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Kratos to provide Spartan J85 engines for Boeing’s JDAM LR, a precision-guided munition with a range of more than 300 nautical miles
Production will take place at Kratos’ 22,500-square-foot propulsion manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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Britain commits £15 billion to sovereign nuclear warhead programme, with Astraea to replace Mk4A and retain Trident II D5 compatibility
Norway forms K9 Vidar artillery battalion in Arctic north, adding 155mm firepower amid growing security concerns over Russia
Lockheed Martin CEO says F-16 deliveries resumed, with 119 Block 70/72 fighters in backlog and 2026 output set to rise
U.S. Energy Department awards $500 million to modernize Cleveland-Cliffs Ohio plant and strengthen American steelmaking sector
L3Harris brings Link 16, electronic warfare and counter-drone capabilities to U.S. Army command-and-control networks
AEVEX wins $41 million U.S. contract for one-way attack systems, invests in drone production capacity for contested operations
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UK Ministry of Defence says armed forces hold 285 Challenger 2 tanks, 47 F-35Bs, nine submarines and 14 Archer howitzers
Britain’s armed forces held 285 Challenger 2 tanks, 47 F-35B fighters and 73 naval vessels in the latest government inventory
CSG secures over $50 million in bridge-laying vehicle orders from five customers across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia
CSG has signed contracts worth more than $50 million to supply dozens of bridge-laying vehicles
B-2 Spirit showcases U.S. global strike reach in Washington flyover with F-35 and F-22 fighters at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
The B-2 Spirit, a central part of the U.S. Air Force’s conventional and strategic strike force, flew over Washington, D.C., on August 22 during the Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Dreadnought Alliance says £8.4 billion phase will underpin UK nuclear deterrent delivery and long-term industrial capacity
The Dreadnought Alliance says a new £8.4 billion funding phase will move Britain’s nuclear submarine replacement programme from construction towards operational delivery
TKMS, Navantia move towards joint submarine framework by year-end to expand capacity and compete for future global naval orders
In late July, TKMS and Navantia announced that they had signed a second memorandum of understanding covering the production and commercialisation of selected future submarine projects
Motorola Solutions closes $1.5 billion D-Fend deal, adding RF cyber-takeover technology to global counter-drone portfolio
Motorola Solutions has completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of D-Fend Solutions
Estonia weighs Patriot, SAMP/T and David’s Sling for ballistic-missile defence purchase potentially worth more than €1 billion
Estonia plans to make a preliminary decision in September on the supplier and scale of its planned ballistic-missile defence acquisition
General Dynamics Land Systems completes Michigan headquarters overhaul for nearly 2,000 workers supporting Abrams and Stryker
General Dynamics Land Systems has completed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar modernization of its headquarters in Sterling Heights, Michigan
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Air and missile defense: Israel completes Iron Dome upgrade tests with Iron Beam laser integration [VIDEO]
U.S. Marine Corps accepts six F-35Bs without radars as APG-85 delay is set to affect Air Force and Navy deliveries this year
B-2 Spirit showcases U.S. global strike reach in Washington flyover with F-35 and F-22 fighters at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
The B-2 Spirit, a central part of the U.S. Air Force’s conventional and strategic strike force, flew over Washington, D.C., on August 22 during the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
Northrop Grumman CEO says B-21 production could accelerate as U.S. Air Force reviews larger sixth-generation stealth bomber fleet
The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider is moving toward its first operational delivery in 2027 with the acquisition program running ahead of schedule, while Northrop Grumman expands the industrial base for higher production.
U.S. Navy reveals Raytheon AIM-424 Malice missile with range beyond 250 nautical miles for F/A-18, F-35 and future F/A-XX fighters
The U.S. Navy has publicly revealed a previously little-known next-generation air-to-air weapon, the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, or LRAAM, officially named “Malice.”
Lockheed Martin CEO says F-16 deliveries resumed, with 119 Block 70/72 fighters in backlog and 2026 output set to rise
Lockheed Martin has resumed F-16 deliveries after completing a redesign and a second round of flight testing on a new variant that had fallen short of expectations earlier this year.
U.S. clears potential $364 million sale of 5,031 APKWS II guidance units for Italian Eurofighters to counter airborne threats
The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $364 million sale of 5,031 APKWS II guidance units to Italy.
Sweden test-fires Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile from JAS 39C Gripen, advancing plan for strikes beyond 500 kilometres by 2028
Sweden has test-fired a Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile from a Saab JAS 39C Gripen for the first time.
CSG secures over $50 million in bridge-laying vehicle orders from five customers across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia
CSG has signed contracts worth more than $50 million to supply dozens of bridge-laying vehicles.
Norway forms K9 Vidar artillery battalion in Arctic north, adding 155mm firepower amid growing security concerns over Russia
Norway has established a new artillery battalion for the Finnmark Brigade with four 155mm K9 Vidar self-propelled howitzers.
Australian Army tests Australian-made AS9 Huntsman howitzer in the field for first time, adding more mobile artillery firepower
The Australian Army has deployed the AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer in the field for the first time.
Leonardo expands into land systems with Iveco Defence Vehicles, adding €6bn backlog and broader manufacturing capacity across group
Leonardo is using the acquisition of Iveco Defence Vehicles to build a broader land systems business and expand its industrial footprint.
Tiberius Aerospace pushes Invictus into formal testing with Mach 3 speed and 200-kilometre precision-strike range
Tiberius Aerospace has moved its Invictus long-range precision strike system into formal engineering Test & Evaluation.
Kongsberg wins Canadian Army order for Protector RS4 weapon stations, expanding General Dynamics armored vehicle program
Kongsberg has secured a NOK 1.1 billion contract from General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada to supply additional Protector RS4 Remote Weapon Systems for the Canadian Army.
Dreadnought Alliance says £8.4 billion phase will underpin UK nuclear deterrent delivery and long-term industrial capacity
The Dreadnought Alliance says a new £8.4 billion funding phase will move Britain’s nuclear submarine replacement programme from construction towards operational delivery.
TKMS, Navantia move towards joint submarine framework by year-end to expand capacity and compete for future global naval orders
In late July, TKMS and Navantia announced that they had signed a second memorandum of understanding covering the production and commercialisation of selected future submarine projects.
Britain commits £15 billion to sovereign nuclear warhead programme, with Astraea to replace Mk4A and retain Trident II D5 compatibility
Britain will invest £15 billion during the current Parliament in its sovereign nuclear warhead programme, supporting more than 9,000 jobs, the Ministry of Defence said.
Royal Navy tests Malloy T-150B heavy-lift drone aboard HMS Trent to expand ship-to-shore logistics capability in Caribbean
The Royal Navy has flown a Malloy T-150B heavy-lift drone from a River-class Batch 2 patrol ship for the first time.
Britain’s Dreadnought nuclear submarine programme supports about 30,000 jobs, with more than 7,000 at BAE Systems Maritime alone
Britain’s Dreadnought ballistic missile submarine programme supports approximately 30,000 jobs across the country, according to the industrial alliance delivering the project.
U.S. Marine Corps accepts first prototype of Australian-designed surface craft to close Pacific logistics gap at remote shorelines
The U.S. Marine Corps has accepted the first prototype of an Australian-designed surface craft intended to sustain forces across contested Pacific shorelines without relying on ports.
U.S. Space Force says seven-nation Olympic Defender coalition shifts from information sharing to combined space operations
U.S. Space Forces–Space is expanding allied integration as a seven-nation coalition shifts from information sharing toward combined space operations.
Amentum wins $974 million NASA Langley contract for engineering, maintenance and modernization of research facilities in Virginia
Amentum has won a $974 million contract to provide maintenance, operations and engineering services at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
MDA Space deploys first eight Globalstar LEO satellites, marking prime contractor milestone and scaling commercial constellation production
MDA Space has deployed the first eight of 17 replenishment satellites it is building for Globalstar’s low Earth orbit constellation, marking its first satellite delivery as prime contractor for a commercial communications constellation.
U.S. Space Force and Japan complete QZSS hosted-payload launches to strengthen monitoring of geosynchronous orbit over Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Space Force and Japan have completed the second and final launch under their Quasi-Zenith Satellite System-Hosted Payload programme, placing a U.S. space domain awareness sensor aboard Japan’s QZS-7 satellite.
BlackSky builds Gen-3 satellites ahead of sovereign orders, targeting one-year delivery for government intelligence customers
BlackSky Technology is producing more than 20 Gen-3 satellites, including unallocated spacecraft that could be assigned to future sovereign intelligence contracts.
Lockheed Martin plans boost-phase space interceptor tests to add new orbital layer to U.S. homeland missile defense architecture
Lockheed Martin is preparing to test a space-based interceptor designed to engage ballistic missile threats during the first minutes after launch.