Rheinmetall has received an order for a low five-figure quantity of 155 mm artillery projectiles from an undisclosed international customer.
The U.S. Air Force’s first 16 F-15EX Eagle II fighters recorded average materiel availability of 72.4% in fiscal 2026, clearing the programme’s minimum sustainment threshold.
The F-35 program is entering a new phase of global expansion, with record deliveries, growing international demand and a weapons roadmap that extends deep into the next decade.
Vectis is the latest programme from Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin’s advanced development division.
The U.S. Air Force has marked the 70th anniversary of the KC-135 Stratotanker, an aircraft that continues to support global mobility and long-range air operations.
Lockheed Martin has secured an $826 million U.S. contract to produce AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles and AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship missiles.
Britain will abandon the Type 83 and Type 32 warship concepts in favour of a Royal Navy fleet combining crewed ships with autonomous missile, radar and underwater platforms.
The U.S. Air Force tested the 509th Bomb Wing’s ability to generate B-2 Spirit stealth bombers rapidly during Spirit Vigilance 2026 in August.
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to expand the F-15EX Eagle II fleet from 98 to 268 aircraft will require a major redesign of fighters built later in the production run.
Sweden’s FMV has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract worth about SEK 390 million to work on technologies for the country’s future combat air capability.
Northrop Grumman is expanding missile production at its Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, adding capacity for 300 strike missiles a year.
The Australian Army has tested the AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer in a full tactical environment for the first time.
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