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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has opened a solicitation for Relentless Wolfpack, a program intended to demonstrate that weapons from different vendors can coordinate against targets in contested airspace, according to a call published under the PACER Broad Agency Announcement. The call, issued by AFRL’s Air Warfare Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, seeks […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has increased its procurement objective for the Infantry Squad Vehicle to 11,582 vehicles, an 18-fold jump from the program’s original 649-vehicle target, according to Jacqueline Hames of the Army Acquisition Support Center. The Infantry Squad Vehicle is an ultra-light tactical vehicle that carries nine passengers along with their equipment. The Army launched […]View the full article

The Office of Naval Research has awarded Agrippa Industries a contract worth nearly $19 million to develop a low-cost, attritable logistics vessel for military operations, according to the Department of War’s daily contract announcements. The firm-fixed-price contract falls under the Scalable Commercial Attritable Logistics Adapted to Expeditionary Systems effort. Agrippa, based in Palo Alto, California, […]View the full article

The U.S. Navy launched an Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicle Six (ARAV-6) target from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, on August 6 as part of Pacific Dragon 2026, according to U.S. 3rd Fleet. Pacific Dragon is a biennial exercise hosted by U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area, designed to improve how participating forces […]View the full article

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules refueled U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, on August 13, marking the first time the joint refueling capability was integrated into a course sortie, according to the 139th Airlift Wing. The […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has awarded ThinKom Solutions an Other Transaction Agreement worth up to $49 million to deliver and test a mobile high-power microwave weapon designed to counter drones. The agreement was issued by the Army’s Program Manager for Advanced Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Effects, part of Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires. Initial funding covers one of […]View the full article

Castelion, a hypersonic missile developer based in Torrance, California, has raised $1 billion in a Series C funding round that values the company at $13 billion. The round includes $800 million in equity financing and $250 million in committed financing for a revolving credit facility, the company said Aug. 19. JPMorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group, Andreessen […]View the full article

SummarySal discusses election integrity, military deployments, naval readiness, and current political issues affecting the military and national security. Chapters00:00:Introduction and overview of election integrity and military topics 02:07: Florida’s election system reform and its impact on confidence 04:02: The state of U.S. Navy deployments and fleet … Read more View the full article

Footage has emerged showing the rollout of a new Il-78MK-90A aerial refueling tanker, apparently built in export configuration, according to posts circulating on Russian social media and aviation channels. Social media users have claimed the aircraft was built under an export contract to supply 20 Il-78 tankers to China, but The Defence Blog could not […]View the full article

In my unending attempt to keep a well-rounded and diverse information flow, I was bouncing around and came across this quote from The West Australian. Privately, US officials are also alarmed at the protection levels of Australian bases, including HMAS Stirling and RAAF Base Darwin, where significant numbers of US personnel and military assets will be operating. Earlier this month a conservative and influential Trump-aligned think tank urged Australia to spend billions buying US-made missile interceptors to defend key bases from Chinese military attack. “At least three THAAD batteries and hundreds of interceptors to defend key bases, such as RAAF Base Darwin, from PLA att…

Poland’s Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday that its armed forces maintain various air and missile defense capabilities to protect designated targets, including cities, pushing back against public criticism that Polish urban centers lack air defense coverage. The ministry did not name the source of the criticism directly, but the statement follows weeks of political […]View the full article

Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province early Tuesday with eight airstrikes, an attack U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack said carried real risk of triggering direct military confrontation between Israel, Türkiye and Syria. “The Turkish forces did not know that Israeli aircraft were making their way to this specific […]View the full article

Hanwha Defense USA has won a U.S. Army contract to deliver six prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers (MH) for the Army’s Mobile Tactical Cannon program, with an option for 12 more, the company announced Tuesday. It is Hanwha’s first major U.S. Army contract. The award follows a public campaign Hanwha has run for nearly a year […]View the full article

REGENT Craft’s autonomous Seaglider drone, Squire, took part in a 13-day military experimentation event called Silent Swarm in Michigan, testing electronic warfare payloads alongside uncrewed systems from across the U.S. military, the Rhode Island-based company announced Tuesday. Silent Swarm ran July 13 to 24 across Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has awarded Nightline Inc. a $12.8 million contract to supply commercial equivalent AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars to Lithuania, according to a Department of War contract announcement. The Tennessee-based company will provide the devices along with extended warranties, accessories, test sets and tool sets. The award carries a total cumulative face value of […]View the full article

The U.S. Navy has awarded Textron Systems a $231.5 million contract modification to build two more Ship to Shore Connector hovercraft, according to a Department of War contract announcement. The modification adds two LCAC-100-class craft to an existing contract and is funded entirely through fiscal 2026 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funds. Textron will perform most […]View the full article

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $73.9 million contract modification to procure, test and deliver Indra Rigel radar electronic countermeasures systems for four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships being built for Saudi Arabia, according to a Department of War contract announcement. The award modifies an existing contract and will be funded entirely through Foreign […]View the full article

The U.S. Army has awarded Elroy Air a $46 million contract to develop an autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for modular cargo delivery, according to a Department of War contract announcement. The Phase III Small Business Innovation Research award covers development of a Group IV unmanned aircraft system, a Pentagon classification for larger drones weighing more […]View the full article

It is easy to forget how long the China Doves and the China Lobby—wait, I repeat myself—held absolute control of power and influence over the full spectrum of the American political nomenklatura. Bush-41 and Bush-43 were both supporters of a rising China. The Clinton Administration was LITERALLY the Coffee Klatch Era. Obama “welcomed China’s rise” … and everyone this century has been too distracted to slow the creeping influence and control of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from the South China Sea to the Southwest Pacific. Only in the last decade has there been a real shift where the China Doves have lost the dominant position in most of the national security nom…

Latvian unmanned systems manufacturer NEWT21 has completed an EU-funded project to move its FOG and RAY unmanned surface vehicles from prototype to production-ready status, the company announced on Tuesday. The project, formally titled “Modernisation of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) and Preparation of the Production Process,” carried the reference number 1.2.1.1/3/25/A/005. NEWT21 said the work […]View the full article