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Lockheed Martin wins up to $1.2 billion to produce PrSM Increment 2 for the U.S. Army

Lockheed Martin will move the Precision Strike Missile’s Increment 2 into production under a U.S. Army contract valued at up to $1.2 billion. The variant is designed for anti-ship and moving land-target missions, following two flight tests and supporting a fourfold expansion in production.

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2026-09-21T15:36:25.324727-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   General Atomics   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

General Atomics FQ-42A Vengeance CCA Now Flying Together With USAF Fighters

By The War Zone: CCAs are participating in ever-more realistic demonstrations, including with crewed counterparts, as actual teaming trials are on the horizon.

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2026-09-21T10:35:09.580866-07:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Intellian to Develop Multi-Band WGS Terminals With Network Innovations

By Via Satellite: Intellian Technologies and Network Innovations plan to jointly develop and distribute multi-band Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) flyaway terminals for military and government customers under a new strategic partnership announced last week.

2026-09-21T13:16:03.009208-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Brooke Ingemi

US Air Force retires its last EC-130H

By FlightGlobal: The retirement formalises the transition to the new EA-37B jet, which has assumed the Compass Call name. A formal retirement ceremony was held at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona on 18 September to honour the last EC-130H Compass Call, tail 1590, as it conducted its final operational taxi.

Also: Breaking Defense and defence-blog.com
2026-09-21T09:35:30.670307-07:00
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Bloomberg • Dan Williams, Paul Wallace

Why the Sale of US F-35 Jets to Saudi Arabia Isn’t a Sure Thing

By Bloomberg: The F-35 is the most advanced American fighter jet available for export. It’s sold only to long-standing US military allies, given how sensitive its technology is.

Also: overtdefense.com
2026-09-21T10:05:27.581402-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Development Agency opens $369 million competition for missile-tracking ground network

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency is seeking industry proposals for a contract worth up to $369 million to expand the worldwide ground infrastructure supporting its constellation of low Earth orbit missile-warning and tracking satellites.

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2026-09-21T08:10:52.174330-07:00