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US Army Orders $36 Million in L3Harris Hawkeye 4 Lite Satellite Terminals for Secure Links With NATO
The U.S. Army has placed a $36 million order with L3Harris for Hawkeye 4 Lite satellite terminals under C2NOW, aimed at secure SATCOM interoperability…
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Portuguese TEKEVER AR5 Drone Drops Sonobuoys to Detect Underwater Targets in NATO’s REPMUS Exercise
TEKEVER and GDMS-Canada dropped sonobuoys from an AR5 drone to detect underwater targets at NATO’s REPMUS 2026 off Portugal. Buoy count, target type and…
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US Navy Awards General Dynamics $15 Million to Advance MEDUSA UUV That Lays Mines From Submarines
General Dynamics Mission Systems has won a $15 million option exercise on MEDUSA, the Navy’s expendable, torpedo-tube-launched mine-laying UUV, its second in four months.…
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GE Aerospace Wins LM2500 Gas Turbine Orders to Power Two More US Navy Arleigh Burke Destroyers
GE Aerospace will supply eight LM2500 marine gas turbines for two more Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, extending its role as sole propulsion supplier…
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First US Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II Lands at Joint Base Andrews to Replace Decades-Old Hueys
The first of 26 HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters has arrived at Joint Base Andrews, starting the UH-1N Huey’s replacement in the National Capital…
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France’s Thales and Arkeocean Develop Robotic Mine Countermeasure Underwater Drone for Small Boats
Thales and Arkeocean are developing a robotic mine countermeasure solution that pairs the S-HEB warhead with Arkeocean’s modular M Platform UUV, launched from small…
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HII and Thales Demonstrate End-to-End Autonomous Mine Countermeasure Mission With REMUS 620 Drone
HII and Thales have run a full find, fix and finish mine countermeasure mission under Thales’ Expeditionary PathMaster, linking the REMUS 620 UUV, SAMDIS…
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Greek Trygons USV Completes Full Hellenic Navy UVEX 2/26 Trials With Integrated Third-Party Payloads
Trygons S.A. says its five-meter unmanned surface vessel completed its full trial program at the Hellenic Navy’s UVEX 2/26, running autonomous navigation, surveillance and…
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Swedish Saab’s In-House AI Agents Take Control of Gripen E Fighter in Beyond Visual Range Combat
Saab has flown AI agents built entirely in-house on the Gripen E, with one autonomously controlling the fighter in beyond visual range combat scenarios,…
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Australia, Japan and US Command a Japanese Drone Through One Underwater Communications Network
A Japanese REMUS 620 underwater drone sent its position through an Australian Rock Lobster relay and a US gateway, then received a command back,…
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US Firm Leidos Mobilizes 14-State Supply Chain to Build Thousands of Low-Cost Cruise Missiles
Leidos has lined up suppliers in 14 states to build thousands of cruise missiles: 3,000 planned Low-Cost Containerized Missiles under a Pentagon framework agreement…
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First NGSRI Stinger Replacement Test Missiles From Automated Line
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first safety-test articles for QuadStar, its bid to replace the Army’s Stinger, as a Camden automation cell builds a…
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US Firm L3Harris Wins Two TKMS Contracts for German and Norwegian Submarine Mast Raising Equipment
L3Harris has won two TKMS contracts for submarine mast raising equipment and electronic control units tied to German and Norwegian submarines. Values are undisclosed,…
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Taiwan F-16 Training Gets $14.8M CAE Deal to Keep Simulators Running as First Block 70 Jets Arrive
CAE USA will sustain Taiwan’s F-16 Block 20V and Block 70 Mission Training Centers through January 2032 under a $14.8 million no-bid contract, as…
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US Navy CNO Caudle Inspects Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile as 444 Rounds Head to Carrier Jets
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle visited NAS Patuxent River on October 28, tying its test work to fleet readiness, backing the MQ-25…
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NASA Will Announce a New X-Plane at Max Power Airshow That Its Chief Says Is Not the SR-71 Blackbird
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says a new X-plane will be announced at the Max Power airshow at Kennedy Space Center on November 7-8, and…
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US Navy’s Ex-Enterprise CVN 65, World’s First Nuclear Carrier, Begins Final Voyage to Be Dismantled
The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier left Newport News under tow on November 2, 2026, bound for Mobile, Alabama, where NorthStar will dismantle it…
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Germany Orders MBDA Airborne Laser Weapon Demonstrator to Counter Drones and Cruise Missiles
MBDA Deutschland will build an airborne laser weapon demonstrator for the Bundeswehr, laying the groundwork for a Luftwaffe pod against drones and cruise missiles,…
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France Delivers First Rafale Testbed to Trial Equipment and Weapons for the Future F5 Standard
France’s DGA has delivered Rafale B374, the final aircraft of the fourth production tranche, as its first dedicated testbed. After a 2027 conversion, it…
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China Builds Type 071 LPD Amphibious Ships at a Second Shipyard in Guangzhou for the First Time
Satellite imagery shows two Type 071 amphibious transport docks under construction at COMEC’s Longxue yard in Guangzhou, ending Hudong-Zhonghua’s monopoly on the class. With…