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US approves ~$6.7B Apache/JLTV package for Israel and ~$9B Patriot sale to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department cleared a potential $6.7 billion Foreign Military Sale to Israel — including 30 AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters, more than 3,000 JLTVs and associated support — and separately approved roughly $9 billion for Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia.

2026-01-30T16:33:40.108321-08:00

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Echodyne metamaterial radars deployed by ESA to close critical drone-detection gaps

2026-01-30T19:13:38.784665-08:00

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NAVAIR awards L3Harris $86.2M to develop and produce Red Wolf for USMC Precision Attack Strike Munition

2026-01-30T14:53:46.470193-08:00

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SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

2026-01-30T10:25:14.384532-08:00

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Echodyne metamaterial radars deployed by ESA to close critical drone-detection gaps The European Space Agency has deployed Echodyne's metamaterial radars to close critical drone-detection gaps. The solid-state sensors, with no moving parts, low weight and low power requirements, offer a compact, lower-maintenance option to fill surveillance blind spots and reduce sustainment burdens.

2026-01-30T19:13:38.784665-08:00

Echodyne metamaterial radars deployed by ESA to close critical drone-detection gaps

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US approves ~$6.7B Apache/JLTV package for Israel and ~$9B Patriot sale to Saudi Arabia The US State Department cleared a potential $6.7 billion Foreign Military Sale to Israel — including 30 AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters, more than 3,000 JLTVs and associated support — and separately approved roughly $9 billion for Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia.

2026-01-30T16:33:40.108321-08:00

US approves ~$6.7B Apache/JLTV package for Israel and ~$9B Patriot sale to Saudi Arabia

Aviation Week

NAVAIR awards L3Harris $86.2M to develop and produce Red Wolf for USMC Precision Attack Strike Munition The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has selected L3Harris to develop, test and manufacture Red Wolf launched effects for the Marine Corps’ Precision Attack Strike Munition program. The $86.2 million award covers low‑cost cruise‑missile production with deliveries expected by the end of next year.

2026-01-30T14:53:46.470193-08:00

NAVAIR awards L3Harris $86.2M to develop and produce Red Wolf for USMC Precision Attack Strike Munition

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USAF pushes to upgrade bomber communications after 'Midnight Hammer' comms lapses At a Mitchell Institute conference, Lt. Gen. Jason Armagost said the U.S. Air Force will upgrade bomber communications after lapses during Operation "Midnight Hammer" exposed command-and-control shortfalls. He warned that failing to fix those gaps "is a foul on all of us."

2026-01-30T13:03:57.219930-08:00

USAF pushes to upgrade bomber communications after 'Midnight Hammer' comms lapses

SpaceNews.com

Space Force Gen. Shawn Bratton on strategy, budgets and industry partnerships Space Force Gen. Shawn Bratton outlined the service’s strategic priorities, budget pressures and approach to industry partnerships in a fireside chat, describing how leadership plans to align resources and contractor relationships to meet near‑term operational needs while enabling long‑term modernization.

2026-01-30T12:00:02.706423-08:00

Space Force Gen. Shawn Bratton on strategy, budgets and industry partnerships

The War Zone

MQ-25 Stingray begins taxi tests as Navy eyes first flight in coming months The U.S. Navy's MQ-25 Stingray has begun ground taxi tests, advancing Boeing's carrier‑based unmanned aerial‑refuelling programme toward what the service now describes as an imminent first flight. The move follows an earlier push to achieve first flight in 2025 and signals renewed momentum in the flight‑test campaign.

2026-01-30T11:57:14.784391-08:00

MQ-25 Stingray begins taxi tests as Navy eyes first flight in coming months

Space Intel Report

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SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites Breaking a long silence among European satellite operators and government customers, SES publicly warned about the proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger and said it will develop and build its own satellites, signalling a direct commercial and strategic challenge to the combined supplier group.

2026-01-30T10:25:14.384532-08:00

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

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Russia and India in advanced talks on joint Su‑57E production in India A senior Russian aerospace official says Moscow and New Delhi are in "advanced technical negotiations" to explore joint production of the Su‑57E fifth‑generation fighter in India; there was no immediate response from Indian authorities and no details on scope or timelines were released.

2026-01-30T08:54:16.008773-08:00

Russia and India in advanced talks on joint Su‑57E production in India

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US approves ~$6.7B Apache/JLTV package for Israel and ~$9B Patriot sale to Saudi Arabia

Echodyne metamaterial radars deployed by ESA to close critical drone-detection gaps

NAVAIR awards L3Harris $86.2M to develop and produce Red Wolf for USMC Precision Attack Strike Munition

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

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