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US Navy Zumwalt destroyer hypersonic missile upgrade slips two years as costs, testing delays and sustainment risks mount
The delay affects the Navy’s effort to turn the DDG 1000 class into its first surface ship platform for a sea-launched hypersonic strike weapon.
US Navy awards NorthStar $418.5 million contract to dismantle ex-USS Enterprise nuclear aircraft carrier
U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services a $418.497 million contract to complete the dismantling of ex-USS Enterprise, CVN-65.
U.S. Army’s Iron Brigade exits Abrams era at Fort Carson as Stryker transition aligns division for Pacific operations
The U.S. Army’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, has sent the final remaining M1A2 Abrams tank from Fort Carson, Colorado, to Fort Irwin, California.
Pentagon clears $13 billion Lockheed Martin package covering special operations, F-35 parts and Taiwan missiles
The Pentagon has approved more than $13 billion in Lockheed Martin contracts. The awards cover special operations support, F-35 spares and Taiwan missile procurement.
U.S. 155mm artillery ammunition ramp-up falls short of plan as inspector general flags Mesquite plant and shell body bottlenecks
The U.S. push to expand 155mm artillery ammunition production remains well behind schedule despite billions of dollars in modernization spending.
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber marks 37th anniversary of its first flight on July 17, 1989
Current plans call for the B-2 Spirit to remain in active service until 2032, at which point its successor will already be well established in the fleet.
AIRO completes major RQ-35 Heidrun UAS delivery to global defence customer, strengthening unmanned ISR production capacity
AIRO Group Holdings said it completed delivery of a major unmanned aircraft systems order to a global defense customer during the second quarter of 2026.
Lockheed Martin wins $10.5 billion USSOCOM logistics and sustainment contract to support special operations forces worldwide for 12 years
Lockheed Martin has been named prime contractor for U.S. Special Operations Command’s next-generation logistics and sustainment support program, the company said.
Trump unveils $10 billion defense industry investment in Pennsylvania push for munitions, shipbuilding, space and AI programs
President Donald Trump announced a $10 billion investment in the defense industry during keynote remarks at the first Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit.
U.S. Air Force starts integrated T-7A Red Hawk flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base to speed combat pilot training
The U.S. Air Force has flown the first joint T-7A Red Hawk sortie combining developmental and operational test crews at Edwards Air Force Base, marking a new step in the advanced trainer’s test programme.
Kratos opens new Pennsylvania manufacturing facility to scale hypersonic, air defense, missile and C-UAS hardware production
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has opened a 167,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania, expanding its industrial footprint in the state.
CoAspire’s RAACM cruise missile joins U.S. Air Force FAMM plan to expand affordable long-range strike production at scale
The Virginia-based company is offering its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile, or RAACM, for a program designed to deliver air-launched weapons in high volumes.