DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Israel orders two KC-46A tankers and commits NIS 5 billion to speed Merkava Barak, Namer and Eitan production

September 2, 2025

Israel's Defense Ministry moved this week to strengthen two core elements at once. Aerial refueling for long-range missions, and the armored force used in urban combat. It instructed its U.S. mission to finalize a Foreign Military Sales case for two additional KC-46A

Joint Exercises / Special Ops Training

USAF Selects Red 6 to Field Helmet-Mounted ATARS on Two F-16s for In-Flight AR Training

September 1, 2025

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Red 6 a contract to integrate its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) on the F-16. The move takes cockpit-grade augmented reality out of trainers and places it in an operational fighter. Company and defense officials

Defense Budgets / Policy

Will lawmakers finish a full-year FY26 defense appropriation before the continuing resolution deadline?

August 29, 2025

WASHINGTON - Congress returns on Sept. 2 with 28 days before FY25 funds expire on Sept. 30. The House already passed its FY26 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016) in July. On July 31, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its own FY26 defense

Air & Missile Defense Systems

Retrofit Push Adds Anti-Ship Terminal Homing to Tomahawks, Expanding Destroyer and Submarine Strike Options

August 29, 2025

The U.S. Navy will expand the number of Tomahawk cruise missiles configured for anti-ship missions with a new tranche of Block V upgrades to field the Maritime Strike Tomahawk seeker. Defense officials confirm the requirement covers from 35 to 96 missiles and

Aircraft

AeroVironment Delivers Initial P550 Group-2 eVTOL Systems to U.S. Army for Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR)

August 29, 2025

AeroVironment completed the first delivery of P550 autonomous Group 2 eVTOL systems to the U.S. Army under the Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program, with gear already handed to units earmarked for Transformation in Contact (TiC) brigades.

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Israel orders two KC-46A tankers and commits NIS 5 billion to speed Merkava Barak, Namer and Eitan production

USAF Selects Red 6 to Field Helmet-Mounted ATARS on Two F-16s for In-Flight AR Training

Will lawmakers finish a full-year FY26 defense appropriation before the continuing resolution deadline?

Retrofit Push Adds Anti-Ship Terminal Homing to Tomahawks, Expanding Destroyer and Submarine Strike Options

AeroVironment Delivers Initial P550 Group-2 eVTOL Systems to U.S. Army for Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR)

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer