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Washington Guard Flies Black Widow and Bumblebee as Mortar Drone Spotters
A Washington Army National Guard battalion used Black Widow and Bumblebee drones to find targets, observe mortar rounds and assess damage at…
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U.S. Navy Evaluates MQ-9B SeaGuardian as Sonobuoy-Dropping ASW Drone
GA-ASI displayed the MQ-9B SeaGuardian to the Navy’s P-8A tacticians at Whidbey Island. The sonobuoy-carrying drone already flies for the 7th Fleet…
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Picks Counter-Mortar AN/TPQ-49A as BVLOS Sense and Avoid Radar
GA-ASI has ordered two SRC AN/TPQ-49A radars, a Marine Corps counterfire design reconfigured for air surveillance, to anchor ground-based sense and avoid…
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Raytheon Wins $247M Phalanx Contract for Navy CIWS and Army C-RAM Guns
NAVAIR has awarded Raytheon a $247.1 million sole-source Phalanx contract covering Navy and Army close-in weapon systems through September 2030. Army accounts…
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US Navy Orders 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels After Autonomy Trials
HII, Saronic Technologies and Galliano Marine Services will each build 10 medium unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. Navy after Phase I…
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US Army PrSM Increment 4: Five Firms Race for 1,000 km HIMARS Missile
The U.S. Army has picked Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries and RTX to prototype PrSM Increment 4, a HIMARS-launched missile required…
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US Navy Orders Super Hornet Production Shutdown Plan as Boeing Wins F/A-XX
The U.S. Navy is paying Boeing $16.7 million to plan the closure of the Super Hornet and Growler production lines through November…
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Boeing F/A-XX vs F-47: New Render Reveals Carrier-Driven Differences
Boeing’s newly released F/A-XX rendering, following its September 29, 2026 Navy contract win, shows a tailless, single-seat carrier fighter sharing the F-47’s…
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L3Harris Secures $6B+ THAAD Propulsion Contract to Quadruple Output
L3Harris will build a new boost motor plant and expand LDACS capacity under a seven-year THAAD propulsion contract from Lockheed Martin worth…
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Shield AI Tests Hivemind Maritime Teaming on Two Kraken K3 SCOUT USVs
Shield AI’s Hivemind coordinated two Kraken K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessels through a search, track and escort ISR mission in Portsmouth, on…