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The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls a contract covering the USS Harry S. Truman’s mid-life nuclear refueling and complex overhaul. Work is scheduled through November 2031 and is intended to prepare the aircraft carrier for the second half of its service life.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Elon Musk, Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will help the Pentagon identify the military capabilities, technologies and weapons the United States may need in future wars, bringing prominent technology and political figures into defense planning.
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls a contract covering the USS Harry S. Truman’s mid-life nuclear refueling and complex overhaul. Work is scheduled through November 2031 and is intended to prepare the aircraft carrier for the second half of its service life.
Azerbaijan has signed agreements with Turkish defense company Aselsan covering a range of technologies, including a pact to explore local manufacturing of precision-guided munitions. The arrangements deepen defense-industrial cooperation and could expand Azerbaijan’s domestic production capabilities.
Ukraine’s modified motorboats have evolved into naval drones capable of deploying and supporting aircraft, reshaping concepts of maritime warfare. Their development is drawing interest from other countries and underscoring how relatively small, unmanned systems can create new operational options at sea.
GE Aerospace and Poland’s Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No. 1 have finalized an agreement to create licensed local maintenance, repair and overhaul capability for T700/CT7 turboshaft engines. The facility will support Poland’s Apache, Black Hawk and Leonardo helicopter fleets, advancing the industrial-localization commitments linked to Poland’s 2024 Apache order.
BAE Systems’ AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder has received AIMS certification from the U.S. Department of War, clearing the identification-friend-or-foe system for U.S. Air Force F-16s. BAE expects deliveries from an initial 90-unit production lot to begin this year, with the system designed for future combat aircraft.
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Boeing has won the contract to develop the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation stealth fighter, securing a highly anticipated award after the Pentagon had previously sought to freeze the program.
The U.S. Navy may announce the award for its F/A-XX next-generation fighter program as soon as 5:30 p.m. Eastern, marking a potentially significant milestone in the service’s effort to advance its future combat-aircraft capability and shape the defense industry’s next major fighter competition.
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