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[Mike1976]

KC-390 With A Refueling Boom Seems Like A Perfect Fit For The USAF's Agile Tanker Needs, But Will It Bite?

The idea of a KC-390 with a boom has gotten a new breath of life, and could be ideal for bringing fuel to far-flung edges of the battlespace.

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[Mike1976]

Pentagon Plans 300 MW Floating Nuclear Power Plant for U.S. Military Base by 2028

Pentagon studies 300 MW floating nuclear plant for U.S. bases to boost AI-era power resilience by 2028.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Navy Orders 26 Stealth Communications Shipsets for Virginia and Columbia Submarines

L3Harris wins full-rate contract for 26 U.S. Navy submarine communications shipsets through 2033.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Increases B-21 Raider Production by 25% with $4.5B to Counter China, Russia and Iran

Air Force boosts B-21 Raider production by 25% with $4.5B to accelerate stealth bomber deliveries and strengthen U.S. deterrence.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. B-2 Bomber and Navy Carrier Fighters Execute Strategic Long-Range Maritime Strike Drill

B-2 Spirit and Navy carrier fighters conduct long-range maritime strike drill off California, showcasing joint kill web capabilities.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Navy Awards $50M for Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile to Enable Scalable Strike by 2027

U.S. Navy awards $50M to Castelion to advance Blackbeard hypersonic missile into flight tests and early fielding through 2027.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Air Force’s X-62A Aircraft Hosts Lockheed Martin’s Tactical AI for Autonomous Missile-Evasion Tests

Lockheed Martin flies tactical AI on X-62A VISTA F-16 to demonstrate autonomous missile evasion in live USAF tests.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Air Force to Rebuild GBU-57 Bunker Busters After B-2 Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites

Air Force awards Boeing $61.55M to replenish GBU-57 MOP bunker-busters after B-2 strikes on Iran nuclear sites.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Navy Orders 1,890 Guidance Units for Advanced Radar-Hunting AARGM-ER Missiles

Navy awards $30.8M to Honeywell for 1,890 AARGM-ER guidance units, sustaining U.S. and allied anti-radar missile production.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Army Approves $186M Switchblade 600 Block 2 and 300 EFP Anti-Armor Loitering Munitions

U.S. Army awards $186M for next-gen Switchblade 600 and 300 EFP drones to boost anti-armor reach under heavy electronic warfare.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Marines Award Contract to Acquire Scorpion 81mm Mortar on MRZR Alpha 6x6

U.S. Marines award contract for Scorpion 81mm mortar integrated on Polaris MRZR Alpha 6x6 all-terrain vehicle.

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[Mike1976]

First: U.S. Army Validates HIMARS Sea Launch with Maneuver Support Vessel Light in Indo-Pacific

U.S. Army tests maritime HIMARS mobility in Hawaii using MSV Light to expand Indo-Pacific precision fires options.

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[BeNder]

Former Air Force Fighter Pilot And F-35 Instructor Charged With Training Chinese Military https://share.google/wF34TkuIusCpITCdj

 

[BeNder]

Liberty Class: US Navy's Rapidly Built Autonomous Ship Fleet https://newatlas.com/military/liberty-class-autonomous-naval-ship-production/

 

[Mike1976]

Black Tomahawk Cruise Missile Seen For The First Time In Strikes On Iran (Updated)

We may have gotten our first look at the Maritime Strike Tomahawk, and the missile appears to share the same coating as another Navy anti-ship weapon.

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[Mike1976]

Bombs headed for Iran in Operation Epic Fury don names of US sailors

Photos released by U.S. Central Command shows that U.S. sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln marked ordnances headed for Iran with their names.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Navy Orders Tomahawk Missile Electronics as Iran War Drives Cruise Missile Production Surge

U.S. Navy Tomahawk missile demand rises as Iran war strikes consume stockpiles, prompting new electronics orders and production ramp-up.

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[Mike1976]

Canada considers split purchase of 12 submarines between Germany and South Korea

Canada considers splitting purchase of 12 submarines between German Type 212CD and South Korean KSS-III designs to replace Victoria-class fleet.

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[Mike1976]

U.S. Launches USNS Lansing EPF-16 Final Spearhead Fast Transport with New Medical Capability

USNS Lansing launch marks the final Spearhead-class fast transport, adding medical capability to the U.S. Navy’s high-speed logistics fleet.

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