Emily Ryan Miller

Emily Ryan Miller is responsible for covering defense tenders, company statements, and weapons market analytics. As an Editorial Fellow, she brings clarity to complex industrial developments and ensures our readers receive timely updates on key business and procurement trends.

U.S. Space Force picks ThinKom’s hidden satellite ground station

ThinKom Solutions has won the U.S. Space Force's "Fight Tonight" competition for 2026, beating out competing entries with a containerized satellite ground station designed to replace the kind of fixed dish antenna infrastructure that makes military communications...

Raytheon receives largest ever SharpSight radar order

Raytheon has landed its largest single order to date for the SharpSight surveillance radar, a 120-unit contract awarded by Blue Raven that the company says signals strong global demand for a system it is now ramping up...

German defense supplier RENK posts best quarter in company history

RENK Group AG recorded its highest-ever order intake for an opening quarter in company history, the German propulsion manufacturer announced on May 6, 2026, with approximately $657 million in new orders and a total backlog that has...

U.S. Army expands eBee VISION fleet with new European purchase

EagleNXT has sold three eBee VISION unmanned aerial system kits to the U.S. Army's 7th Army Training Command, the company announced on May 5, 2026, adding to a growing Army-wide adoption of the fixed-wing ISR platform that...

Defense electronics maker Leonardo DRS reports 28% profit jump in Q1

Leonardo DRS opened 2026 with its strongest quarterly earnings performance in recent memory, reporting first quarter revenue of $846 million and net earnings of $62 million while raising its full-year guidance across every key financial metric, the...

U.S. firm develops fuel that gives jets and missiles more range

A U.S. advanced propellant company with a 15-year operational relationship with the Department of War has officially launched as a dedicated defense entity, bringing three drop-in fuel replacements designed to extend the range, endurance, and strike capacity...

U.S. Army picks AV’s Switchblade 400 for new strike drone program

AeroVironment (AV) landed a U.S. Army prototype agreement on May 4 for its Switchblade 400 loitering munition under the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program. The LASSO award establishes Switchblade 400 as a key component of the Army's...

Lockheed Martin, Firefly and Seagate team up to launch satellites from the sea

Lockheed Martin, Seagate Space, and Firefly Aerospace have announced a three-way strategic collaboration to develop sea-based launch capabilities for national security missions, a partnership that brings together a defense prime with decades of missile heritage, an offshore...