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U.S. Navy buys Vanilla long-endurance unmanned aircraft

The U.S. Navy has awarded Platform Aerospace a $12.9 million contract modification for its Vanilla long-endurance unmanned...

U.S. Navy approves Trident II D5 life extension contract through 2030

Lockheed Martin has received an $850.4 million Navy contract modification to continue work on the Trident II...

Raytheon launches AMRAAM-ER missile full-rate production

Raytheon is moving its AMRAAM Extended Range missile into full-rate production under a new $234.8 million contract...

Mark Rutte confirms NATO aid funding for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that allies remain committed to keeping military aid flowing to...

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...

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...

U.S. Army orders German-made Vector AI drone

German-based Quantum Systems announced on April 15, 2026, that its Vector AI unmanned aircraft system has been...

Underground bunker network preserves majority of Iran air force

Despite repeated U.S. and Israeli claims that Iran's air force had been destroyed or rendered combat-ineffective, confirmed...

Russia launches massive barrage against Ukraine

Ukraine's Air Force intercepted the vast majority of a 703-target barrage on April 16, but missiles and...

UK awards Boeing Apache and Chinook support contract worth $1.1 billion

The United Kingdom's National Armaments Director Group has awarded a £879 million (approximately $1.1 billion) three-year contract...

U.S. Army officially names its next-gen tiltrotor the Cheyenne II

The U.S. Army gave its most ambitious rotorcraft program a name to match its ambitions on April...

New blast hits Russian ammunition powder facility

A powerful explosion was reported at the Samara Kommunar plant in Samara, Russia, a defense-industrial facility directly...

UK announces largest-ever drone package for Ukraine

Britain's Ministry of Defence announced on April 15, 2026, that it will deliver at least 120,000 drones...

B-21 stealth bomber completes aerial refueling test with KC-135

The U.S. Air Force's B-21 Raider stealth bomber has successfully conducted aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker...

Japanese startup develops Shiraha drone for under $450 per unit

A Japanese defense technology startup has begun offering a domestically produced fixed-wing drone, with a unit cost...

Northrop gets $475M to speed up development of new U.S. hypersonic missile killer

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation a $475 million modification to an existing prototype...

U.S. Army awards Dynetics $617M for next-gen mid-range air defense system

Dynetics, a subsidiary of the American defense giant Leidos, has been awarded a $617 million contract to...

Ukraine faces critical Patriot interceptor shortage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared in an interview that Ukraine is facing the worst possible shortage of...
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