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NORAD awards Amentum warning-system contract as Raytheon receives air-to-air missile production work

Amentum won a contract to support a warning system intended to help protect a vital military hub, while Raytheon was selected to make more air-to-air missiles. The available report does not specify the contract values, missile type or quantities, or the hub involved.

Also: Military Times
2026-10-05T06:50:00.583287-07:00
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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Integrates AI to Modernize Advanced Development

By Bloomberg: The defense contractor’s development unit is key to the company’s future success Expand A Lockheed Martin Vectis. Source: Lockheed Martin Corp Contact us: Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip? Send a tip to our at 11:02 AM UTC Bookmark Save Lock This article is for subscribers only .

2026-10-05T04:19:50.951451-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

US pulls all B-1 bombers from UK base after suspected terrorist plot

By Air Data News: Last 12 Lancers left RAF Fairford in a single day, ending a seven-month deployment that supported strikes U.S. Air Force has withdrawn all 12 B-1B Lancer bombers that remained at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported.

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2026-10-05T00:35:06.136430-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

UK opens talks with Germany over possible role in GCAP fighter program

By Air Data News: The United Kingdom has opened government-level talks with Germany about a possible role in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), giving new substance to Berlin's interest in the next-generation fighter being developed by Britain, Italy and Japan.

2026-10-05T01:49:50.722048-07:00
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CNN • Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat

By CNN: The United States has moved long-range bombers back to their American home stations after an unspecified new threat, according to a US official, days after the British government arrested a number of individuals in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to target the UK airbase where the planes had been stationed.

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2026-10-04T14:35:19.298460-07:00
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The War Zone • Tyler Rogoway

Northrop Grumman's Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown

By The War Zone: Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio.

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2026-10-03T11:06:16.602153-07:00