Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of US force posture and basing in Europe at a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.

The review aims to push NATO toward Europe taking primary responsibility for its own defense while clarifying US access, basing, and overflight arrangements.

It arrives weeks before the NATO summit in Ankara, leaving allies uncertain about the long-term size of the American troop presence on the continent.

Finland's Senop and Norway's Nammo launched the OSKAR thermal weapon sight for the M72 shoulder-fired rocket system at Eurosatory 2026.

The sight adds thermal imaging, an attachable laser rangefinder, and a ballistic computer on a quick-release mount that requires no boresighting.

Designed to also fit rifles and machine guns, it gives dismounted troops night capability and longer effective range, with qualification expected later this year.

Two MIT researchers published an analysis concluding that Russia's Burevestnik missile almost certainly uses a direct-cycle, air-breathing nuclear reactor to drive a turbojet.

If correct, the October 2025 flight test, which looped for hours over the Arctic, marks the first time a nuclear-powered aircraft has flown.

The direct-cycle design spews radioactive argon, krypton, and carbon in its exhaust, posing severe hazards to anyone handling or living near the system.

Renault and Thales unveiled a 4x4 military prototype vehicle called 4Troop at Eurosatory, built on a civilian SUV that has been in production since 2024.

Thales supplies the data-processing and tactical hub while Renault brings mass-production capacity, and the vehicle is designed to support and control drone operations.

It is built to operate as part of France's Scorpion program, supporting plans to rapidly equip reserve forces for potential high-intensity combat.

AeroVironment, through subsidiary Telerob, launched the TOM 50 RE, a backpackable uncrewed ground vehicle, at Eurosatory 2026.

The robot handles reconnaissance, explosive ordnance disposal, and autonomous mapping in GPS-denied buildings, with an IP-mesh radio that doubles as a mobile repeater.

It targets dismounted forces, EOD teams, and special operations units, extending robotic reach into confined spaces where larger vehicles cannot operate.

The Air Force awarded Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1 production contracts to General Atomics for the FQ-42A and Anduril for the FQ-44A, four months ahead of schedule.

Six vendors won separate mission-autonomy software contracts, decoupling the drones' software from their airframes, with Anduril, Collins Aerospace, and Shield AI getting production options.

The Air Force intends to field roughly 1,000 CCAs, more than 150 by the end of the decade, to fly alongside crewed fighters.

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