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US Readies One-Way Attack Drones for AI Swarms as Russia Scales Jet Gerans
The Pentagon selected Shield AI to put Hivemind swarm autonomy on its LUCAS one-way attack drone as Ukrainian intelligence says Russia builds about 3,000…
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US Interceptor Production Hinges on Rocket Motors as L3Harris Scales Up
L3Harris says the U.S. needs cheap and exquisite munitions alike. Budget data back the pairing but place the real limit on interceptor production in…
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Raytheon Wins Up to $20.7B AMRAAM Contract, Targets 1,900 Missiles a Year
Raytheon won a multiyear AMRAAM contract worth up to $20.7 billion on September 25, 2026, but only about $154 million was obligated at award.…
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Royal Navy Fires Live Naval Strike Missile, Sea Venom at USS Klakring
The Royal Navy fired a live Naval Strike Missile from HMS Portland and Sea Venom from a Wildcat at USS Klakring during Atlantic Thunder…
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Kongsberg PROTECTOR RS4 to Arm Dutch Oshkosh JLTVs Against Drones
Kongsberg will supply PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapon stations with counter-drone capability for Dutch Oshkosh JLTVs, adding a vehicle-mounted tier to the Netherlands’ expanding counter-drone…
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Russia Defense Budget Revised Up 27% to $202.6B for 2027 as Deficit Widens
Russian budget documents set 2027 defense spending at 17.1 trillion rubles ($202.6 billion), 27% above plan. Deficit, debt and new taxes absorb the cost…
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EU OPEX 2026: Five Loitering Munitions Go Head to Head in Portugal
The European Defence Agency and the Portuguese Army have opened EU OPEX 2026 at Santa Margarida, where five loitering munition finalists compete for €1.8…
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Netherlands Signs LOI on 100 kW Apollo Laser Weapon, Eyes Dutch Production
The Netherlands has signed a letter of intent with Electro Optic Systems to mature the 100 kW-class Apollo laser weapon into an operational counter-drone…
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Vertical Aerospace Opens Valo eVTOL Line as UK MoD Eyes Hybrid Variant
Vertical Aerospace has opened a £1.5 million assembly centre at Cotswold Airport to build certification-conforming Valo eVTOL aircraft and a hybrid-electric demonstrator, the variant…
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Uzbekistan Receives First C-390 as 26-Ton Jet Joins Soviet-Era Fleet
Embraer has delivered Uzbekistan’s first C-390 Millennium, opening a two-aircraft order whose buyer stayed undisclosed until February 2026. The 26-ton jet slots between the…
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Türkiye’s Hürkuş II Trainer Enters Air Force Service, 55 Due by 2028
The Turkish Air Force received its first two Hürkuş II trainers less than three weeks after a national military board certified the type. All…
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US Marines Board and Sink Los Choneros Floating Refueling Station
Marines and sailors with Littoral Combat Force-24 boarded and sank a Los Choneros floating refueling station in the Eastern Pacific on September 15, pushing…
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Rocket Lab Electron Launches 13th StriX SAR Satellite Serving Japan’s MoD
Rocket Lab’s 97th Electron launch placed Synspective’s 13th StriX radar satellite in a 559-kilometer orbit on September 26, 2026. Synspective supplies SAR imagery to…
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HII Expands UUV Production Campus 25% for Navy Lionfish, REMUS 620
HII has added 10,000 square feet to its Pocasset, Massachusetts, unmanned systems campus to build Navy Lionfish and REMUS 620 vehicles and integrate ROMULUS…
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Hussar Saber 26-4: US C-130Js Drill Airdrops and Austere Landings in Poland
Hussar Saber 26-4 brings Ramstein’s C-130J crews, riggers and air-ground operations Airmen to Powidz for two weeks of airdrop, night flying and austere landings,…
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Coast Guard HC-130J Arrives at Sacramento With 83% More Range Than C-27J
Air Station Sacramento has received its first HC-130J Super Hercules, beginning a transition away from C-27J Spartans the Coast Guard never outfitted for its…
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Army Adds $697.7M for Infantry Squad Vehicle Utility Cab, Winch Upgrades
The U.S. Army added $697.7 million to GM Defense’s Infantry Squad Vehicle Utility contract, lifting its face value to $915.6 million. The stated scope…
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Türkiye Begins Typhoon Pilot Training at RAF Coningsby, New Jets Due 2030
The first two Turkish Air Force pilots have started Typhoon pilot training at RAF Coningsby, building the instructor pipeline for a 20-jet Eurofighter fleet…
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Kongsberg Wins $404M Naval Strike Missile Launcher Deal for USMC NMESIS
Kongsberg has won a sole-source IDIQ worth up to $404 million to produce and sustain Naval Strike Missile launchers and fire control for the…
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Finland and Sweden QRA Jets Identify Russian MiG-31s in First Joint Mission
Finnish Hornets and Swedish Gripens flew their first joint Quick Reaction Alert mission on September 24, 2026, identifying a Russian formation over the Gulf…