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Air Force unit executes test of Anduril’s semiautonomous combat drone

U.S. Air Force airmen operated a semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone in a series of sorties recently, boosting the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The…

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Polish firm teams with Northrop, ST Engineering to tap Poland’s massive ammo spending

WARSAW, Poland — Privately-owned Niewiadów Polish Military Group has teamed up with Northrop Grumman and Singapore’s ST Engineering to launch…

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Ukraine missile maker targets ‘game changer’ air defense system by 2027

Fire Point, maker of Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defense system by next year,…

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Swedish arms maker to set up major ammunition plant in Estonia

BERLIN — A Swedish defense company is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a…

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US Space Command provides update on phased headquarters relocation to Alabama

U.S. Space Command is operating a small Program Management Office with about 20 personnel at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama,…

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Pentagon announces major surge in missile production

The Pentagon announced three framework agreements today with prime defense manufacturers to surge production and delivery of missile systems and…

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Space Command to Launch Wargame Series for Industry

U.S. Space Command will host the first in a series of “commercial wargames” on March 23, inviting industry participants to…

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Japan shrugs off GCAP delays, fast-tracks export rules for future warplane

MANILA, Philippines — Japan is working to accelerate the tri-nation GCAP fighter jet collaboration with the U.K. and Italy despite…

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US Air Force wants more armored transporters for ICBM warheads

As America’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile force ages, the U.S. Air Force is facing another problem: obsolete transport vehicles needed to…

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Leonardo to set up aerostructures joint venture by mid-year

ROME — Italian defense giant Leonardo aims to set up its long planned aerostructures joint venture with an unnamed partner by June,…

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