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Bloomberg • Anthony Hughes, Bailey Lipschultz, Liana Baker

Cerberus-backed Stratolaunch reportedly targets up to $500 million in U.S. IPO as soon as October

Stratolaunch, the Cerberus-backed hypersonics company, is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise as much as $500 million as soon as October, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential listing would bring a specialized defense technology business to public markets.

2026-09-09T17:05:57.107396-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Reuters • David Jeans, Mike Stone

Iran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone

By Reuters: Iran's capture of a U.S. ​military underwater drone gives Tehran an opportunity to study and potentially reverse engineer the vessel, delivering a setback for the Pentagon and ‌drone maker Anduril.

2026-09-09T15:37:40.138437-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   SAAB   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   GKN Aerospace  
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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Saab, GKN land new Swedish future fighter system study contracts

By FlightGlobal: Follow-on awards will cover study activities through at least 2028. Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has announced new contracts with Saab and GKN Aerospace worth almost a combined SKr3.3 billion ($344 million) to continue study work on a future fighter system (KFS) capability.

Also: Breaking Defense, Air Data News, AeroTime, Reuters, Janes, Aviation Week, aviation-defence-universe.com, aerospaceglobalnews.com, FlightGlobal, AINonline and 4 more
2026-09-09T06:06:05.023130-07:00
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Africa   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals  
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Reuters

Russia markets drone-like missiles in Egypt during Su-57 jet's Africa air show debut

By Reuters: Russian state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport showed off drone-like missiles for its Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation stealth jet fighter in Egypt on Wednesday as the warplane made its African air show debut.

Also: India Defense News and al-monitor.com
2026-09-09T11:20:00.678532-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Hypersonic   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals   Boeing  
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DefenseNews.com • Jaroslaw Adamowski

Anduril doubles down on Poland with autonomous aircraft pitch for F-35, Apache

By DefenseNews.com: U.S. tech company Anduril is pitching two drone types to accompany Poland's envisioned fleets of F-35 fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters.

Also: Aviation Week, defence-industry.eu, defence-blog.com, c4isrnet.com and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-09-09T06:50:45.149482-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   L3Harris   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

US Air Force seeks ‘rapidly deployable’ drone swarms for base security

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Air Force is looking to use "rapidly deployable" swarms of AI-controlled drones for base security.

Also: AirForceTimes, Naval News, marketforecast.com, Economic Times and 4 more
2026-09-09T05:06:19.076415-07:00