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Rolls-Royce says F130 engines for U.S. Air Force B-52J bomber enter assembly ahead of flight-test deliveries beginning in 2027
The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2027 to support aircraft modification and flight testing.
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Rolls-Royce says F130 engines for U.S. Air Force B-52J bomber enter assembly ahead of flight-test deliveries beginning in 2027
The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2027 to support aircraft modification and flight testing.
Lockheed Martin unveils modular AGM-158 FLEX airframe, extending JASSM and LRASM technology across air, ground, surface and subsurface launch
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Boeing says U.S. Navy orders first production MQ-25A Stingray uncrewed refueling aircraft to extend carrier air wing range from 2029
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Northrop Grumman says inert Sentinel ICBM is fully assembled at Vandenberg before 2027 flight testing and early-2030s alert duty
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have completed the vertical assembly of a fully integrated inert Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Rheinmetall lands major 155mm ammunition order in low three-digit million-euro range, with production underway and delivery due in 2027
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Britain invests £770 million in 2,000-km cruise and hypersonic strike weapons with Germany to strengthen NATO deterrence
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U.S. Special Operations Forces award Sea Machines five-year contract for deployable autonomy systems across global maritime missions
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Britain to equip Royal Navy Type 31 frigates with Mk 41 launchers and Norwegian Naval Strike Missiles in major fleet firepower upgrade
Britain will equip its five Type 31 frigates with Mk 41 launchers and Norwegian Naval Strike Missiles under a programme to strengthen the Royal Navy’s surface fleet.
General Dynamics lays keel for future USS John E. Kilmer, expanding U.S. Navy destroyer-based ballistic missile defense capabilities
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Rolls-Royce PWR3 propulsion system to give Britain’s Dreadnought nuclear submarines simpler operations and longer service life
Britain’s Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines will be powered by a new Rolls-Royce nuclear propulsion system designed to simplify operations and extend their service lives.
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BlackSky says Gen-3 satellites will provide exclusive high-resolution imagery for $1 billion France-UAE AI constellation in orbit
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