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Sep- 2025 -

23 September

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Scores $110M in US, Allied Military Aircraft Contracts

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing $110.2 million in contracts to support US and allied military aircraft.

11 September

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Kraus Hamdani’s Longest-Endurance Drone Joins Pentagon Blue UAS List

The US Department of Defense has added Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s K1000ULE uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to its Blue UAS Cleared List and Blue UAS Select List, marking it as a secure, NDAA-compliant platform ready for immediate procurement.

Aug- 2025 -

14 August

Air

A Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA (SM-2 Blk IIIA) interceptor is launched from the USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) off the coast of Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of Vigilant Wyvern/Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48, a joint test of the U.S. Navy Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency conducted October 25, 2023.

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon Wins US Navy Deal for Upgraded Standard Missile-2

The US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a contract for the Standard Missile-2 Block IIICU surface-to-air missile.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Americas

Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic (SOFAM) participants pilot a supply drone during a simulated casualty near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2025. SOFAM 2025 hosted more than 100 participants from SOF and Allied and Interagency partners to improve tactical and prolonged combat casualty care in austere conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)

Rojoef Manuel

US Military Simulates Ukraine-Like Combat to Advance Tactical Drone Tech

The US Department of Defense has tested tactical unmanned aerial systems in domestic environments designed to replicate combat conditions in Ukraine.

25 July

Americas

U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Caleb Walker, a crew chief with the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Risks Falling Behind Rivals in AI-Powered Influence and Information Ops: Study

The US military needs more advanced generative AI tools to keep pace with Russia and China in the realm of online influence and information warfare, a Pentagon-backed study has revealed.

25 July

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves $4.67B Sale of Air Defense System to Egypt

The United States on Thursday announced the approval of a $4.67 billion sale of the NASAMS air defense system and related support to Egypt.

24 July

Air

220810-N-WU964-1044 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) Cmdr. Edmund Poynton, commanding officer of the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in an E-2D Hawkeye after a change of command ceremony, in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10. During the change of command ceremony Cmdr. David Wiltshire transferred command of VAW 125 to Poynton. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dallas A. Snider)

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Wins Production Support Contract for Japanese Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft

The US Department of Defense has awarded Northrop Grumman a $140.8-million contract to advance the production of five E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes for Japan.

24 July

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Orders Canadian Commander3 XL Drone

Canadian unmanned aerial systems developer Draganfly has secured a contract to provide its Commander3 XL platform for a major US Department of Defense branch.

23 July

Air

US Marine holding a dead man’s switch during hot-pit refueling training

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon to Establish Refueling Hub in Philippines

The US Department of Defense is seeking to bolster refueling solutions in the Philippines in support of American military capabilities.

17 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Contracts Firm to Build Guam Defense System Command Center

The US Department of Defense has contracted a Guam-based firm to build an air and missile defense system command center in the strategically important US island territory.

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