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U.S. Air Force says long-range penetrating force remains central to bomber operations after Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury missions
Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury demonstrated the reach of the U.S. bomber force while exposing the demands of sustained long-range combat missions.
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U.S. Air Force says long-range penetrating force remains central to bomber operations after Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury missions
Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury demonstrated the reach of the U.S. bomber force while exposing the demands of sustained long-range combat missions.
Lockheed Martin says Legion pod-to-pod data link improves F-16 passive targeting in radar-denied and contested airspace
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a direct data link between Legion infrared sensor pods carried by two F-16 fighters, allowing the aircraft to combine targeting information during flight.
Indra unveils low-cost Squall cruise missile with 300-kilometer-plus range for precision and saturation strikes
Indra has unveiled Squall, a new low-cost cruise missile designed to strike strategic targets at ranges exceeding 300 kilometers from land or naval launch platforms
UK builds sovereign turbojet capacity as Alloyed and MOD combine digital engineering with faster engine production
The UK Ministry of Defence and British start-up Alloyed have developed a new family of turbojet engines, including one that progressed from initial concept to flight-ready status in less than seven months
GKN Aerospace invests $16 million to expand New Hampshire engine-component plant as customer demand rises
GKN Aerospace has broken ground on a $16 million expansion of its North Charlestown facility in New Hampshire as demand for aero-engine components increases
Lockheed Martin says Skunk Works has restored F-117A ‘The Overachiever,’ a combat veteran of four conflicts, for permanent Smithsonian display
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Hanwha Aerospace, Lockheed Martin UK configure Redback IFV with 40mm turret and counter-drone capability for NATO markets
The vehicle combines the tracked Redback hull selected by the Australian Army in 2023 with Lockheed Martin UK’s latest crewed turret.
ARX Robotics and GDLS-UK move to pair Ajax with Hector autonomous wingmen and scale sovereign UK production
ARX Robotics and General Dynamics Land Systems-United Kingdom have launched a collaboration to develop potential crewed-uncrewed teaming capabilities for the British Army, centered on integrating autonomous ground systems with the Ajax armored vehicle
FTS presents first pre-series TAHR airborne combat vehicle for German special forces under framework agreement covering up to 200 systems
Flensburg Technology Systems unveiled the first pre-series TAHR light airborne combat vehicle for Germany’s Special Forces Command, or KSK, on 15 September.
EM&E Group drives indirect fire accuracy with ALKON 122, ALKON 122L, and EGM120
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Northrop Grumman says its PGK E5 adds anti-jam precision guidance to existing 155 mm artillery ammunition for GPS-contested operations
Northrop Grumman said in a social media post that it has introduced PGK E5, a precision-guidance kit designed to upgrade existing 155 mm artillery ammunition.
Germany turns to €3.4 billion Typhon and Tomahawk purchase to field 2,500-kilometer strike capability after U.S. cancels deployment
Germany is considering spending nearly €3.4 billion on U.S.-made Typhon launchers and Tomahawk cruise missiles, Politico reported, citing a government planning document.
Leidos wins $875 million Navy IT option covering global networks for 650,000 Navy and Marine Corps personel
Leidos has secured an $875 million award for the second option year of the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Network Service Management, Integration and Transport contract
Rheinmetall positions for fourth German fleet intelligence vessel as Class 424 programme moves ahead of schedule
Germany is moving towards procuring a fourth Class 424 fleet intelligence vessel as Rheinmetall marked the keel laying of the third ship at its Wolgast yard several months ahead of schedule
Britain starts planning Dreadnought successor amid £47 billion investment in nuclear submarines and supporting infrastructure
Britain is starting to define the requirements for its post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent during the current Parliament, extending nuclear planning beyond the submarines now under construction.
U.S. Special Operations Forces award Sea Machines five-year contract for deployable autonomy systems across global maritime missions
Sea Machines Robotics said it secured a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to supply rapidly deployable maritime autonomy kits to U.S. Special Operations Forces.
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
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has laid the keel for the future USS John E. Kilmer, a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.
ICEYE US lands NOAA environmental monitoring award as federal agencies expand use of commercial SAR imagery
ICEYE US has been selected as an awardee under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space-Based Environmental Monitoring contract to provide commercial synthetic aperture radar imagery
Rocket Lab fully funds Iridium acquisition after $1.94 billion share sale and drops $3.6 billion bridge facility
Rocket Lab said it has fully financed its pending acquisition of Iridium Communications after completing an at-the-market equity programme that raised approximately $1.944 billion in gross proceeds
BlackSky captures first imagery from fifth Gen-3 satellite within 20 hours, expanding 35-centimeter defense intelligence capacity
Gen-3 satellites produce imagery with a resolution of 35 centimeters. BlackSky’s AI-enabled analytics can automatically detect a growing range of vehicles, aircraft and vessels.
Lockheed Martin says $114 million Space Force awards will upgrade GPS ground network for IIIF satellites and anti-jamming resilience
Lockheed Martin has secured two U.S. Space Force task orders worth about $114 million to modernize the ground network that controls the Global Positioning System.
Eutelsat plans €1 billion investment in 229 Airbus-built OneWeb satellites to secure LEO network continuity through 2034
IRIS² is expected to provide Eutelsat with access to more than twice OneWeb’s current capacity and a new generation of capabilities.
Von der Leyen sets out IRIS² expansion and private investment drive to reduce Europe’s reliance on non-European satellite systems
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has set out plans to strengthen Europe’s autonomy in space through an expanded IRIS² satellite network and greater private investment.