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USS Abraham Lincoln to Shift Home Port to Bremerton After Iran War Deployment
USS Abraham Lincoln will shift its home port from San Diego to Bremerton, Washington, later this year for a long-planned maintenance availability, after a…
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US Army Reserve Tests Drones and Counter-UAS Systems From 21 Firms at Northern Strike 26-2
Army Reserve innovators assessed more than 20 technologies from 21 companies at Northern Strike 26-2, testing a body-worn drone detector and a handheld RF…
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USS Paul Ignatius Leaves Gdynia in Poland After Gulf of Bothnia Live Fire with Sweden and Finland
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) left Gdynia on October 13 after transiting the Gulf of Bothnia with Swedish and Finnish ship riders, running trilateral…
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US Shipbuilder HII Tests Sea Launcher for Autonomous REMUS 620 Underwater Drone Recovery
HII’s Sea Launcher validated key elements of autonomous, end-to-end launch and recovery for the REMUS 620 UUV aboard a representative ship. HII now plans…
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Airbus Sets ENGRT Military Helicopter Targets: 50% Less Maintenance and One Pilot at 30 Feet
Airbus Helicopters has set targets for Europe’s next military rotorcraft: 50% less maintenance, single-pilot night flight at 30 feet and 130 knots, and multi-drone…
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U.S. Army Orders Javelin LWCLU Launchers With Twice the Detection Range in $215M Deal
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin’s Javelin Joint Venture a $215 million production contract for the Javelin LWCLU, a launcher 30%…
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Polish Rocket Artillery Gains 290 km Reach as Homar-K Receives First CTM-290 Missiles
Poland’s Armament Agency has confirmed CTM-290 tactical ballistic missiles for the Homar-K, giving Polish rocket artillery a 290 km strike option, while a domestic…
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Pentagon Wants Armed USVs With Hellfire and APKWS to Shoot Down Drones Within 120 Days
DIU’s SWAP-USV Sprint 2 seeks production-ready armed USVs carrying Hellfire, JAGM, APKWS, Stinger, guns or lasers to defend the fleet against drones and helicopters,…
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U.S. Army Seeks More PrSM Increment 1 Producers After Missile’s Combat Debut Against Iran
The U.S. Army is surveying industry for manufacturers able to build the PrSM Increment 1 missile and pod, offering cleared firms technical data down…
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Neptune Strike 26-4: European Carriers Take the Lead From the Mediterranean to the Baltic
Neptune Strike 26-4, NATO’s final iteration of 2026, places Italy’s Cavour, Türkiye’s Anadolu and the UK’s Prince of Wales strike groups under STRIKFORNATO, with…
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Sweden Seeks to Keep Patriot in Poland Into 2027 and Backs NATO Forces in Finland and Latvia
Sweden’s 2027 NATO bill would keep a Patriot unit guarding the Rzeszów-Jasionka hub in Poland through June 2027, sustain its framework-nation role in Forward…
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Spanish AIRSENSE Navigation Lets Army Drone Find Its Way Without GPS Over Land
An EDA-funded AIRSENSE navigation system from GMV and Indra kept a Spanish Army drone on track without satellite signals over land during REPMUS 2026…
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Spanish Navantia to Modernize Angolan Navy Patrol Vessels It Built in the 1990s
Navantia will repair and modernize the Angolan Navy patrol vessels Golfinho and Atlântico at its San Fernando shipyard, where both were completed in 1993.…
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HMAS Sydney Ends 131-Day Deployment After Naval Strike Missile Hit on Ex-USS Mobile Bay
HMAS Sydney is back at Fleet Base East after a 131-day Indo-Pacific deployment that included a Naval Strike Missile shot at RIMPAC 2026, ballistic…
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Finland Clears US Marine Drone Team to Guard Gulf of Finland Cables Under Baltic Sentry
Finland has approved a US Marine Corps reconnaissance team of about four dozen troops for NATO’s Baltic Sentry in the Gulf of Finland, bringing…
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Israeli Elbit Sells PULS Rocket Launchers and 80 km Rockets to a Mystery European Buyer
An undisclosed European government has ordered Elbit’s PULS rocket launchers and 80 km EXTRA-MR guided rockets in a $235 million, three-year G-to-G deal, adding…
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German Rheinmetall Wins €138M Mangalia Shipyard Auction to Build Romanian Navy OPVs
Rheinmetall and MSC have won the auction for Romania’s bankrupt Mangalia shipyard for around €138 million, giving Rheinmetall Naval Systems a Black Sea base…
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Denmark Expands Naval Strike Missile Stocks in $42 Million Order From Norway’s Kongsberg
Denmark has ordered more Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles in a NOK 400 million government-to-government deal, its third NSM contract since March 2025. The missile…
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China’s Second Suspected UUV Mothership Emerges in Guangzhou With Six Stern Masts
Social media footage from Guangzhou’s Pearl River shows a second suspected Chinese UUV mothership, a roughly 150-meter hull with six stern masts. Smaller than…
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US AeroVironment Seeks JUMP 20 Sustainment in Spain to Keep European Fleets Flying
AeroVironment and Madrid-based Alpha Unmanned Systems will explore local fielding, training, and maintenance for the JUMP 20 VTOL drone in Spain, and evaluate fitting…