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Textron’s M-346N Is Now the Last Major Contender in the Navy Jet Trainer Race After SNC Exits
Sierra Nevada Corporation has declined to bid its Freedom Jet in the U.S. Navy’s UJTS competition, citing the contract structure, leaving Textron…
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Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Test of Mk21A Reentry Vehicle for Sentinel ICBM Nuclear Warheads
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force have flight-tested the Mk21A reentry vehicle that will carry the W87-1 warhead on Sentinel. The…
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Pentagon Drone Dominance Effort Delivers 25,000 Drones and Counter-Drone Systems to CENTCOM Troops
A four-month-old Pentagon office has fielded more than 25,000 drones and counter-UAS to CENTCOM in 2026, most of them defensive. It now…
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US Startup’s Crow-Shaped Flapping-Wing Drone Reads as a Bird on Counter-Drone Sensors at Edwards AFB
Ornadyne’s O1, a one-pound crow-shaped ornithopter, was classified as a bird by commercial counter-drone sensors at Game of Drones 26-3 at Edwards…
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Federal Court Orders US Navy to Reevaluate Saildrone’s Drone Ship Bid in $2.1B MUSV Competition
A federal judge has ordered the US Navy to reevaluate Saildrone’s Spectre proposal in the MUSV competition, capping production commitments at $1.5…
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US Startup Perseus Defense Releases Video of Its Low-Cost Harpe Interceptor Striking a Drone
Perseus Defense has released video of its Harpe interceptor destroying a hovering drone, which CEO Jason Cornelius calls the first attritable missile…
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American Shield AI Rolls Out First X-BAT Prototype of Its Vertical-Takeoff Jet Combat Drone
Shield AI has completed X-BAT 001, the first full-scale prototype of its tail-sitting jet combat drone, and moved it to Kansas for…
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U.S. Army Trains Soldiers on 20 kW AMP-HEL Laser Already Used Against Cartel Drones on the Border
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division trained on the 20-kilowatt AMP-HEL laser near Fort Hancock, Texas, on November 2. The AeroVironment weapon,…
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US Army Opens Competition for a Production-Ready Tracked Howitzer to Succeed the M109A7 Paladin
The U.S. Army wants a tracked 155mm howitzer it can buy off an existing production line, with six prototype sets in 18…
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Japan E-767 AWACS: $16.9M US Deal Keeps Boeing Supporting the World’s Only Four 767 Radar Planes
The U.S. Air Force exercised a $16.9 million option for Boeing to keep supporting Japan’s four E-767 AWACS through November 2027, covering…