Global Scans · Military · Weekly Summary

• [New] Germany's adversary will deliberately undermine the distinctions between homeland and battlefield, civil and military, internal and external security, war and peace, and combatant and noncombatant. Second Line of Defense
• [New] Russia is identified as the largest immediate threat to German and Euro-Atlantic security, one that is creating the conditions for a military attack on NATO and is already conducting hybrid operations against Alliance members including Germany. Second Line of Defense
• [New] US Space Command (SPACECOM) and its six closest space-savvy allies expect to complete a joint plan for conducting future orbital warfare by the end of the year, SPACECOM Commander Gen. Breaking Defense
• [New] The Military AI market's foremost strength lies in advanced technological capabilities, such as autonomous weapon systems that enhance defence precision and reduce human risk, providing a competitive edge in global defence strategies. The Niche Research
• [New] Defence infrastructure spending, Cybersecurity infrastructure upgrades, transportation resilience investments, and energy security initiatives may create future long-term opportunities for global engineering companies including WSP Global. Kalkine
• [New] Defence will receive an additional $53 billion over the next decade, increasing spending to 3% of Australia's GDP by 2033 under the NATO methodology. 9News
• [New] By 2026, the convergence of AI-powered deception and AI-driven defence will require a fundamental reset in how we think about trust. VMblog
• [New] Due to improved performance of military equipment, including trucks, tanks, machinery, and firearms, necessity of 4D printers in the South Korea defence industry is anticipated to expand. Persistence Market Research
• [New] As AI capabilities rapidly advance, Chinese AI-enabled cyberattacks and military operations may soon become the largest national security threat the United States and its allies face. Council on Foreign Relations
• [New] The US Defence Innovation Unit is seeking technology to counter unmanned underwater vehicle threats. Mirage News
• [New] Ukraine says it has now signed deals with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar - all hit by Iranian missiles and drones in recent weeks - to share drone expertise and technology, tightening alliances and benefitting from business - and it hopes defence deals - with wealthy US-allied countries. BBC News
• [New] The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran will lead to the destruction of Iran's military potential, its ballistic-missile production plants and its infrastructure for producing nuclear weapons. |
• [New] The domestic defense-industrial complex will scale up to mass production of long-range missiles and as many as 7 million drones of various types a year, making it possible to almost completely offset Russia's advantage in manpower. |
• [New] GE Aerospace: Aerospace & Defence will require 3.8 million manufacturing jobs by 2033. Leeham News and Analysis
• [New] To further enhance the Gray Eagle ERs electronic support capabilities, GA-ASI, along with Capability Program Executive Intelligence and Spectrum Warfare, will partner with SNC to integrate advanced radar detection and signal collection technology. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
• [New] The increasing global security threats, especially in the European region, impels the U.S. to analyze its defence needs more closely and expand military funding for possible threats. P&S Intelligence
• [New] Iran and its axis of resistance might pressure Hamas to join another regional cycle of retaliation against Israel in response to the possibility of new military strikes against the Islamic Republic. The Washington Institute
• [New] Israel is expected to demand a supervised and verified process for dismantling the Hamas military infrastructure, initially focusing on tunnels, weapons production facilities, and heavy military equipment such as rockets, antitank missiles, and drones. The Washington Institute
• [New] U.S. and allied partners have a problem: new and very real threats from a class of low-cost, autonomous, or semi-autonomous weapons that have disrupted traditional military advantages by imposing exponential costs on legacy Western defence systems. AeroVironment
• [New] Geopolitical power in the mid-21st century will rest on three factors: autonomous military capability, the political cohesion required to act decisively, and the ability to demonstrate both frontier-technology leadership and economic strength. Tony Blair Institute

Last updated: 14 May 2026