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IAI's new Diamond naval offering envisions flexible drones, missiles for small vessels
3+ day, 39+ min ago (23+ words) The plan involves different defensive systems dispersed across small satellite ships, which can be connected to a mother ship in a disaggregated model....
DAF study finds new space launch site 'probably' required
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (388+ words) Lt. Gen. David Miller, Space Force deputy for Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, said on Tuesday that the service alone is looking at some 1, 000 launches between fiscal 2027 and 2031. WASHINGTON " A new Department of the Air Force study shows that the…...
Space Force names Sandhoo as head of new missile warning/tracking PAE
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (204+ words) As of May 11, Sandhoo is double hatted as both head of the PAE and director of the Space Development Agency. WASHINGTON " The Space Force today formally announced the appointment of Gurpartap "GP" Sandhoo as head of its new Missile Warning…...
UAE defense giant EDGE to acquire 'controlling' stake in Italian engine maker
1+ week, 4+ day ago (327+ words) By entering into this agreement with CMD, we are taking an important step in building a highly capable European propulsion hub that will complement and reinforce EDGE's global industrial footprint," said EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar in the statement....
All guns blazing: the UK sets up $1. 35 billion RCH 155 artillery order
1+ week, 4+ day ago (278+ words) BELFAST " The UK has announced it will procure 72 Remote Controlled Howitzers 155mm (RCH 155) under a future contract valued at close to "1 billion ($1. 35 billion), with first deliveries slated to begin in 2028. The new guns, mounted on Boxer armored vehicles, are capable of…...
The defense industry 'conned the American people and the Pentagon': Army Secretary
6+ mon, 20+ hour ago (203+ words) "So what we are trying to do is flip it to 90 percent [of purchases for the military] being commercially available and 10 percent being specific in the worst of cases," said Army Secretary Dan Driscoll....
US, close allies creating joint 'orbital warfare' plan: SPACECOM chief
1+ week, 5+ day ago (651+ words) Gen. Stephen Whiting told the Mitchell Institute today that SPACECOM also plans to Apollo Insights table-top exercises (TTXs) with commercial industry once a quarter this year. WASHINGTON " US Space Command (SPACECOM) and its six closest space-savvy allies expect to complete…...
Golden Dome could cost up to $1. 2 trillion over 20 years, CBO estimates
1+ week, 6+ day ago (255+ words) The Congressional Budget Office said it was "impossible" to get a true cost for Golden Dome, as Do D hasn't revealed details about its envisioned architecture. WASHINGTON " A "notional national missile defense system" akin to President Donald Trump's signature Golden…...
Navy unveils three new PAEs for aviation, mission systems, munitions
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (269+ words) The establishment of these PAEs today will accelerate acquisition efforts in three key portfolios," said Jason Potter, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for research and development. WASHINGTON " The Navy today revealed the latest three…...
ASELSAN at SAHA 2026: Introducing next-generation multi-domain defense systems
2+ week, 4+ day ago (212+ words) A Unified and Integrated Operational Approach This approach represents more than a combination of systems; it defines a networked operational framework where sensors, effectors, and decision-making elements operate in coordination. Detection, command and control, electronic warfare, and kinetic response are…...