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US Air Force Urged to Buy 250 Blended Wing Body Tankers Over More KC-46As, as 2027 Demo Nears
A Hudson Institute study finds the KC-46A lacks the reach to refuel at scale across the Indo-Pacific under PLA missile fire, and…
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US Army Launches 7,000-Troop JPMRC Hawaii Combat Drills With France to Rehearse Island Warfare
The Army’s JPMRC Hawaii rotation moved into simulated combat on November 4 with about 7,000 personnel. French troops are securing helicopter refueling…
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France Qualifies Airbus Aliaca VTOL Drone for Navy Ship Patrols in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean
France’s DGA has qualified the VTOL variant of Airbus Helicopters’ U010 Aliaca drone after land and sea trials. Eight of 34 SMDM…
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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…
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US Military Truck Maker Oshkosh Defense to Build Grid Aero Lifter Autonomous Cargo Aircraft at Scale
Oshkosh Defense will help Grid Aero industrialize and eventually build its Lifter autonomous cargo aircraft at scale, applying tactical truck production methods…
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US Lockheed Martin Enters PrSM Increment 4 Race With Ramjet Missile to Hit Naval and Land Targets 1,000 km Away
Lockheed Martin is competing for the US Army’s PrSM Increment 4 with an L3Harris ramjet design meant to strike moving ships and…
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US Army to Test Eight Autonomous Resupply Robots and a Drone for Contested Pacific Islands
Nine finalists, eight ground robots and one heavy-lift drone, will face Soldiers in Hawaii from November 4 to 15 as the US…
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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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Australia Seeks Tomahawk Mission Planning Center to Run Long-Range Strikes
The US State Department has approved a possible $300 million sale of Tomahawk mission planning infrastructure to Australia, including a Theater Mission…
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Australian HIMARS Second Batch Lands Two Years Early, 90 Launchers Planned
Australia has received its second batch of HIMARS launchers two years ahead of schedule, advancing plans for up to 90 launchers across…