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5 December

An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an EA-18G Growler prepare to launch

KBR Wins $117M Contract to Support F/A-18 Export Jet Fleets

The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Texas defense company KBR a $117-million contract to provide support for its F/A-18 and EA-18G foreign military sales program.

5 December

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Orders $200M in Anti-Drone Shells From Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract worth more than $200 million to produce XM1211 High Explosive Proximity rounds for the US Army.

5 December

HII executives on a tour of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. HII’s Mission Technologies division has joined the Corporate Partners Program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. is a Corporate Partners of the school. (Photo Credit: Lauren Bacon, University of Maryland Communications Program Manager)

Rojoef Manuel

HII Joins University of Maryland Engineering Program to Expand Defense Tech Collaboration

HII’s Mission Technologies division has entered the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering Corporate Partners Program, deepening the company’s ties with the institution to expand research and workforce development efforts.

5 December

Aechelon’s AI tool adds environmental conditions using machine learning-derived snow accumulation, and extracts 3D vegetation and buildings from Vantor’s 3D spatial foundation to generate an up-to-date tactical synthetic environment.

Giulia Bernacchi

AI Converts SAR Imagery Into Real-Time 3D Synthetic Terrain

Aechelon completed a proof-of-concept that uses AI and Vantor’s 3D terrain data to turn ICEYE’s radar imagery into 3D synthetic environments.

5 December

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Canadian Firm Packs Warship-Grade Anti-Submarine Suite in 20-Foot Container

Canada is making anti-submarine warfare tight and compact, packing a warship’s underwater detection and tracking capabilities inside a 20-foot container.

5 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Northrop Grumman Previews Its Next Shot at the Autonomous Wingman Race

Project Talon is an autonomous wingman built on a fast track, with a modular design approach, engineered to boost lethality, adaptability, and mission efficiency.

5 December

An Amphibious Combat Vehicle is seen trudging on ocean waters. The vehicle has four antennae on top of it, all pointing straight up. It's painted in camouflage. A misty mix of white and muddy brown water surrounds it as it traverses the waters.

Jodesz Gavilan

BAE Systems Wins $184M US Marine Contract for Cannon-Equipped ACVs

BAE Systems has been awarded a $184.4-million contract to supply the US Marine Corps with 30 additional ACVs outfitted with cannons.

5 December

Ethan M. Encarnacion

DJI Debuts Next-Gen Cargo Drone With 100-Kg Lift Capacity

DJI is looking to pioneer the next generation of aerial delivery with the launch of FlyCart 100, a heavy-lift drone capable of carrying payloads up to 100 kilograms.

5 December

President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing ceremony of a peace and economic agreement with President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda and President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the United States Peace Institute in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump, Rwanda and DR Congo Leaders Sign Deal Despite Fresh Violence

US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace deal Thursday, even as fresh violence raised questions about the accord to end one of Africa's longest wars.

5 December

U.S. Airmen with the 3rd Munitions Squadron offload BLU-111 munitions from a shipping container at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 12, 2022. Over the course of eight days, the 3rd MUNS received the largest barge operation for the Air Force totaling 150,000 pounds of explosive weight. This is the 3rd MUNS annual inventory restock of both training and real-world munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Colvin)

Staff Writer With AFP

US to Sell Bombs to Canada in $2.7B Deal

The United States said Thursday it had approved a $2.68-billion sale of bombs to Canada, where Prime Minister Mark Carney is sharply expanding defense spending amid uncertainties over relations with Washington.

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