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DefenseNews.com • Claire Barrett

U.S. Air Force to establish point-defense career field and acquisition office for global base protection

The U.S. Air Force plans to create a dedicated career field within two years to defend bases worldwide against drone and missile attacks. Leaders also want a new acquisition office to oversee point-defense capabilities, reflecting a shift from an ancillary mission to a core operational requirement after recent attacks in the Middle East.

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag, AirForceTimes and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-09-14T10:30:43.798652-07:00
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
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The War Zone • Howard Altman

Airmen Under Fire: Stories From Iranian Barrages On U.S. Bases

By The War Zone: Air Force Chief Of Staff Gen. Wilsbach offered vignettes of airmen performing under punishing Iranian attacks. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

2026-09-14T12:06:11.696783-07:00
L3Harris   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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DefenseNews.com • Leigh Giangreco

L3Harris gets $4.7 billion deal to help boost Patriot interceptor production

By DefenseNews.com: The multibillion-dollar deals comes as the domestic and global demand for Patriot interceptors far outpaces the supply.

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2026-09-14T07:51:18.948673-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

Swarm Aero debuts Gamera drone in bid to succeed Reaper

By Breaking Defense: “What we've done cuts against the conventional wisdom,” Swarm co-founder and chief revenue officer Oliver Palmer told Breaking Defense. “And what we've done instead is create a very simple, non-stealthy aircraft that's optimized for extreme range.”.

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2026-09-14T06:05:26.356923-07:00
AI   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Space Defense & Militarization   Defense Policy  
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Pentagon seeks AI to turn space, missile data into decisions within seconds

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is seeking an artificial intelligence system capable of turning a flood of space, missile and intelligence data into operational threat assessments within seconds, a demanding application that would move commercial AI closer to the military decision-making loop.

2026-09-14T01:45:42.251140-07:00
North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Cost of B-21 bomber infrastructure at first operational base doubles to US$2 billion

By Air Data News: US Air Force estimated a US$1 billion investment at Ellsworth in 2021, while preparations continue to receive the first Raider in 2027 estimated cost of infrastructure required to accommodate the B-21 Raider at Ellsworth Air Force Base has doubled to about US$2 billion, five years after the U.S.

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2026-09-14T00:21:01.321526-07:00