DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) departs Hanwha Ocean shipyard after a seven-month overhaul at Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea, March 12, 2025. (Courtesy photo)

Hanwha, Samsung, and HD Hyundai advance coordinated shipyard projects for U.S. Navy support

September 17, 2025

Korea Investment Week in Seoul ran from Sept. 9 to 12 and produced shipbuilding announcements with direct bearing on U.S. yards and Navy sustainment. Hanwha confirmed a multibillion-dollar expansion at its Philadelphia yard and outlined a Busan-centered maintenance program for U.S. naval

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

Extending ICAM into field units as the Army readies automated account provisioning and myAuth evaluation

September 16, 2025

The Army will extend identity, credential and access management across the enterprise and into field units this year. Officials expect wider use of automated account provisioning and privileged access tools by the end of 2025, with more systems added as connectors mature.

Naval Systems

Germany’s First P-8A Poseidon Enters Service Pipeline to Bolster Anti-Submarine Patrols in the North and Baltic Seas

September 16, 2025

Germany accepted its first P-8A Poseidon at the manufacturer’s site near Seattle on Oct 1-2. The aircraft is the first of eight on order and carries the German tail number 63+01. Delivery followed U.S. Foreign Military Sales procedures with government quality checks

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Cobin

Aircraft

US Air Force confirms F-47 now in build at Boeing with 2028 first flight

September 15, 2025

The U.S. Air Force’s first F-47 is in build at Boeing with first flight planned for 2028, Gen. David Allvin said during the service’s annual gathering at National Harbor. The remarks marked the program’s clearest public schedule since the contract award in

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Army to lead Joint Interagency Task Force 401, consolidating Replicator 2 and DoD counter-drone programs

September 12, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Army to establish a new joint interagency task force to speed delivery of counter-drone systems across the U.S. military. The entity, designated Joint Interagency Task Force 401, will sit under the Deputy Secretary of Defense

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Hanwha, Samsung, and HD Hyundai advance coordinated shipyard projects for U.S. Navy support

Extending ICAM into field units as the Army readies automated account provisioning and myAuth evaluation

Germany’s First P-8A Poseidon Enters Service Pipeline to Bolster Anti-Submarine Patrols in the North and Baltic Seas

US Air Force confirms F-47 now in build at Boeing with 2028 first flight

Army to lead Joint Interagency Task Force 401, consolidating Replicator 2 and DoD counter-drone programs

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer