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US Navy Awards Contract for Additional Long-Range Submarine-Killer Kits for P-8A Poseidon

FlightGlobal reports: The US Navy has entered a contract that will enhance the ability of its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to strike submarines at longer ranges.

2025-07-03T01:01:28.637932-07:00

Breaking Defense

RTX and Shield AI team up to integrate Hivemind autonomy and ViDAR sensors on counter-drone weapons

2025-07-01T11:31:23.266014-07:00

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Baykar Completes Piaggio Aerospace Purchase, Plans Avanti Evo Relaunch and UAV Production

2025-06-30T16:09:09.387240-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation

2025-07-01T02:11:39.206243-07:00

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US Navy Awards Contract for Additional Long-Range Submarine-Killer Kits for P-8A Poseidon

2025-07-03T01:01:28.637932-07:00

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Breaking Defense

US Army Plans 2026 Test of Castelion’s Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile The US Army has launched a program to evaluate Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile in 2026, partnering with the Florida-based startup to accelerate development. Founder Bryon Hargis says the initiative aims to field a faster, cost-effective strike weapon by rewarding both sides for performance improvements.

2025-07-02T13:15:27.570718-07:00

US Army Plans 2026 Test of Castelion’s Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile

FlightGlobal

Terma Secures EW Support Pact for Argentina’s 24 Ex-Danish F-16s Danish defence firm Terma has signed a key support agreement with Argentina’s Ministry of Defense and Air Force to modernise and sustain the electronic warfare suites on 24 ex-Royal Danish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. The pact covers upgrade work, spares and maintenance to ensure the fleet’s operational readiness under Buenos Aires’ secondhand F-16 acquisition programme.

2025-07-02T01:21:11.485852-07:00

Terma Secures EW Support Pact for Argentina’s 24 Ex-Danish F-16s

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Northrop Grumman, ROMARM sign MoU for advanced ground-based radars in Romania Northrop Grumman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Romania’s state-owned defense firm ROMARM to jointly market a ground-based radar system to the Romanian Air Force. The collaboration aims to field advanced, NATO-interoperable air surveillance capabilities to counter today’s sophisticated threats.

2025-07-01T14:32:56.641867-07:00

Northrop Grumman, ROMARM sign MoU for advanced ground-based radars in Romania

The Aviationist

USAF Equips B-2 Spirit with Advanced Communications and Survivability Enhancements The US Air Force is equipping its decades-old B-2 Spirit stealth bombers with upgraded communications and survivability systems to preserve their stealth and lethality against evolving threats. Enhanced SATCOM, electronic warfare countermeasures and navigation improvements aim to ensure crews can aviate, strike targets and return safely on long-duration missions.

2025-07-01T13:56:23.953207-07:00

USAF Equips B-2 Spirit with Advanced Communications and Survivability Enhancements

Breaking Defense

RTX and Shield AI team up to integrate Hivemind autonomy and ViDAR sensors on counter-drone weapons RTX will integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software into an undisclosed operational weapon, enabling autonomous coordination and collaboration, while also embedding Shield’s ViDAR sensor suite on Raytheon’s MTS multi-sensor turret for enhanced detection, tracking and targeting of hostile drones.

2025-07-01T11:31:23.266014-07:00

RTX and Shield AI team up to integrate Hivemind autonomy and ViDAR sensors on counter-drone weapons

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Planet Labs Wins Four Major AI-Powered Defense Intelligence Contracts Planet Labs has secured four new AI-enabled solution contracts in the defense intelligence sector following its June earnings, underscoring rising government demand for real-time situational awareness. The deals leverage the company’s proprietary satellite data and advanced AI analytics to bolster decision-making for U.S. and allied agencies.

2025-07-01T08:39:41.024695-07:00

Planet Labs Wins Four Major AI-Powered Defense Intelligence Contracts

SpaceWatch Global

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation The European Defence Agency has awarded a contract to ISISPACE under the LEO2VLEO project, marking a key step in deploying a low Earth orbit constellation of dual-use military defense satellites designed to enhance Europe’s orbital surveillance and secure communications capabilities.

2025-07-01T02:11:39.206243-07:00

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation

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