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The War Zone • Ian Ellis-Jones

USS Theodore Roosevelt completes unreported maintenance availability ahead of deployment

The U.S. Navy has completed an unreported maintenance availability for the USS Theodore Roosevelt before its next deployment, applying lessons from recent extended carrier cruises. The work highlights efforts to improve carrier readiness and sustainment ahead of another demanding operational cycle.

2026-09-09T13:54:53.721572-07:00
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
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   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   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 3 more
2026-09-09T06:06:05.023130-07:00
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, marketforecast.com and 3 more
2026-09-09T05:06:19.076415-07:00