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NGA to open St. Louis campus in September to strengthen public-private geospatial collaboration

The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will inaugurate a new campus in St. Louis this September. The facility aims to deepen partnerships with private-sector geospatial firms, expand workforce capacity and fast-track AI-driven mapping and analytics to meet growing defense and national security needs.

2025-05-18T06:08:12.441156-07:00

Reuters

Trump Unveils F-55 Twin-Engine F-35 Variant and F-22 Super Upgrade in Qatar

2025-05-15T02:58:50.321574-07:00

DefenseNews.com

Space Force Awards Auria, Sphinx Defense Contracts for Cloud-Based Antenna Marketplace Prototype

2025-05-16T08:14:45.142022-07:00

Breaking Defense

RTX to produce gallium in UAE, opens Coyote counter-UAS facility

2025-05-16T09:22:24.808931-07:00

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Shephard Media

Airbus, Babcock and CAE partner for Poland helicopter training requirement

2025-05-19T09:54:09.809527-07:00

Airbus, Babcock and CAE partner

FlightGlobal

US Army Eyes Single-Engine Bell 505 Trainer to Replace Airbus UH-72A The US Army has launched a search for a single-engined replacement for its Airbus UH-72A Lakota basic trainer, with Bell offering a 505-based trainer package. Bell says its proposal will cut acquisition and operating costs while improving training throughput and maintenance simplicity for army aviators.

2025-05-19T09:25:35.436676-07:00

US Army Eyes Single-Engine Bell 505 Trainer to Replace Airbus UH-72A

FlightGlobal

Ascent Wins €330 Million Eight-Year Rear-Crew Training Deal with UK RAF and Royal Navy Ascent Flight Training has secured a €330 million ($360 million) eight-year contract to expand rear-crew instruction for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy from late this decade, enhancing operational readiness across rotary- and fixed-wing platforms under the UK Ministry of Defence’s training framework.

2025-05-19T08:22:48.453339-07:00

Ascent Wins €330 Million Eight-Year Rear-Crew Training Deal with UK RAF and Royal Navy

UK Defence Journal

UK’s Royal Navy Evaluates General Atomics MQ-9B as Carrier-Based AEW Platform

2025-05-19T06:10:53.742711-07:00

MQ-9B considered for new carrier

Shephard Media

US Navy and RAAF Place Orders for Next-Generation EA-18G Growler Jammers The US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force have each ordered Northrop Grumman’s Next Generation Jammer pods for their EA-18G Growler electronic attack fleets. The Australian contract follows the US Navy’s December deployment deal and the program’s recent transition toward full-rate production.

2025-05-19T03:09:18.194022-07:00

US Navy and RAAF Place Orders for Next-Generation EA-18G Growler Jammers

monch.com

Tiberius Aerospace Unveils Sceptre, 155 mm Ramjet Artillery Round with 150 km Range Tiberius Aerospace, a US–UK defence technology startup, has unveiled Sceptre, its flagship liquid-fuelled, 155 mm ramjet-powered, precision-guided artillery munition capable of reaching 150 km. The announcement coincides with the Future Artillery conference in London (20–22 May 2025), as Tiberius aims to redefine long-range battlefield fires.

2025-05-19T03:09:16.022875-07:00

Tiberius Aerospace Unveils Sceptre, 155 mm Ramjet Artillery Round with 150 km Range

CBS News

Anduril Unveils Fury: AI-Powered, Commercial-Parts Drone for USAF’s Loyal Wingman Program Anduril’s co-founder gave 60 Minutes a behind-the-scenes look at Fury, an AI-driven uncrewed fighter built using commercial components, including a business jet engine. Engineered for mass production, the drone targets the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme as a scalable loyal wingman.

2025-05-19T02:54:36.066943-07:00

Anduril Unveils Fury: AI-Powered, Commercial-Parts Drone for USAF’s Loyal Wingman Program

monch.com

Raytheon Secures $580M Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Production Contract for USN and RAAF Raytheon has secured a $580 million production contract for its Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pods to equip the US Navy’s EA-18G Growler and Royal Australian Air Force fleets. The agreement extends the program into full-rate production, enhancing electronic attack capabilities against evolving radar threats.

2025-05-18T23:40:52.298247-07:00

Raytheon Secures $580M Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Production Contract for USN and RAAF

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