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Pentagon Expands JWCC Next to Include Nontraditional Cloud and AI Vendors

Defense Department CIO Katie Arrington said on July 24 that the follow-on to the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability - JWCC Next - will bring in smaller cloud providers offering AI tools, satellite relays, and rugged edge services not typically available from major

July 29, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

Italy Gains In‑Country Multi‑Sensor Calibration Center from L3Harris, ELT Group

On July 24, Italy moved forward with a major defense project as L3Harris Technologies and ELT Group signed an agreement to build Europe's first multi-sensor calibration and flight-test center. The signing took place inside a Ministry of Defense hangar in Rome. The

July 28, 2025

Contracts & Deals

Turkey and UK Finalize Eurofighter Typhoon MoU Covering 40 Jets and Long-Term Support

Turkey and the UK signed a memorandum on 23 July during the Istanbul defense fair. Defense ministers Yasar Güler and John Healey formalized plans for Turkey to buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 jets, support gear, and weapons. The package is valued

July 23, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

How Non-F-35 NATO Countries Could Host and Repair Lightning II Jets Locally

Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford - Michael Williamson, who heads Lockheed Martin International, says that several NATO members not flying the F-35 have come to the company with questions about what it would take to set up repair options for the jet

July 21, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

Kyiv Sets January 2026 Deadline for 50% Local Arms Production

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set a six-month deadline for reaching a home-grown share of one-half in Ukraine's overall weapons supply. The target, announced on 17 July after parliament approved a reshuffled cabinet, would lift the current forty-percent domestic share to fifty before

July 17, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Fast-Track Nuclear Submarine Delivery with AI Inspections

A new alliance between Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) and Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics was unveiled on July 15. Announced during a White House technology round-table in Pittsburgh, the arrangement places Gecko's autonomous inspection robots and data-analytics software inside BPMI's nuclear-propulsion supply chain.

July 16, 2025

Industrial Partnerships

Why Japan’s Mogami IP Proposal Matters for Future Arms Exports

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) have signalled a shift in Tokyo's approach to defence exports. They're offering to hand all intellectual property related to the Mogami-class frigate to Australia. This marks a departure from Japan's

July 14, 2025

Contracts & Deals

Canberra Secures 400 Advanced AMRAAM Missiles in $1.39 Billion Air Defense Deal

Australia has confirmed a 2.12 billion-dollar Australian investment - about $1.39 billion U.S. - to secure the newest AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, reinforcing both its air-defense shield and its long-range strike reach. Defense officials say the order covers the AIM-120D-3 and

July 8, 2025

Industrial Partnerships

France Demands 80% of FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Workshare, Straining German Partnership

The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System, better known as FCAS, now faces its toughest moment. France has told Germany it wants about 80 percent of the work on the new fighter that anchors the program. The number surfaced late Sunday and was

July 7, 2025

Contracts & Deals

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

The Defense Department moved on 3 July toward faster U.S. warship deliveries. It awarded the $5 billion Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract through the Defense Logistics Agency's Maritime office in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The decision, announced less than forty-eight hours ago, supports an urgent

July 4, 2025

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