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North America Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors Defense Deals

Reuters

U.S. Army Selects Hanwha Defense USA for Mobile Tactical Cannon Prototypes

The U.S. Army has selected Hanwha Defense USA, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, to supply prototypes for its new Mobile Tactical Cannon. The decision gives South Korea’s largest defense company a significant entry point into the U.S. weapons market.

Also: Yonhap News Agency and defensehere.com

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2026-08-18T16:50:25.306132-07:00

Space Force Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Space Defense & Militarization

Wall Street Journal • Shelby Holliday

How U.S. Satellites Detect Iranian Missile Launches

By Wall Street Journal: Space Force's Gen. Chance Saltzman says more missiles ‘have been launched in the last three years than all years before combined.’ WSJ’s Shelby Holliday sat down with Saltzman to learn how the U.S.

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2026-08-18T15:35:46.312449-07:00

Space Force Defense Budgets & Spending Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

Payload • Victoria Woodburn

U.S. Space Force FY27 Budget Request Reaches Record $71.3 Billion

By Payload: The Space Force's FY27 budget request made headlines earlier this year at a record-breaking $71.3B.

Also: Via Satellite

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2026-08-18T10:50:03.401438-07:00

North America Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

DefenseNews.com

F/A-18 pilot injured after crashing during low-level training flight in Washington state

By DefenseNews.com: Video from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office showed a bloodied F/A-18 Hornet pilot after he hit trees on a low-level training operation and had to eject.

AirForceTimes

F/A-18 Pilot Injured After Crashing Into Trees During Low-Level Training Flight

marinecorpstimes.com

‘As close as it gets’: Bodycam footage shows Marine pilot walking away from crashed F/A-18 Hornet

Also: Military Times and Military Times

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2026-08-18T11:50:11.789265-07:00

Viasat Satellite Defense Industry & Major Contractors Space Defense & Militarization

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Viasat Taps Rocket Lab to Build Small GEO for PTS-G Program

By Via Satellite: Viasat has selected Rocket Lab to build a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite for its contract on the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program.

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2026-08-18T12:53:25.280246-07:00

Israel Helicopter Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy

The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

Israel Moves AH-64 Apaches Closer To Critical Northern Front

By The War Zone: An AH-64 squadron is moving from Ramon to Ramat David as Israel shifts more attack helicopter capacity toward the northern front. An AH-64 squadron is moving from Ramon to Ramat David as Israel shifts more attack helicopter capacity toward the northern front.

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2026-08-18T12:36:16.900249-07:00

Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Japanese F-15 suffers landing gear collapse during touchdown in Okinawa

By FlightGlobal: The incident temporarily closed one of the two runways servicing commercial traffic at the island's Naha airport. A Boeing F-15J fighter jet operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) experienced a landing gear collapse while landing on the island prefecture of Okinawa.

Also: The Aviationist and defence-blog.com

3 Sources

2026-08-18T14:05:08.101740-07:00

Israel Military Aircraft Procurement Boeing

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Israeli media says country is seeking information on Boeing F-47

By Air Data News: Israel intends to seek information from the United States about Boeing's F-47, according to Israeli media, in what would be a very early attempt to determine whether the country's next air-superiority fighter could eventually be made available to the Israeli Air Force.

1 Source

2026-08-18T12:33:59.081619-07:00