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• US Army awards RTX $1.7B for new missile defense radar production

  The contract covers new 360-degree radars for both the U.S. Army and Poland.

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  Jen Judson

  1 year ago

• NATO says all allies to meet 2% defense-spending target this year

  Including the U.S., the alliance is expected to spend around US$1.6 trillion on defense in 2025, up from $1.45 trillion in 2024.

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  Rudy Ruitenberg

  1 year ago

• Israeli defense ministry withdraws from major UK arms exhibition

  Israeli defense companies still plan to come to the DSEI defense show in London in September.

  By

  Tzally Greenberg

  1 year ago

• Pentagon forms new task force to fast-track counter-drone capabilities

  The creation of the new task force also puts an end to the Joint Counter-small UAS Office, which was formed in 2019 and led by the Army.

  By

  Jen Judson

  1 year ago

• South Korea pumps new energy into US shipbuilding efforts

  Hanwha Group, South Korea’s seventh largest business conglomerate, announced on Aug. 27 a $5 billion investment in Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia.

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  Zita Ballinger Fletcher

  1 year ago

• First flight tests begin for Air Force’s drone wingmen

  General Atomics’ YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft made its first test flight in California. Anduril expects its CCA, the YFQ-44A, to fly soon.

  By

  Stephen Losey

  1 year ago

• Russian attack includes strikes on center of Kyiv, killing at least 19

  Russia launched a major air attack early Thursday on Kyiv that included a rare strike on the city center, killing at least 19 people and wounding 48.

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  Hanna Arhirova, The Associated Press

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  Samya Kullab, The Associated Press

  1 year ago

• Saab develops drone-killing missile in scramble for low-cost counters

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine kicked off a drone-innovation race, with both sides now deploying thousands of drones daily that often cost less than $1,000.

  By

  Rudy Ruitenberg

  1 year ago

• Britain expands training program for Ukraine forces

  Ukrainian forces will receive additional training from the British military as part of the expansion of the United Kingdom-led Interflex warfare program.

  By

  Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

  1 year ago

• DARPA programs look to change the face of casualty care in the age of the drones

  The lifesaving techniques of Golden Hour in casualty care are changing as drones dominate battlefields. How is DARPA evolving tech to save troops’ lives?

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  Staff

  1 year ago

• How DARPA is producing a shelf-stable, transportable blood substitute

  Dr. Michael Koeris explains how DARPA is working to move combat casualty care to the warfighter in increasingly contested environments.

  By

  Staff

  1 year ago

• Are lantern flies a national security threat?

  How do agricultural pests pose a national security threat? DARPA’s director of the Biological Technologies Office explains.

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  Staff

  1 year ago