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Breaking DefenseMike Yeo

GE Aerospace to supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for South Korea’s six KDDX destroyers

GE Aerospace has received a contract to provide 12 LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engines for six ships in the Republic of Korea Navy’s KDDX next-generation destroyer program. The award extends GE’s longstanding relationship with the ROKN and adds to the LM2500 engine franchise’s defense applications.

2026-09-03T06:19:57.791370-07:00
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SpaceNews.comSandra Erwin

New round of Space Force SBIR projects focus on mission needs

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is using its latest round of small-business research contracts to pursue technologies that are closer to operational use, a shift from the open ended research projects that have sometimes fueled industry skepticism of the Pentagon’s SBIR program.

2026-09-03T07:06:06.332384-07:00
SpaceNews.comQurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir

Russia’s Reported Space-Nuclear ASAT Capability Highlights Arms-Control Failures

By SpaceNews.com: In mid-February 2024, United States intelligence identified that Russia was developing a non-operational, space-based nuclear anti-satellite capability, a claim Moscow dismissed as a fabrication.

2026-09-03T05:36:37.776840-07:00
FlightGlobalCraig Hoyle

Spain orders lightweight A900 rotorcraft for uncrewed maritime surveillance evaluation

By FlightGlobal: Madrid picks locally-developed system for follow-on assessment of maritime surveillance capability. Alpha Unmanned Systems has been selected to supply the Spanish navy’s CEVENTA experimentation unit with its lightweight uncrewed A900 rotorcraft.

2026-09-03T02:35:11.564188-07:00
AeroTimeJean Carmela Lim

U.S. Imposes Tariffs of Up to 100% on Imported Drones and Critical Components

By AeroTime: drone US tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones take effect The United States began imposing tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones and critical components at 12:01… ByClement CharpentreauSeptember 3, 2026.

2026-09-03T03:05:19.726513-07:00