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22 April

Thales Develops New Navigation System for Heavily Jammed Battlefields

Thales is rolling out the TopStar Smart Receiver, a new navigation system built to deliver robust Position, Navigation, and Timing capabilities under heavy electronic warfare conditions.

22 April

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

ACMI Secures $50M to Advance US Navy Energetics Manufacturing, Research

ACMI Federal has secured a $50-million US Navy contract to support the development of a research and production initiative focused on energetics.

22 April

Americas

Launch-and-recovery system for small boats.

Giulia Bernacchi

Welin Lambie Tests Boat Handling System for US Coast Guard Cutter Program

Welin Lambie has completed key testing for a new boat handling system intended for the US Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program.

22 April

Americas

A U.S. Marine Corps mortarman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), launches a SkyDio X2D small unmanned aircraft system during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 21, 2025. 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines are being trained and certified by the 2d Marine Division and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team on first-person view drone systems to enhance combat readiness. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Rojoef Manuel

SOUTHCOM to Create New Branch for Unmanned Capabilities

The US Southern Command is opening its first-ever dedicated segment to oversee unmanned missions in Central and South America.

22 April

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

K9 Howitzer Debuts Dual-Feed Autoloader, Pushing Fire Rate to 9 Rounds Per Minute

Hanwha Aerospace has put its K9MH mobile howitzer through live-fire trials, showcasing a new dual-feed autoloader that drives firing rates to 8 to 9 rounds per minute.

22 April

Americas

Ethan M. Encarnacion

RTX’s Next-Gen Jammer Breaks Airborne Limits, Moves Into Land and Sea Roles

The Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band is stepping out of the EA-18G Growler aircraft, as RTX reconfigures the system for deployment with ground forces and naval platforms.

22 April

Air

An F-15 Strike Eagle assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, flies in the skies over Southern California, March 13. Two F-15 Strike Eagles conducted aerial refueling training with a KC-135 assigned to the 370th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards AFB, California. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

Rojoef Manuel

Textron Secures US Air Force Deal for F-15 Defensive Sensor Tests

Textron Systems has received a $9.5-million contract to support a US Air Force assessment of a core defensive sensor aboard the F-15 Eagle combat aircraft.

22 April

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Apache Training Enters AI-Assisted Era With DigiFlight’s ‘Phoenix’ Simulator

Training for the AH-64 Apache helicopter could soon look less like rehearsal and more like the real thing.

22 April

Air

MQ-20 Avenger drone flying at altitude over a desert landscape, showing its stealthy blended-wing design, rear-mounted engine, and long wingspan during an autonomous flight demonstration.

Rojoef Manuel

MQ-20 Avenger to Support US Navy’s Autonomy Battle Planning Effort

The US Navy has partnered with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to deploy its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aerial system for the service’s Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning and Debrief project.

22 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed to Integrate PAC-3 MSE Missile Into US Navy Aegis System

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US Navy contract to develop, integrate, and test the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor into the Aegis Combat System for the first time.

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