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7 May

US Approves $540M C-17 Sustainment Package for Canada

The US Department of State has approved a potential $540-million sale of sustainment services and related equipment for Canada’s fleet of C-17 strategic airlifters.

7 May

Europe

Borsuk (Badger) infantry fighting vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland Negotiating Second Batch of 146 Borsuk IFVs

Poland is negotiating the acquisition of an additional batch of Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles with the platform’s manufacturers.

7 May

Americas

U.S. Soldiers from the 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, perform horizontal construction training on various pieces of equipment while building foundations and roads during Resolute Castle 2018, at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, May 12, 2018. Resolute Castle is a multinational training exercise for NATO and U.S. Army engineers, which supports Atlantic Resolve by promoting interoperability. Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of the United States’ commitment to the collective security of Europe through the deployment of rotational U.S. forces in cooperation with NATO ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew McNeil / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Rojoef Manuel

Fugro Lands 5-Year US Army Contract for Geodata Support

The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Dutch geodata specialist Fugro a five-year contract to provide surveying and mapping services.

7 May

Americas

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Smith, 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator, guides a forklift during a Prepositioned Warfighting Materiel movement at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 15, 2026. The movement of PWM revamps Pacific Air Command's ability to rapidly generate airpower and provides the theater with enhanced infrastructure, robust material maintenance, and advanced command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

Rojoef Manuel

KBR Nabs $449M US Army Deal for Logistics, Base Support Ops

The US Army has awarded KBR contracts worth up to $449 million to provide logistics, sustainment, and installation services across the US and Europe.

7 May

Air

Rojoef Manuel

NY Firm Opens RF Testing Chamber to Boost Airspace Solutions Production

Radio frequency solutions firm Hidden Level has introduced a new anechoic chamber at its advanced manufacturing facility in East Syracuse, New York, expanding its airspace security work.

7 May

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Loft, Magellium to Develop Next-Gen Earth Observation Network for France

Loft Orbital and Magellium Artal Group secured a contract to develop a next-generation Earth observation constellation for France.

7 May

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

MARTAC Devil Ray USV Completes Eight-Day Autonomous Mission Off California

MARTAC has announced that its T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel completed an eight-day autonomous mission off the coast of California.

7 May

Americas

The SharpSight system integrated with the MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft.

Giulia Bernacchi

Raytheon to Deliver 120 SharpSight Radars Under Blue Raven Deal

Raytheon has received an order from Blue Raven for 120 SharpSight surveillance radars, marking the largest contract to date for the system.

7 May

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

France’s New SSA Camera Can Spot 10-Centimeter Objects in Space

Simera Sense France is rolling out a new space situational awareness camera designed to improve how satellites detect, track, and react to activity in orbit in real time.

7 May

Americas

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Firms Advance Laser Counter-Drone System to Prototype Stage

A collaboration between two US companies has reached the prototype stage with a new laser-based counter-drone system designed to function with or without a human operator.

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