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US National Guard Orders $13.8M in Stalker UAS to Train Army’s 15X Drone Operators
The National Guard Bureau is buying Redwire’s Stalker Group 2 drones through about $13.8 million in purchase orders to train soldiers for the Army’s…
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US Army Wants CAML-Lite Autonomous Launchers Firing Live at Talisman Sabre 2027
The Army’s CAML-Lite solicitation seeks complete autonomous launcher prototypes able to fire live at Talisman Sabre 2027, with mandatory company cost share, no soldier…
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Russia’s Novosibirsk Submarine Fires Kalibr Over 1,200 km and Oniks Missiles at Mock Warship
Russia’s Yasen-M submarine Novosibirsk fired Oniks and Kalibr missiles while submerged off Kamchatka, hitting a mock warship at over 170 km and the Kura…
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New Zealand Signs for Five MH-60R Seahawks to Extend Frigates’ Anti-Submarine Reach
New Zealand has contracted five MH-60R Seahawks through US Foreign Military Sales for NZ$1.648 billion, with deliveries from 2030. Dipping sonar, Mk 54 and…
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Ukraine Sends Hedgehog Tanks Back Into Kharkiv Combat Under FPV Drone Escort
Ukraine’s 475th Separate Assault Regiment is fighting again with a tank and an M2 Bradley near Anyshchyne, Kharkiv Oblast, shielding them with hedgehog standoff…
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Sweden’s Saab LUUV Demonstrator Completes Sea Trials Under a Year After Contract
Saab, FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces have launched a Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle demonstrator and completed first-phase sea trials less than a year…
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US Army Typhon Battery Built for Europe Fires Its First Tomahawk Missile
The Army’s Europe-aligned Typhon battery fired its first Tomahawk at China Lake on September 28, 2026, after five weeks of training and months after…
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Tailored F-35 Variant for Unnamed Foreign Buyer Moves Into Integration Through 2030
An $18.8 million NAVAIR modification moves a tailored F-35 variant for an unnamed foreign buyer into integration through December 2030, extending a Lockheed Martin…
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Taiwan MQ-9B Sustainment: $38.8M US Deal Awarded 17 Days After First Hualien Flights
The US Air Force has awarded General Atomics a $38.8M sole-source deal to sustain Taiwan’s MQ-9B fleet through August 2029, 17 days after the…
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$5 Billion in One Year: How US JIATF 401 Rebuilt Counter-Drone Buying
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has passed its first anniversary with more than $5 billion in counter-drone contract ceilings, a shared marketplace and homeland…
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US Navy Proves Drone Landing Without GPS on Moving Ship Using Onboard Cameras
NAWCAD has recovered a tactical drone aboard a pitching ship using only onboard cameras, motion sensors and software, with no GPS, pilot or shipboard…
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What Is SpaceX Starshield, the Military Starlink Capping Ukraine’s Drones at 160 km/h
Ukraine says SpaceX’s military Starshield service now drops terminals moving faster than 160 km/h, forcing drone units to cancel strike and interceptor missions. Elon…
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Germany Extends Aspides Mandate to 2027 as Houthis Gain Ground at Bab al-Mandab
The Bundestag extended German participation in the EU’s Aspides naval operation to October 31, 2027, keeping up to 350 personnel available as Houthi forces…
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Netherlands Opens French Nuclear Deterrence Talks as a NATO Nuclear-Sharing State
Dutch and French officials held the first meeting of a bilateral Nuclear Steering Group on October 14, 2026, bringing the Netherlands, a NATO nuclear-sharing…
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US Army Laser Weapons Go Modular: 30 kW E-HEL Sled Built for Any Vehicle
At AUSA 2026, Army officials said the Enduring-High Energy Laser will ride a modular sled that fits any vehicle and any formation. The first…
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U.S. Army Gray Eagle ESM Flight-Tested to Hunt Enemy SAM Radars Beyond Their Reach
GA-ASI has flight-tested an SNC Electronic Support Measures system on the U.S. Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle ER, giving the drone a passive way to…
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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Dutch NLR Expand Partnership to Drones
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre renewed their 2024 MOU on October 15, making unmanned aerial systems the only new…
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USS Robert Smalls Returns to San Diego, Ending US Navy’s Last Cruiser Tour in Japan
USS Robert Smalls has reached its new San Diego homeport after a seven-month 7th Fleet deployment with two carrier strike groups, ending the Navy’s…
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L3Harris Wraith Waveform Puts Skydio X10D on an Anti-Jam Network That Hunts Drones
L3Harris and Skydio have integrated Falcon IV radios running the Wraith anti-jam waveform with the X10D reconnaissance drone, making it a node on the…
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Taiwan’s SeaShark USVs Autonomously Track and Escort Intruder Under Shield AI Hivemind
A SeaShark 600 and SeaShark 800 running Shield AI’s Hivemind split a patrol zone at Taiwan’s Dapeng Bay, fused radar and AIS data, and…