U.S. Air Force Pursues Portable Manufacturing Capability to Build Drones at Forward Operating Locations
The U.S. Air Force is pursuing a self-contained, transportable manufacturing system capable of producing unmanned aerial vehicles at remote or...
Defense Technology
Elbit Systems Turns Record $32 Billion Order Book Into Runway for Airborne Laser Development
Elbit Systems has accumulated a record backlog of approximately $32 billion in orders, and company leadership is directing a portion...
U.S. Navy Plans to Nearly Double Its Nuclear Command Aircraft Fleet With E-130J Conversions
The U.S. Navy is moving to significantly expand its fleet of airborne nuclear command-and-control aircraft, with plans to field a...
Air Force Clears Boeing to Begin Mass Production of a Turbine-Powered JDAM Variant
Boeing has received the first production contract for the JDAM Extended Range (JDAM-ER), a turbine-powered variant of the widely fielded...
Ukrainian Troops Test Flechette-Loaded Rifle Rounds Against FPV Drones, Challenging Shotgun Dominance
Ukrainian troops are field-testing flechette-loaded rifle cartridges as a potential counter to first-person-view drones, raising a practical question that has...
Zenity Closes $125 Million Round to Harden Enterprise AI Agents Against Emerging Cyber Threats
Israeli cybersecurity firm Zenity has raised $125 million in a funding round aimed at expanding its platform for securing AI...
Theodore Roosevelt Becomes First Carrier Certified to Operate the MQ-25 Stingray From a Dedicated Control Center
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has become the first aircraft carrier in the United States Navy fitted with a fully certified...
Kratos Begins Production of XQ-58 Valkyrie Variant Equipped With Conventional Landing Gear
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has moved a modified version of its XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat air vehicle into production,...
Canberra Secures Rights to AIM-260, Making Australia the Missile’s First Export Customer
Australia is set to become the first foreign operator of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), a next-generation beyond-visual-range...
US Air Force Clears Long-Range JDAM for Full-Rate Production After Extended Development
The US Air Force has approved full-rate production of the long-range variant of the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a GPS-guided...
