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US Air Force Buys Airline-Proven Flyways AI for Its Airlift and Tanker Command Center
The US Air Force has bought up to $26 million in Flyways AI licenses for the 618th Air Operations Center, placing an airline routing…
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US Navy Sends Ammunition Ship USNS Alan Shepard to Vigor Marine for $13.8M Mid-Term Maintenance
Military Sealift Command has awarded Vigor Marine $13.8 million for a 50-day mid-term availability on the ammunition and dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard…
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US Navy Awards General Dynamics $20M for Physics-Based Undersea Dominance Research Through 2031
The Office of Naval Research has awarded General Dynamics Applied Physical Sciences a $20 million, five-year contract for physics-based undersea dominance research. Only $5.1…
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Greece Expands V-BAT Drone Fleet for Army and Navy Through NATO Agency Order to Monitor the Aegean
NSPA has ordered more V-BAT drones for the Hellenic Army and Navy, with spares, training and long-term support. Shield gave no quantity or value;…
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USS Nimitz Carrier Qualifications Give Student Pilots First Carrier Landings Before Deactivation
USS Nimitz has finished its first East Coast carrier qualification underway, training Super Hornet and T-45C aviators as the Navy’s oldest active carrier nears…
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US Air Force Awards $4.7M to Test Electra EL9 Hybrid-Electric Aircraft for Short-Runway Airlift
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Electra Defense $4.7 million to ground test the EL9 preproduction aircraft, flight test quiet battery-only ingress for…
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France Orders Two IRIS Satellites in €1.5 Billion Deal to Replace Its CSO Spy Fleet by 2035
France has ordered two IRIS military observation satellites from Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to replace its three CSO spacecraft by 2035. With the…
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MBDA and Denmark’s Terma Revive SPIMM Containerized Air Defense to Arm Ships With Mistral 3 Missiles
MBDA and Denmark’s Terma are developing a new version of the SPIMM containerized air defense module, which places four ready Mistral 3 missiles, sensors,…
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Spain’s First NH90 Alpha Scramble Sends Helicopters Hunting Drones for NATO in Romania
Two Spanish NH90 helicopters flew their first NATO Alpha Scramble on November 5 after unidentified drones were detected in Romania. The drones disappeared before…
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US Air Force CCA Drones Fly as a Coordinated Team for the First Time Under Hivemind, Shield AI Says
Shield AI says Hivemind flew multiple Air Force CCAs through coordinated beyond-visual-range maneuvers 18 days after an F-22 pilot directed a single Fury, as…
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Poland Receives Dozens of South Korean K2 Tanks and K9 Howitzers for Division Facing Kaliningrad
Poland’s Armament Agency confirmed its last 2026 shipment from South Korea, with dozens of K2 tanks and K9 howitzers bound for the 16th Mechanized…
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US AeroVironment Wins $315 Million Award Under $940 Million IDIQ From Customer It Cannot Name
AeroVironment has received a multiyear IDIQ contract with a $940 million ceiling and a first award of about $315 million from a U.S. customer…
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US Air Force Plans to Launch Palletized Cruise Missiles From C-17 Cargo Aircraft in 2027
Air Force leaders say C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft will soon launch palletized FAMM-P cruise missiles under the Dragon Cart program, targeting 2027 fielding,…
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France Signs Akeron MP Anti-Tank Missile Framework With Cyprus and Sweden Using EU SAFE Funding
France, Cyprus and Sweden signed a framework agreement to jointly buy MBDA’s Akeron MP anti-tank missiles, linked to EU SAFE financing. Other European buyers…
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US Army Mystery Vehicle in Hawaii Is an Opposing Force Tank Simulation, Not XM30 Bradley Replacement
A US Army caption identifies a covered vehicle at Kahuku Training Area as an opposing force tank simulation for JPMRC 27-01, undercutting XM30 rumors…
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Raytheon JR3 Rocket Passes Third Flight Test in Bid to Quadruple US HIMARS Training Rockets per Pod
Raytheon says its DeepStrike JR3 rocket completed a third flight test at Yuma Proving Ground as the US Army prepares to choose a successor…
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Serbia Orders Six Czech L-39 Skyfox Jet Trainers to Prepare Pilots for Rafale Fighters, Prague Says
Prague says Serbia has bought six L-39 Skyfox jet trainers to prepare pilots for the Rafale, two fewer than cited in July. Aero has…
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US Selects Machina to Build LUCAS Drone Airframes in Containerized Robotic Factories
Machina will develop and qualify a metal airframe for a LUCAS-class one-way attack drone, then deploy two containerized robotic factories closer to the point…
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Lockheed Martin Australia to Build Mobile Launcher for Hypersonic Flight Testing in Queensland
Queensland has funded a Lockheed Martin Australia-led team to build a deployable launch rail, flight-data equipment and local rocket motors for hypersonic flight testing,…
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Norwegian Kongsberg Unveils Arctic Hunter USV in Bid to Give Royal Navy an Uncrewed Submarine Hunter
Kongsberg Maritime has proposed its 56-meter Arctic Hunter USV for the Royal Navy’s Type 92 submarine-hunting requirement, with a Birkenhead build and Thales UK…