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The Army ordered 16 UH-60M Black Hawks under a flexible deal, after its 2027 budget asked for one. Sikorsky is also pitching autonomy upgrades.
NATO sends patrol aircraft, radar, drones and forensic teams to the Black Sea after ship attacks off Romania and Bulgaria, but no escorts or attribution.
Britain will fly RAF Typhoons over Saudi Arabia against Houthi missiles and drones and extend tanker support. What the package adds and what it signals.
A new Pentagon framework with BAE Systems would buy up to 25,000 APKWS guidance kits a year, the low-cost rocket U.S. jets now use against drones.
Anduril won a Navy deal worth up to $2.9 billion to build Virginia-class submarine parts as production stalls at about 1.1 to 1.2 boats a year.
The Air Force says operational prototypes of its Massed Modular Aircraft, a low-cost MQ-9 Reaper successor, will field by 2028 after heavy Reaper losses.
The Army opened a CAML-Lite contest on Oct. 15 for robotic missile launchers to fire at Talisman Sabre 2027, as a CAML Medium award nears.
Takaichi says Japan will weigh nuclear-powered subs and a port-call exception to its non-nuclear principles; China accuses Tokyo of nuclear ambitions.
The Air Force’s FQ-42 and FQ-44 drone wingmen are on contract for production, but a stopgap budget keeps procurement money from flowing until Congress acts.
Taiwan logged 13 PLA sorties, 11 across the median line, in its third joint combat readiness patrol in nine days, as patrols turn smaller but more frequent.
A Conflict Armament Research report says Yemen’s Houthis imported Chinese-made motor and airframe parts to build Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missile.
The Navy awarded $743.6 million in SLCM-N prototype OTAs on Sept. 23, 2026, splitting missile and canister work among five firms through Dec. 31, 2027.
The Air Force will study new Sentinel ICBM silo sites at three bases after finding that converting Minuteman III silos put key milestones out of reach.
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon up to $6.3B for SM-3 Block IB interceptors. Only $454M is committed so far, and no missile count is public.
Boeing beat Northrop Grumman for the Navy’s F/A-XX carrier fighter, a $20B-plus development deal. What is known, what is classified and the risks ahead.
AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing laser and microwave weapons will face drones in a yearlong Pentagon trial at five U.S. military bases.
Seoul says its homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle separated from its booster, maneuvered at low altitude and hit its target as President Lee watched.
Donetsk officials say a guided bomb struck two passenger buses at a Kramatorsk stop, prompting a halt to public transport in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
The Navy will buy 30 medium unmanned surface vessels from HII, Saronic and Galliano at about $40 million each, with first deliveries due by late FY2027.
UKMTO logs nine attacks so far in October, half of September’s total, as Gulf-to-China tanker rates hit a record $1.3 million a day.
Ukrainian officials say at least 20 civilians died nationwide, 14 of them in a Pryluky apartment block, as Russia fired 70 missiles and 130 drones.
The Marine Corps will send NMESIS ship-killing launchers to Yonaguni, 110 km from Taiwan, for Keen Sword, days after a $404M Kongsberg launcher deal.
A Russian drone hit Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on Oct. 4, injuring two, as Moscow vowed to intensify strikes on the capital and other cities.
Chancellor Merz unveils more than €1.3B for Ukraine in Kyiv, with jet-drone interceptors, IRIS-T missiles and €350M for energy repairs.
15 of 21 PLA Aircraft Cross Taiwan Median Line in Afternoon Surge
Houthi Grip on Bab el-Mandeb Raises Red Sea Shipping Risk
Ukraine Hits Moscow With ‘Largest Ever’ Drone Attack, Refinery Ablaze
PrSM Missile: $1.2B Army Order, Iran Debut and Pacific Role
Projectile Hits Tanker in Strait of Hormuz; Fire Reported
Russia Launches 108 Drones; Kyiv High-Rise and Bridges HitWe use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site, you consent to cookies.
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