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26 November

Air

Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes First Flight of Rapcon-X ISR Aircraft

Sierra Nevada Corporation has completed the first flight of its new aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform, Rapcon-X.

25 November

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Deploy Missiles on Japanese Island Bases for Taiwan Conflict

The US will set up temporary military bases in Japan’s Nansei island chain to deploy missile units in the event of a Taiwan contingency, Kyodo News reported.

21 November

Air

Joe Saballa

US Army Picks Red Cat’s Teal Quadcopter as New Short-Range Recon Platform

The US Army has chosen Red Cat’s next-generation Teal unmanned aerial system as its new short-range reconnaissance platform.

20 November

Americas

Multi-Class Soft Kill System (MCSKS) countermeasures for ground combat vehicle protection

Christine Casimiro

BAE to Develop Advanced Electronic Warfare Tech for US Combat Vehicles

The US Army has awarded a follow-on contract to BAE Systems to develop Multi-Class Soft Kill System countermeasures to protect the army’s ground combat vehicles.

20 November

Air

Joe Saballa

Lockheed’s Precision Strike Missile Performs Double Salvo in Recent Trial

Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated a double launch of its advanced Precision Strike Missile during a recent production qualification flight test.

18 November

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Integris to Supply Armor Systems for US Army FLRAA Program

Bell Textron has selected Integris Composites to supply armor systems for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

18 November

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed to Produce 650 PAC-3 Missiles Annually

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to expand production capacity for the Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) missile.

15 November

Americas

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 SDS Det. 1 provides timely and actionable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for emergent and existing threats that are identified by the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force to Establish Permanent SATCOM Ops Training in Maryland

The US Space Force has selected Fort Detrick in Maryland as the permanent location to train guardians in managing the American military’s satellite communications capabilities.

15 November

Air

Rendering of a power-beaming solution concept

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon to Build Power Beaming Solutions for US Army

The Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a contract to develop directed energy wireless power technologies for the US Army.

14 November

Americas

A U.S. Army M1135 CBRN reconnaissance vehicle assigned to the 63rd Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade is staged at a range during a crew live-fire exercise at Fort Cavazos, Texas, August 1, 2024. The 2nd Chemical Battalion's mission is to discover, encounter, and neutralize chemical, biological, or nuclear threats across the United States and abroad. They hold unique detection capabilities by being one of the only active-duty chemical battalions in the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alejandro Carrasquel)

Rojoef Manuel

Teledyne FLIR to Upgrade US Army’s M1135 Stryker CBRN Vehicle

Teledyne FLIR Defense has signed a $168.3-million framework agreement to launch low-rate initial production of sensors for the US Army’s M1135 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles.

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