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.

US Army tests TEWS-I system on GM-built squad vehicle

Soldiers from the Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), trained with the Tactical Electronic Warfare System–Infantry mounted on an Infantry Squad Vehicle for the first time during a Joint Readiness Training Center...

U.S. Navy test JDAM LR standoff weapon with 200-mile range

The U.S. Navy successfully completed two demonstration flights of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range variant in early April, clearing a significant milestone in the weapon's development path toward fleet service. The test events validated safe...

US Navy taps Shield AI to compete for $800M surveillance deal

Shield AI announced on April 20, 2026, that the U.S. Navy has selected the company to provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services in support of naval and joint force operations. Under the arrangement, Shield AI...

Echodyne joins $490M U.S. Air Force counter-drone program

Kirkland-based Echodyne announced Monday at the Counter UAS Technology Europe 2026 conference in London that its EchoShield radar has been selected as the primary radar system within Trust Automation's Small-Unmanned Air Defense System, known as SUADS —...

Saildrone develops 170-foot naval drone for strike mission role

California-based Saildrone has announced a new class of unmanned surface vessel called Spectre, a 52-meter (170-foot) platform capable of reaching speeds up to 30 knots and designed to deliver persistent anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and...

Teledyne FLIR delivers surveillance systems for Polish armored scout vehicles

Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a contract worth more than $35 million to deliver its TacFLIR 280-HDEP surveillance systems to WB Group, Poland's largest private defense company, for integration onto reconnaissance armored vehicles. The company announced the award...

U.S. Army orders six CH-47F Chinooks under $324 million contract

The U.S. Army awarded Boeing a $324 million contract on April 15, 2026, for six CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, bringing the total number of Block II aircraft under contract to 24 and advancing the service's...

Sikorsky develops Black Hawk upgrade kits for rapid combat role changes

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced on April 15, 2026, a new line of Armed Black Hawk helicopter kits designed to transform the service's most familiar utility helicopter into a multirole combat platform — capable of switching...