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The United States Army has accepted its first delivery of the XM8 carbine from SIG Sauer. The first delivery, announced on Friday, includes the carbines along with accessories, spare parts, and contractor support, marking the first production handoff of the new carbine variant. The XM8 is a shorter and lighter version of the M7 rifle, […]View the full article

The United States Air Force is looking for industry solutions for a portable passive acoustic sensor that can help troops detect small drones and other nearby threats during both mounted and dismounted operations, according to a request for information released on April 3. The notice was issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s […]View the full article

The Pentagon has awarded more than $2.35 billion in contracts for jet fuel and naval fuel distillates to 12 U.S.-based suppliers. The awards issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy were announced on April 3, with the contracts formally awarded on April 1. The package covers multiple types of aviation and marine fuels and runs […]View the full article

Wreckage found near the city of Saveh in central Iran does not belong to a downed U.S. Air Force F-16, despite claims aired by Iranian television. The debris appears to be from an Iranian liquid-fueled ballistic missile, likely a Ghadr or Emad, that crashed after a malfunction. Images from the site show a large cylindrical […]View the full article

A United States Army CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter was heavily damaged in what appears to have been an Iranian one-way drone strike at Camp Buehring in Kuwait in recent days. Photos from the Camp show the helicopter’s cockpit area torn apart, with visible destruction to the forward rotor assembly and front blades. The extent of […]View the full article

Russian forces dropped nearly 8,000 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine in March, Ukrainian defense officials said. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Russian troops used 7,987 guided aerial bombs, known as KABs, during the month. The total was more than 1,500 higher than in February, which had previously been the highest […]View the full article

A second United States Air Force combat aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday as rescue teams continued searching for a missing crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle, according to two U.S. officials cited by The New York Times. The second aircraft, an A-10 Thunderbolt II, went down near the Strait […]View the full article

The United States Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $1.27 billion contract modification for continued engineering and design support for the Virginia-class submarine program, adding to a recent string of major investments across the service’s undersea fleet. The award, issued by Naval Sea Systems Command, covers lead yard support, development studies, and design […]View the full article

The United States Navy has awarded Boeing a $12 million contract tied to the MQ-25A Stingray, extending work on one of the Navy’s most closely watched drone programs. The order, valued at $12,074,613, was awarded to Boeing in St. Louis, Missouri, under an existing basic ordering agreement. Rather than covering new aircraft production, the contract […]View the full article

Russia’s Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Friday dismissed President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw the United States from NATO, calling the rhetoric political showmanship. In comments carried by Russian media, Medvedev said he did not believe Washington would actually leave the alliance, arguing that neither the political system nor Congress would […]View the full article

I grew up with the Apollo Program and some of my earliest memories were watching astronauts during the lunar landings. You could see the Saturn V launches from my backyard. Just as I was getting old enough to really enjoy it, it all stopped. The 1970s. The worst people for the worst reasons killed the space program as it became part of the national malaise of the 1970s, the core of which was defined by the period from the last person on the moon in 1972 through the fall of Saigon three years later, and bookended by the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-80. For those who received the promise of 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey as to what the future in space would be never fulfil…

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea at around 11:00 a.m. Moscow time during a scheduled training flight, with both crew members ejecting safely and later being recovered by a ground search-and-rescue team, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The ministry said the aircraft was flying without ammunition. “Today, at about 11:00 Moscow time, in […]View the full article

The United States Air Force appears to have launched a combat search-and-rescue mission over Iran after the crew of a U.S. F-15 reportedly ejected following a crash. Current reporting indicates that two crew members successfully ejected, but their exact location had not been determined at the time of publication. That uncertainty appears to have triggered […]View the full article

The Naval Postgraduate School, working with the Office of Naval Research, has awarded Anduril the Tactical Missile Innovation Prize Challenge, selecting the company’s proposal as the strongest approach for developing the next generation of tactical missile capabilities. The competition, launched in January 2026, was built around a different question than a traditional defense contract. Instead […]View the full article

The United States Marine Corps has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems Corporation a second rapid prototyping contract for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), pushing forward one of its most important modernization programs to replace the aging Light Armored Vehicle fleet. Under the new award, both companies will move into a second prototyping […]View the full article

The United States Army and the United States Navy successfully launched a common hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on March 26, 2026. The launch was carried out by the Army’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires in partnership with the Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs, continuing the services’ effort to field […]View the full article

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new ammunition resupply system to support its next-generation Mobile Tactical Cannon. The call for solutions, issued by Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal, seeks one or more prototype concepts for moving 155mm ammunition to the new self-propelled howitzer that is expected to replace the M777 towed gun. […]View the full article

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new heavy version of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, launching a fast-track acquisition effort. The solicitation, issued by Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal under notice W912CH-26-S-C005, seeks a commercially available tactical vehicle that can be fielded quickly with only limited changes to an existing platform. At the center […]View the full article

The Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead rockets in a deal valued at an estimated $83 million. The proposed sale covers forty-five M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead pods, along with telemetry kits, engineering services, technical assistance, and associated logistics […]View the full article

Iran said it had shot down a United States Air Force fighter jet over its territory, and footage released by Iranian channels appears to show the wreckage of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the U.S. Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron. Iranian outlets initially claimed the aircraft was an F-35, but a closer review of the […]View the full article