International
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Unmanned SystemsUkraine And European Union Discussing Drone Deal, As Kamikaze Drones Hit Russian Supply Lines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pursuing drone deals with European nations, even as the U.S. has so far delayed such a deal and as Ukraine uses increasingly long range, kamikaze […]
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InternationalUK Replaces Plans For Future Destroyer With Drone Controller Ships
The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to replace a planned destroyer with a new drone controller ship instead, the Common Combat Vessels (CCV). The U.K. Ministry of Defence previously […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCanada’s Dominion Dynamics Raises $100 Million To Scale C2 System, Collaborative Drone
Dominion Dynamics on Tuesday said it raised $100 million in a Series A round to accelerate the company’s distributed command-and-control software backbone and work on its Scout autonomous collaborative platform […]
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WeaponsRTX Nabs $1.1 Billion Mod For Nearly 2,000 Sidewinder Missiles
Naval Air Systems Command on June 26 awarded RTX [RTX] a contract modification worth over $1.1 billion for production and delivery of nearly 2,000 IM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. […]
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SpaceMitsubishi Electric Contracts MDA Space for Digital Payload for Japanese Defense Satellite
MDA Space secured a significant contract to support a next-generation defense communications satellite for Japan. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has contracted the Canadian manufacturer to build the digital payload, antennas, and various subsystems for […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
MDA Space is acquiring spacecraft manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon [RTX] to give the company a direct position in the U.S. defense market. The acquisition will give the Canadian space company a “strategic […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]
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InternationalAustria In Line For Potential $1.5 Billion Black Hawk Buy
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $1.5 billion sales of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters, including engines and other equipment, to Austria. Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky unit makes […]
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Unmanned SystemsShield AI, Destinus Demonstrating Collaborative Autonomy Between Drones For Use In Ukraine
Shield AI and Dutch defense company Destinus have been flight-testing autonomous collaboration and mission planning capabilities between different drones in preparation for additional testing in Ukraine with a strike platform, […]
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Unmanned SystemsGA-ASI And Germany’s INTEC Enter German CCA Competition
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Germany’s INTEC Group are to collaborate to offer GA-ASI’s Gambit series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the German CCA competition. The Bundeswehr […]