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China Tracks USS Charleston Littoral Combat Ship Near Sabina Shoal in the Spratlys
China’s PLA Southern Theater Command says it tracked USS Charleston near Sabina Shoal on October 20, 2026. Beijing gave no distance, forces…
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Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Italy’s F-35 Cameri Line as Polish and Swiss Jets Join Production
Lockheed Martin will upgrade three electronic mate and assembly stations at Italy’s Cameri F-35 line under a $9.4 million NAVAIR contract funded…
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US Signs APKWS Production Framework for Up to 25,000 Counter-Drone Interceptors a Year
The Department of War and BAE Systems have agreed a seven-year framework to buy up to 25,000 APKWS guidance sections a year,…
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US Navy Adds $876M to L3Harris Next Generation Jammer for EA-18G Electronic Attack Jet
The US Navy has added $876.4 million to L3Harris’ Next Generation Jammer Low Band development, more than the 2024 baseline, funding tooling,…
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US Air Force Plans $2 Billion Dyess B-21 Buildout to Bring Nuclear Bombers Back to Texas
Air Force, Northrop Grumman and Abilene civic leaders met on October 8, 2026, to plan Dyess AFB’s shift to the B-21 Raider,…
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US Army Clears 150 km ER GMLRS Rocket for Production After M270A2 Operational Tests
The US Army has approved Milestone C for Lockheed Martin’s Extended-Range GMLRS after Soldier-led tests from an M270A2. The 150-kilometer rocket now…
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US Navy Destroyer USS Benfold Returns Home After Losing Power in the South China Sea
USS Benfold is back in Everett after an eight-month deployment that took it through Valiant Shield 2026 and Freedom Edge 26 with…
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American L3Harris Delivers 1,000 F-35 TR-3 Avionics Sets as Jets Await Combat Clearance
L3Harris has passed 1,000 shipsets each of two core F-35 TR-3 avionics units, the PCD-EU and Aircraft Memory System. The hardware is…
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U.S. B-21 Raider Wingspan Is 152 Feet, 12% Smaller Than B-2, Satellite Imagery Shows
Satellite imagery of Edwards Air Force Base dated June 20, 2026, shows the B-21 Raider spans about 152 feet and measures 61…
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U.S. Navy Funds DDG 1002 Sea Trials for Second Zumwalt Set to Carry 12 Hypersonic Missiles
The U.S. Navy has added $99.1 million to Ingalls Shipbuilding’s contract to take Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), the last Zumwalt-class destroyer,…