International
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InternationalAdministration Fast Tracks Another Israel Arms FMS Bypassing Congress Amid Iran Campaign
The U.S. State Department last Friday approved another $151.8 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to help Israel restock its inventory of 1,000-pound bombs amid both countries’ campaign against Iran. Israel’s […]
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CongressSASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]
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InternationalU.S. Confirms First Combat Use Of Low-Cost, One-Way Attack Drones In Iran Strikes
U.S. Central Command has confirmed it used low-cost one-way attack drones in combat for the first time as part of Saturday’s military strikes on Iran. The drones were employed by […]
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Business/FinancialAvio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
Virginia Gov. Abagail Spanberger (D) on Tuesday said that Avio USA Inc. has selected a greenfield site in southern Virginia for a new solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility that […]
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Business/FinancialTurbojet Engine Manufacturer PBS Aerospace In Subcontract With Zone 5
The U.S.-based business of the Czech engineering company PBS Group has signed a subcontract with missile developer Zone 5 Technologies worth “several tens of millions of dollars” to supply turbojet […]
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InternationalAustal Nabs $2.8 Billion Contract To Build Eight LST-100 Landing Craft For Australia
Austal Limited last Friday announced its Australia defense division won a $2.8 billion contract from the country’s government to build eight landing craft based on the Dutch Damen Naval LST-100 […]
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Air ForceEmbraer Pledges $500 Million Investment In U.S. Production Of KC-390, If Sizeable Domestic Order Placed
MELBOURNE, Fla.—In 2024, L3Harris Technologies [LHX] backed out of a partnership begun two years earlier to develop a refueling boom for Embraer’s [EMBJ] KC-390 tanker, but on Thursday Northrop Grumman […]
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InternationalAustralia Invests $2.8 Billion In Future SSN-AUKUS Submarine Shipyard
The Australian government last weekend announced an investment of $2.75 billion to start building a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government expects the […]
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InternationalPentagon Policy Chief Makes Pitch For NATO 3.0, With Increased European Responsibility
The Pentagon’s policy chief on Thursday made his pitch to allies for a “NATO 3.0” model based around European partners’ increased responsibilities and defense expenditures and a U.S. role of […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Awards Davie Defense $3.5 Billion Contract For Five Arctic Security Cutters
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has awarded the Davie Defense, Inc., a contract for the final five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), three of which will be built in […]