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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

U.S. Navy awards Boeing up to $562 million for first MQ-25A Stingray production lot

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a fixed-price incentive contract worth up to approximately $562 million to begin low-rate initial production of three MQ-25A Stingray uncrewed aerial refueling aircraft. The carrier-based tankers are intended to extend the range and striking capacity of carrier air wings.

Also: Seeking Alpha and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-09-14T19:49:54.971436-07:00

Space Force Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

The War Zone • Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

U.S. Space Force Confirms Orbital Weapons and Details Space-Control Mission

By The War Zone: Space Force has finally confirmed it has weapons in space and has also shared details about its "space control" mission set.

Ars Technica

For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit

AirForceTimes

US Air Force secretary reveals deployment of on-orbit space control weapons

Also: Aviation Week and Aviation Week

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2026-09-14T16:50:43.198769-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion

By AeroTime: NATO fighter jets shot down a drone after it entered Lithuanian airspace, President Gitanas Nausėda announced.

Also: Kyiv Independent and The Guardian

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2026-09-14T15:38:31.173204-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Boeing will power up new VC-25B Air Force One this year ahead of 2027 first flight: USAF general

By FlightGlobal: The airframer is on contract for two VC-25B presidential transport jets.

Also: Aviation Week

2 Sources

2026-09-14T14:51:13.662194-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Claire Barrett

U.S. Air Force Must Build Trustworthy AI to Counter Adversarial Systems, Experts Say

By DefenseNews.com: The military must work on how to combat fast and reckless enemy AI agents that don’t necessarily operate with the same oversight, according to experts.

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2026-09-14T14:20:29.643629-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

Swarm Aero debuts Gamera drone in bid to succeed Reaper

By Breaking Defense: “What we've done cuts against the conventional wisdom,” Swarm co-founder and chief revenue officer Oliver Palmer told Breaking Defense. “And what we've done instead is create a very simple, non-stealthy aircraft that's optimized for extreme range.”.

The War Zone

Cheaper Reaper? Swarm Aero Unveils Gamera

The War Zone

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA Has Flown Alongside F-35s

Also: AINonline, DefenseNews.com, Aviation A2Z, Aviation Week, Aerospace America, Stars and Stripes, The Aviationist, AirForceTimes, National Defense, defence-industry.eu, Defense Daily, India Defense News and 10 more

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2026-09-14T06:05:26.356923-07:00

Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy

The War Zone • Howard Altman

Airmen Under Fire: Stories From Iranian Barrages On U.S. Bases

By The War Zone: Air Force Chief Of Staff Gen. Wilsbach offered vignettes of airmen performing under punishing Iranian attacks. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

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2026-09-14T12:06:11.696783-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Claire Barrett

US Air Force to stand up point defense career field within 2 years, Wilsbach says

By DefenseNews.com: Within two years, the Air Force will establish a new career field focused on defending American air bases worldwide.

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag, AirForceTimes and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-09-14T10:30:43.798652-07:00

U.S. Navy awards Boeing up to $562 million for first MQ-25A Stingray production lot

U.S. Space Force Confirms Orbital Weapons and Details Space-Control Mission

For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit

US Air Force secretary reveals deployment of on-orbit space control weapons

NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion

Boeing will power up new VC-25B Air Force One this year ahead of 2027 first flight: USAF general

U.S. Air Force Must Build Trustworthy AI to Counter Adversarial Systems, Experts Say

Swarm Aero debuts Gamera drone in bid to succeed Reaper

Cheaper Reaper? Swarm Aero Unveils Gamera

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA Has Flown Alongside F-35s

Airmen Under Fire: Stories From Iranian Barrages On U.S. Bases

US Air Force to stand up point defense career field within 2 years, Wilsbach says

US Navy awards first MQ-25A production contract

U.S. Space Force Confirms Orbital Weapons and Details Space-Control Mission

NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion

Boeing will power up new VC-25B Air Force One this year ahead of 2027 first flight: USAF general

U.S. Air Force Must Build Trustworthy AI to Counter Adversarial Systems, Experts Say

Airmen Under Fire: Stories From Iranian Barrages On U.S. Bases

L3Harris gets $4.7 billion deal to help boost Patriot interceptor production

Northrop Grumman Exits SNC-Led Team for U.S. Navy Jet Trainer Program

Satellogic to launch six more Earth-observation satellites for Office of Naval Research Slingshot III program

There’s nowhere to hide on the battlefield anymore

U.S. Says Chinese Satellite Imagery Supported Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops

General Atomics pitches Wildfire drone for Reaper replacement program

Australia declares JASSM-ER and LRASM operational on F/A-18F Super Hornets

Operational F-15EX Demonstrates Live Air-to-Ground Weapons Capability for First Time

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