Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – French armored-vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial-vehicle giant Daimler Truck have formed a new partnership that aims to…
Feature Stories
Rafale in Combat: “War for Dummies”
Pilots walk to their jets before sunrise, climb the ladder, key the INS, and watch the route and target files flow in by…
MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous
The senior team at MD Helicopters, Inc. calls the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter choice “flat-out wrong”. They argue the service stacked the deck…
Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service
China’s medium-lift Z-20 is no longer a paper plan. Pilots in several PLA brigades now fly the grey-green machines every week. Beijing says…
Singapore Launches Fifth Littoral Mission Vessel RSS Indomitable
The Republic of Singapore Navy rolled out RSS Indomitable, its fifth Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV). The slip at Benoi Yard filled fast…
Press releases
Exclusive: Retired RAAF Fighter Jets Could Be Sent to Ukraine (excerpt)
The Royal Australian Air Force keeps 41 de-commissioned F/A-18A/B Hornets in climate-controlled hangars at RAAF Base Williamtown. Canberra, Washington, and Kyiv are now…
ATK Steps Into Advanced Tech With Mission Research Buy
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) confirmed a landmark move on January 28, 2004. The company announced its plan to purchase Mission Research Corporation (MRC)…
Pentagon Contract Announcement
L-3 Communications, Platform Integration Division, Waco, Texas, received a not-to-exceed $41.5 million undefinitized contract action to supply four intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)…
Northrop Grumman Adding Mobile Targets to B-2 Bomber Capabilities
The B-2 Spirit edges into a new era. Air Force engineers push the bomber toward a fresh role—striking vehicles that refuse to sit…
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Secures $1.85 B Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Prep
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
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
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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Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet
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How the $150 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill Rebuilds U.S. Military Capability
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
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
The U.S. Navy will run its third Large Scale Exercise (LSE 25) from late July…
Pentagon’s $1.01 Trillion 2026 Plan Funds 19 Navy Vessels to Counter China and Middle East Risks
The Pentagon has filed its fiscal 2026 request with Congress. Defense officials confirm the document…
Royal Australian Navy Welcomes HMAS Arafura as New Arafura-Class OPV
The Royal Australian Navy has added a new hull to its order of battle. On…
U.S. Army Debuts Stryker-Mounted DE M-SHORAD Laser in Live Field Test
Soldiers at Fort Sill fired a Stryker-mounted laser in a real tactical drill for the…
U.S. Army Commences 2025 Production of IFPC Increment 2 to Strengthen Mid-Tier Air Defense
The Army has given the green light to start low-rate production of its Indirect Fire…