Alistair MacDonald

Alistair MacDonald, Shelby Holliday When three American drone boats sneaked into an Iranian port and blew up a submarine and ship maintenance

Kyiv has signed a deal to make BAE Systems-designed howitzers, a potential test of the country's ability to make other sophisticated foreign weapons.

An American manufacturer will for the first time begin producing drone boats designed and battle-tested by Ukraine as the Pentagon seeks to expand its arsenal of autonomous weapons.

Ukraine has struck an agreement to manufacture a howitzer designed by defense giant BAE Systems, a deal that provides a potential blueprint for Kyiv's goal to produce other Western-designed weapons, including Patriot missiles.

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal July 22, 2026 issue. Deal to make the battle-tested boats could kick off wider sharing of weaponry

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal July 23, 2026 issue. BAE pact offers potential blueprint for future Western weapons projects

Ukrainian former POWs and civilians have recounted sexualized torture they suffered in Russian camps, as evidence grows that the practice has become a core tactic.

KHARKIV, Ukraine—Before he left for the front line in 2022, Serhii Boychuk told his wife that if captured, he didn't want to be taken alive.

The business of explosives is thriving in Western countries, as governments unleash spending to bring production home.

The business of explosives is booming as Western governments unleash spending to bring production home.