Global for Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• Israeli-based defense company rebrands American subsidiary to  Twenty-Six Defense
• Saab tapped to continue work on Sweden’s next flagship fighter jet
• Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began
• Anduril doubles down on Poland with autonomous aircraft pitch for F-35, Apache
• US Navy’s next-generation fighter decision to be unveiled soon, sources say
• US Air Force seeks ‘rapidly deployable’ drone swarms for base security
• Defense startup’s AI aims to make every munition count
• Ukrainian industry scrambles to field interceptors against Russian jet drones
• South Korea supercharges defense budget to record levels
• Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz