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US Air Force Tests Rocket Cargo Delivery With Survival Gear on SpaceX Starfall Capsule
The Air Force Research Laboratory flew instrumented Rocket Cargo pods inside SpaceX’s second Starfall reentry capsule on October 20, loaded with a…
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Lockheed Martin RIG-360 Datalink for 360-Degree PAC-3 Guidance Clears First Flight Test
Lockheed Martin’s RIG-360 datalink cleared a critical design review, three captive-carry tests and its first PAC-3 flight test in under two months,…
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US Navy Awards General Dynamics $194M for SLCM-N Fire Control on Virginia-Class Submarines
General Dynamics Mission Systems has won a $194.1 million Navy modification to engineer the SLCM-N fire control subsystem, linking the planned nuclear-armed…
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Missile Defense Agency Extends Raytheon’s Nearly $3B AN/TPY-2 Radar Deal to 2028 as Iran War Strains THAAD Fleet
The Missile Defense Agency has extended Raytheon’s sole-source AN/TPY-2 sustainment contract to October 2028, lifting its ceiling to nearly $3 billion as…
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US Navy Awards Johns Hopkins APL $47.7M to Probe Submarine Vulnerabilities in Seabed Warfare
The US Navy has awarded Johns Hopkins APL a $47.7 million contract to study present and future submarine vulnerabilities, extending its half-century…
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US Navy Super Hornet Spotted With AIM-174B and AIM-260A JATM Together for First Time
A VX-31 F/A-18F Super Hornet has been photographed over Ridgecrest, California, carrying the AIM-174B Gunslinger and AIM-260A JATM together, pairing a long-range…
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US Air Force Bets $3.5M on Natilus KONA, a Blended-Wing Freighter Burning 30% Less Fuel
The US Air Force has awarded Natilus $3.5 million to move its optionally piloted KONA blended-wing freighter, rated for 3.8 tons over…
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F-16 Block 70 Becomes the Middle East’s Fighter of Choice as F-35 Access Stays Rationed
Morocco’s first F-16 Block 72 flew on October 6, 2026, as Bahrain flies the Block 70 in combat and Jordan, Egypt and…
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US Air Force Fighter Fleet Plan: 1,509 Jets by 2035, 60% Stealth With F-35A and F-47
The Air Force now plans for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with stealth jets rising from about 40 to 60 percent of…
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US Navy Selects Radiant Kaleidos Microreactor to Power Naval Weapons Station Crane
The Navy has selected Radiant to build a prototype Kaleidos microreactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane, Indiana, through the Army’s Janus Program.…