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On Sept. 17, 2026, Lockheed Martin announced that it received the first PAC-3 MSE interceptor components produced by GM Defense. The delivery occurred less than a month after the two companies formalized their contract. This rapid turnaround addresses a ...

On Sept. 14, 2026, L3Harris Technologies announced a US$60 million U. S. Air Force contract for the production of its DSU-43/B Cockpit Selectable Height of Burst Sensors (C-HOBS). The radar-assisted C-HOBS system allows aircrews to adjust detonation altitudes ...

On Sept. 21, 2026, Rheinmetall announced that it successfully tested the interconnectivity of its unmanned systems for maritime infrastructure security during NATO’s Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems (REPMUS26) exercise. ...

On Sept. 9, 2026, Anduril announced that the U. S. Army selected it and Boeing to advance to the next phase of the Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 Second Interceptor competition. The proposed system combines Boeing' s seeker ...

Northrop Grumman and SandboxAQ completed a successful joint demonstration of quantum-sensing navigation on the Lumberjack uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), announced on Sept. 9, 2026. The test showed that the Group 3 UAS can resist jamming in GPS-denied ...

On Sept. 10, 2026, Safran announced that it and MBDA received approval from the French Defense Procurement Agency to produce France' s new long-range land strike capability under the THUNDART program. To execute the program, Safran and MBDA plan to ...

Anduril announced on Sept. 3, 2026, that Hermeus selected its Lattice for Mission Autonomy to power the Quarterhorse Mk 2 aircraft, enabling automated, coordinated flight operations. This integration builds on Hermeus' rapid development pace, having ...

On Sept. 8, 2026, the U. K. unveiled a US$9. 4 billion (GBP 7. 8 billion) Space Strategy through 2030 to support national security, drive economic growth, and advance reindustrialization. The initiative funds missions such as the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover, ...

On Sept. 8, 2026, AeroVironment announced its first international purchase order for the LOCUST Laser Weapon System, valued at over US$50 million. The order includes LOCUST systems and support and was followed closely by the U. S. Army’s US$464. 8 million ...

On Aug. 25, 2026, HII announced that Halimar Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, joined its manufacturing network to support the construction of ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessels for the U. S. Navy. Having joined the network in July 2026 alongside regional ...

On Aug. 27, 2026, Polish Secretary of State Paweł Zalewski met with senior U. S. defense officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters in Brussels to address European security, the war in Ukraine, and future Russian threats. Their ...

On Aug. 24, 2026, Shield AI, Sedaro, and NOVI Space announced they successfully demonstrated autonomous satellite operations in low Earth orbit using Shield AI’s Hivemind AI pilot and Sedaro’s Edge Deployable Simulators on a NOVI satellite. Operating ...