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Kratos Space Contracts Top $100M for EW, Offensive Cyber and Targeting
Kratos has booked more than $100 million in prototype contracts that process commercial RF sensor data into intelligence supporting joint targeting, electronic warfare and…
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USAF HACM Hypersonic Cruise Missile Enters Flight Testing in Australia
The Royal Australian Air Force has released a US Air Force HACM flight test unit over an Australian range, moving the scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise…
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Czech Group CSG Pitches Tatra 8x8s for Army Common Tactical Truck at AUSA 2026
Czech group CSG brings two Tatra Force 8×8 trucks to its first AUSA, presenting them as options for the Army’s reworked Common Tactical Truck.…
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M2A4E1 Bradley Joins US Army With Iron Fist to Counter ATGMs and Drones
The 1st Cavalry Division has begun fielding the M2A4E1 Bradley, the first Bradley variant with Elbit’s Iron Fist hard-kill active protection, at Fort Hood.…
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Cobra Warrior: Typhoons, F-35Bs and AWACS Fly 14 Large-Force Missions
The RAF’s Cobra Warrior 26-2 closed after 942 sorties from five NATO air forces. Framed as a test of UK homeland defense, it also…
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French Navy’s Tahiti-Bound POM Patrol Vessel Finishes First Sea Trials
Philippe Bernardino, the fifth of six Félix Éboué-class POM patrol vessels, has completed its first sea trials in the Channel. The 1,300-tonne OPV now…
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France Test-Fires M51.3 Ballistic Missile From a Submarine for First Time
France has fired its M51.3 ballistic missile from a submarine for the first time. The unarmed acceptance firing validated SSBN Le Vigilant’s weapon system…
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Finland’s Four Russia Scenarios to 2045 All Carry a Military Threat
Finland’s defense, interior and foreign ministries have published Russia’s Futures, mapping four Russia scenarios to 2045, from a nuclear-modernized regional power to expansionist and…
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US Firm Aevex to Build Ukraine-Tested Vandal and Onyx Drones in Taiwan
Aevex Aerospace and Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation will build the Ukraine-tested Vandal and Onyx drones in Taiwan, pairing Aevex airframes with Taiwanese avionics, payloads,…
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Thales and 3ME Unveil BladeHAUL UGV, a Bushmaster-Inspired 10-Tonne Hauler
Thales Australia and 3ME Technology have unveiled BladeHAUL, a hybrid-electric uncrewed ground vehicle inspired by the Bushmaster and built to haul a 20-foot container…
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Anduril’s $3.7B Shipyard Targets Virginia-Class Submarine Bottleneck
Anduril will invest $3.7 billion in Arsenal-2, a Baltimore County shipyard for Virginia-class submarine components, paired with a Navy contract worth up to $2.9…
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Royal Canadian Navy Adds Agentic AI to Ship Maintenance With Thales, Cohere
A new AJISS task order brings agentic AI from Cohere and Thales’ cortAIx into Royal Canadian Navy maintenance and logistics, targeting administrative load under…
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US Navy Orders Two More 74-Ton Ship-to-Shore Connectors for $230M
Textron Systems will build two more LCAC 100-class Ship-to-Shore Connector craft for the U.S. Navy under a $230 million contract modification. At two craft…
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UK Commando Force Raids From German Submarine and Directs Portuguese Guns
A German Navy submarine carried UK Commando Force observers to Cape Wrath, where they directed Portuguese frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida onto simulated…
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First F-16 Block 72 Completes Maiden Flight Ahead of Delivery
The Royal Moroccan Air Force’s first F-16 Block 72 has made its maiden flight, opening the test campaign that precedes delivery. The jet brings…
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McAlester Army Ammunition Plant to Arm Perennial Autonomy Drones
The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in Oklahoma, long a primary U.S. producer of general-purpose aircraft bombs, will manufacture and load explosive payloads for Perennial…
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Moroccan F-16s Train With French Rafales on First Deployment to Orange
Four Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16s operated from French Air Base 115 Orange-Caritat for the first time in Exercise ORYX, testing how a US-standard…
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Shield AI Hivemind to Power Australia’s OWL-B Loitering Munition
Shield AI will integrate Hivemind autonomy on Innovaero’s OWL loitering munitions under an MoU announced at Land Forces 2026. Already installed on the OWL-B,…
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Sceptre Ramjet: $500M Deal Backs Push to Give 155mm Guns Rocket Range
Tiberius Aerospace has announced a $500 million contract to manufacture and license its Sceptre ramjet 155mm munition through unnamed U.K. partners, testing its Defense-as-a-Service…
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MBDA Offers SM39 Exocet to Arm Indonesia’s Scorpène Evolved Submarines
MBDA is offering the SM39 Exocet Block 2 Mod 2 to arm the two Scorpène Evolved submarines PT PAL is building for the Indonesian…