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MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft supporting Royal Australian Air Force operations in the Indo-Pacific

US Navy, RAAF and Northrop Grumman Team Up to Deploy MQ-4C Triton Across the Indo-Pacific

August 16, 2026

A new partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force, the US Navy, and Northrop Grumman is bringing the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft into operational service, giving Australia a persistent, high-altitude maritime surveillance capability across the Indo-Pacific.

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Space42 and Leonardo DRS Sign MoU to Advance Next-Generation National Security Mission Systems

August 15, 2026

Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Leonardo DRS. The […]

Rheinmetall Unveils New Kamikaze Drone Capable of 100km Strike Range and 70-Minute Loiter Time

August 15, 2026

Rheinmetall has successfully launched its FV-014 loitering munition from a Containerized Missile Launcher, demonstrating a 100km-range, swarm-capable system with a 600mm-penetrating warhead and up to 70 minutes of loiter time.

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Thermal Signature Equipment Shelter field testing: interior view, exterior view, and thermal imaging observation.

Modern Warfare Demands a New Approach to Camouflage

August 14, 2026

Modern warfare is increasingly extending beyond isolated combat zones. For European countries, preparing for conflict is no longer a hypothetical […]

Oshkosh Defense and Marine Depot Maintenance Command Demo Point-of-Need Manufacturing to Accelerate Readiness

August 13, 2026

Oshkosh Defense ©Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation company, and Marine Depot Maintenance Command (MDMC) successfully demonstrated the ability to securely […]

Rolls-Royce and Marand Precision Engineering naval gas turbine partnership and new Canberra Defence headquarters

Rolls-Royce Expands Ties With Marand, Establishes Pacific Rim Defence Headquarters in Canberra

August 13, 2026

Rolls-Royce has expanded its partnership with Marand Precision Engineering to build gas turbine systems for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, and opened a new Defence Pacific Rim headquarters in Canberra, Australia.

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Calian UK and Raytheon UK British Army collective training agreement

Calian UK Secures CAD$296 Million, 15-Year British Army Training Agreement

August 13, 2026

Calian UK has signed a 15-year, CAD$296 million agreement with Raytheon UK to support the British Army’s Collective Training Service (ACTS) programme, starting October 2026.

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Teledyne FLIR Ranger series surveillance radar system

Teledyne FLIR Defense Delivers 3,000th Ranger Series Radar, Cementing Its Global Border Security Footprint

August 13, 2026

Teledyne FLIR Defense has shipped its 3,000th Ranger surveillance radar from its Laval, Quebec plant, a milestone underscoring the system’s reach across more than 40 countries for border security, defense, and counter-UAS missions.

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Lockheed Martin's Modular Payload Delivery System (MPDS), a modular hypersonic weapons family for offensive and defensive missions

Lockheed Martin Bets Big on Modular Payload Delivery System to Scale Up Hypersonic Weapons

August 13, 2026

Lockheed Martin is investing millions to develop a Modular Payload Delivery System (MPDS) — turning proven hypersonic missile body technologies into a flexible weapons family for both offensive and defensive missions.

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Leonardo DRS SGT STOUT M-SHORAD Mission Equipment Package, which defeated Group 1-2 unmanned aerial system threats in a US Government test

Leonardo DRS’s SGT STOUT M-SHORAD Defeats Small Drone Swarms — No New Hardware Required

August 13, 2026

Leonardo DRS’s fielded SGT STOUT M-SHORAD system defeated Group 1-2 small drone threats in a U.S. Government test — a capability added purely through a software upgrade, with no new hardware needed.

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