrastructure, military installations and domestic missions against unmanned aerial systems.

The Defense Department publicly released more than 150 new files on Friday, about phenomena formerly known as Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs, including several reports from NASA astronauts who reported seeing unidentified objects in space and on the moon.
A total of 162 documents, which range from 1942 to 2025 and include audio clips and photographs, were posted on a new Department of Defense website.

The Pentagon’s inspector general recently met with the Justice Department’s first-ever assistant attorney general for the national fraud enforcement division to explore opportunities for their teams to cooperate more closely on efforts to confront increasingly complex scams impacting the Defense Department and military.
According to a press release, “the discussion centered on potential joint initiatives that could further align investigative and prosecutorial priorities.