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.

Northrop wins 5-year deal for next-gen Abrams tank ammo

The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a five-year contract to produce the M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose round, a single 120 mm (4.7 in) tank cartridge that replaces four separate legacy munitions carried by M1 Abrams crews and...

Australia made history with a $2.5B radar deal for Canada

Australia has sold its most closely guarded surveillance secret to Canada in a $2.5 billion deal signed on June 22, 2026, that marks the first international export of the Jindalee over-the-horizon radar technology and the largest single...

S&P gives South Korea’s top arms maker an A- rating

A South Korean defense company that was barely known outside Asia a decade ago has received the kind of financial endorsement that opens doors in the international capital markets, after S&P Global Ratings assigned Hanwha Aerospace an...

Indian truck-mounted cannon enters the U.S. Army artillery race

An Indian-made artillery gun is now in the running to equip the U.S. Army, after AM General, the Michigan-based military vehicle maker best known for building the Humvee, signed a strategic partnership with India's Kalyani Strategic Systems...

Raytheon spends $100M expanding Patriot system factory

Raytheon, an RTX business, is investing $100 million to expand its Portsmouth, Rhode Island, facility, accelerating production and testing of two of the most in-demand air defense systems in the world as governments across NATO and beyond...

Smart Shooter wins $5.8M U.S. Marines AI rifle scope deal

The U.S. Marine Corps has placed a follow-on order for Israeli-made AI-powered rifle scopes that allow Marines to engage small drones with standard rifles fitted with SMASH fire control systems, awarding a contract worth up to $5.8...

RENK reaches 4,000 transmissions for the Leopard 2 tank

A German company that makes the transmission inside the Leopard 2 main battle tank has started production of its 4,000th unit, marking a milestone that speaks directly to how central one piece of engineering has been to...

iRocket wins U.S. Army deal to mass-produce guided rockets

As U.S. forces confront a growing wave of low-cost drone attacks that have exposed a fundamental flaw in how America stocks and prices its air defense arsenal, the Army has tapped a rocket technology startup to help...