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Lockheed Martin Delivers First SPY-7(V)1 Radar Shipset to Japan for Aegis ASEVs

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first commercial shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 AESA radar antennas to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, equipping its Aegis System Equipped Vessels slated for commissioning in FY2027 and FY2028. The SPY-7 also powers allied platforms in Canada, Spain and U.S. missile defenses.

2025-07-07T13:15:58.665385-07:00

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Rocket Lab Clears Critical Design Review for SDA’s T2TL-Beta LEO Comms Constellation

2025-07-03T02:19:13.222670-07:00

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

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

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York Space Systems Sues DoD Over SBIR Award to Apex Space

2025-07-03T05:31:32.087404-07:00

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Rise8 Secures US Space Force FORGE Contract for Continuous Software Delivery Rise8, a Tampa-based software delivery startup, has secured a contract under the US Space Force’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program to provide continuous software delivery capabilities. The award advances the service’s push for agile development and resilient, updatable missile warning ground systems.

2025-07-08T05:41:42.729945-07:00

Rise8 Secures US Space Force FORGE Contract for Continuous Software Delivery

Seeking Alpha

Volatus Aerospace delivers C$1.85 million tactical ISR drone package to NATO ally Volatus Aerospace has delivered a C$1.85 million package of lightweight tactical ISR drone systems to a NATO member country, fulfilling the contract at standard defense equipment margins. These unmanned platforms, equipped with thermal and visual sensors, enable all-weather, day/night short-range reconnaissance and rapid frontline deployment.

2025-07-07T23:55:04.507380-07:00

Volatus Aerospace delivers C$1.85 million tactical ISR drone package to NATO ally

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French Probe Examines Hollande and Gayet over €7.8 B Deal for 36 Rafale Jets A judge-led investigation opened in France in 2021 is examining the €7.8 billion, 36-aircraft Rafale fighter sale to India concluded in 2016. Prosecutors are probing former president François Hollande and partner Julie Gayet for alleged improprieties in the deal’s negotiation and approval processes.

2025-07-07T23:02:34.027080-07:00

French Probe Examines Hollande and Gayet over €7.8 B Deal for 36 Rafale Jets

USNI News

USS John F. Kennedy Delivery Slips Two Years to March 2027, Carrier Fleet Drops to 10 The Ford-class carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) will now deliver in March 2027—two years later than planned—as delays in the Advanced Arresting Gear system push back acceptance, according to the Navy’s FY26 budget documents. The slip will reduce the active carrier fleet to ten ships for about a year.

2025-07-07T19:26:28.058456-07:00

USS John F. Kennedy Delivery Slips Two Years to March 2027, Carrier Fleet Drops to 10

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Advocates Push for EF-15 ‘Spark Eagle’ as Electronic Warfare Variant As the US Air Force seeks to bolster electronic warfare capabilities, proponents argue the F-15 can be adapted into the EF-15 ‘Spark Eagle’, integrating advanced jamming and sensor suites on a heavy-payload fighter to suppress enemy air defenses and protect allied assets in contested environments.

2025-07-07T15:13:10.969599-07:00

Advocates Push for EF-15 ‘Spark Eagle’ as Electronic Warfare Variant

Breaking Defense

Lockheed Martin Delivers First SPY-7(V)1 Radar Shipset to Japan for Aegis ASEVs Lockheed Martin has delivered the first commercial shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 AESA radar antennas to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, equipping its Aegis System Equipped Vessels slated for commissioning in FY2027 and FY2028. The SPY-7 also powers allied platforms in Canada, Spain and U.S. missile defenses.

2025-07-07T13:15:58.665385-07:00

Lockheed Martin Delivers First SPY-7(V)1 Radar Shipset to Japan for Aegis ASEVs

Aerospace Manufacturing

BAE Systems drives £13.7 bn boost to UK GDP in 2024 Oxford Economics estimates BAE Systems added £13.7 bn to UK GDP in 2024, equivalent to one in every £200 of national output. The figure reflects the government’s ‘defence dividend’ ambition taking effect, as the country’s largest defence contractor underpins both industrial growth and economic resilience.

2025-07-07T08:59:13.376523-07:00

BAE Systems drives £13.7 bn boost to UK GDP in 2024

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Singapore plans 2025 MUM-T trials for H225M helicopters The Republic of Singapore Air Force plans 2025 manned-unmanned teaming trials, integrating its Airbus H225M medium-lift helicopters with unmanned aerial vehicles under joint control. The exercise will test onboard systems enabling helicopter crews to command UAVs in real time, advancing RSAF’s rotorcraft autonomy and mission flexibility.

2025-07-07T07:07:19.633098-07:00

Singapore plans 2025 MUM-T trials for H225M helicopters

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