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Australian Chinook Helicopter Refuels Abrams Tanks

The Army pushed a dusty run at Townsville this week, hooking a Chinook’s fuel lines straight into three Abrams. Blades kept spinning, hoses…

The F-35: Even the Engine Is Compromised (excerpt)

The F-35 promised reach without rival, yet its heart – Pratt & Whitney’s F135 – burns fuel like an older design. Thrust-specific fuel…

France Releases Initial Details About French-German MGCS Future Tank Program

France and Germany have released a revised outline for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the two-nation effort meant to retire the Leclerc…

AE 1107C Hits 500-Hour Mark Inside V-22 Fleet

The T406 engine reached a solid 500-hour record on one Osprey in mid-August last year. It happened during normal line ops, not a…

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Sagem’s Euroflir 350 Optronic Observation System Chosen for Caracal Helicopters Deployed by French Special Forces

Eurocopter has picked Sagem’s new Euroflir 350 sight for the EC725 Caracal fleet that supports French special operations. The move links a fresh…

Spacecom and Israel Aerospace Industries Signed a Purchase Agreement for Amos-6 Satellite; Deal Estimated at $195 Million

Israel Aerospace Industries President and Chief Executive Joseph Weiss sat beside Spacecom head David Pollack at Ben Gurion Airport yesterday and signed a…

Thales Signs £700 Million Watchkeeper Contract with MoD

The Ministry of Defence has signed a £700 million agreement with Thales UK to develop, manufacture, and support the Watchkeeper unmanned system. The…

KAI Completes Deliveries of MUH-1 Helicopters to Korean Marine Corps

The Republic of Korea Marine Corps now holds the last MUH-1 Marineon helicopter in its hands. KAI moved the fin­al airframe out of…

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General Dynamics Electric Boat Secures $1.85 B Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Prep

General Dynamics Electric Boat Secures $1.85 B Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Prep

Jul 2, 2025

According to industry sources, the U.S. Navy has added up to $1.85 billion to its multiyear Virginia-class attack-submarine contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat. The money covers early construction work and the purchase of long-lead components for the forthcoming Block VI boats. Defense officials confirm…

Thales Signs £700 Million Watchkeeper Contract with MoD

Jun 24, 2025

The Ministry of Defence has signed a £700 million agreement with Thales UK to develop, manufacture, and support the Watchkeeper unmanned system. The single signature secures every major phase of work, from completing design through initial sustainment, under one integrated schedule.

China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration

Jun 17, 2025

The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six weeks, after the…

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U.S. Space Force Selects Boeing for $2.8B Secure Strategic Communications Program

Jul 4, 2025

The U.S. Space Force has selected Boeing to build the first two satellites of the…

European Defence Agency Pushes Drone-UGV Supply Missions Adopted from Ukraine

Jul 4, 2025

European armies just wrapped up three weeks of hands-on trials that pushed small drones and…

Pentagon Awards $5B Shipbuilding Contract to Modernize Navy Supply Chain

Jul 4, 2025

The Defense Department moved on 3 July toward faster U.S. warship deliveries. It awarded the…

Chancellor Merz Appeals to Trump for Quick Delivery of Patriots to Ukraine

Jul 4, 2025

BERLIN – Friedrich Merz picked up the phone on Thursday and asked U.S. President Donald…

Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet

Jul 3, 2025

THE HAGUE, Netherlands  –  French armored-vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial-vehicle giant Daimler Truck have…

How the $150 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill Rebuilds U.S. Military Capability

Jul 3, 2025

The Senate’s narrow vote on July 1 sent a 940-page reconciliation measure – nicknamed the…

$25 Million Set Aside as Army Plans 2026 Tests of Blackbeard Hypersonic Round on Autonomous Launchers

Jul 3, 2025

The Army is moving fast to fold a new hypersonic strike option into its tactical…

US Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2025 Welcomes Canadian, Japanese and NATO Liaison Teams

Jul 3, 2025

The U.S. Navy will run its third Large Scale Exercise (LSE 25) from late July…

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