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.

RTX signs framework deals to expand missile production

On Feb. 4, 2026, RTX, through its Raytheon business, signed five long-term framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War to expand production capacity and accelerate deliveries of several core missile systems used by U.S. and allied...

Israel signs $130M deal to integrate domestic systems on CH-53K

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed an approximately $130 million agreement with Elbit Systems to integrate Israeli-made avionics, command-and-control, electronic warfare, and missile defense systems on the country’s future CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters, the ministry said on Tuesday. The...

Italian Army receives first Lynx fighting vehicles

The Italian Army has taken delivery of its first Lynx infantry fighting vehicles, marking the formal launch of the Army Armoured Combat Systems program, Leonardo and Rheinmetall announced on January 27. According to Leonardo, the first four Lynx...

GM Defense expands UK operations ahead of LMV tender

GM Defense has launched GM Defense UK, establishing a dedicated British presence to support the United Kingdom’s defense priorities and lead engagement with the UK Ministry of Defence, the company announced this week. The new entity will operate...

U.S. military adopts Raft system for battlefield computer vision tasks

The United States Central Command has awarded defense technology firm Raft a new contract to deploy an artificial intelligence system designed for battlefield operations, following a competitive five-day evaluation hosted by CENTCOM, the company announced on January...

Castelion breaks ground on hypersonic weapons production site

Castelion announced the launch of Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in Sandoval County, New Mexico, aimed at supporting high-cadence production of U.S. hypersonic strike systems, the company said. The project represents more than $220 million in...

U.S. firms sign MOU to integrate military wargaming systems

Valkyrie Enterprises announced on January 21, 2026, that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BAE Systems OneArc to jointly pursue business and technology development opportunities supporting the U.S. Department of War and allied nations, formalizing...

U.S. Army tests GPS-denied UH-60 navigation system

Safran Federal Systems has completed a successful flight demonstration of its Blacknaute inertial navigation system aboard a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the company announced on January 21, confirming the system’s ability to operate accurately in...