China   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
The War Zone • Ian Ellis-Jones, Tyler Rogoway

China ramps testing of very large stealth flying-wing drones alongside a fighter-like unmanned design at a secretive test base

Satellite/open-source observers report that China’s very large stealth flying-wing drone testing is accelerating, with multiple airframes spotted together at a covert test location. Activity also includes a separate unmanned fighter-like design, signaling progress toward next-generation attritable or stealthy unmanned combat concepts.

2026-05-01T14:55:34.201477-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
aero-defence.tech • Induportals Media Publishing

Northrop Grumman to Support Sovereign Solid Rocket Motor Production in Australia

By aero-defence.tech: Northrop Grumman and the Commonwealth of Australia have entered a formal engagement to establish domestic solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing capabilities.

2026-04-30T22:49:22.481218-07:00
AI   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Defense Policy  
Breaking Defense • Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Pentagon clears 8 tech firms to deploy their AI on its classified networks

By Breaking Defense: The Defense Department has made agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection, according to an announcement this morning, with an eighth, Oracle, added just hours later.

Also: GeekWire, The Guardian and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-05-01T08:10:01.365316-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
defence-industry.eu • Martin Chomsky Air

Northrop Grumman delivers 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to U.S. Navy, expanding airborne early warning capabilities for global forces

By defence-industry.eu: Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the U.S. Navy, marking a milestone in sustained production of the airborne early warning platform.

Also: Air Data News, Seapower Magazine, stratpost.com and militaryleak.com
2026-04-30T15:14:12.548558-07:00