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USAF Starts $99M AI Tracking Program

The US Air Force is advancing a $99 million project called ATA-AI (Advanced Tracking Architecture Using AI) to counter rapidly evolving threats. Launched in 2024, the initiative focuses on...

August 13, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

Lockheed Expands PH F-16 Block 70 Ties

Lockheed Martin has expanded cooperation with the Philippines as part of its bid to supply F-16 Block 70 multi-role fighters. In partnership with Southern Methodist University and its digital...

August 13, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

Guam F-15 Basing Plan With SG Canceled

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has canceled plans to station up to 12 F-15SG fighters at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The project was originally introduced in...

US Firm Creates HQ-22 Air Defense Replica

Torch Technologies, a US defense contractor based in Alabama, is creating full-scale replicas of China’s HQ-22 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system for the US Air Force (USAF). The replicas won’t...

August 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

CobraJet Drone Unveiled With AI Swarm Tech

SkyDefense, a Colorado-based defense tech firm, has unveiled CobraJet, an AI-powered eVTOL fighter drone designed to protect bases and critical infrastructure. CobraJet can fly over 320 km/h (200+ mph),...

August 13, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

Poland Plans Sixfold Shell Output by 2027

Poland will increase annual production of 155mm artillery shells sixfold, from about 30,000 to 180,000 units by 2027, to strengthen its land-based firepower and meet NATO standards. Prime Minister...

August 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

US Army Preps Online Drone Marketplace

The US Army is developing a centralized online drone marketplace to simplify the process of acquiring unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Instead of going through slow bureaucratic channels, soldiers will...

US Army Tests Laser Starshield Comms

The US Army Reserve has begun integrating SpaceX’s Starshield communication platform to improve battlefield decision-making. The laser-enabled technology offers global, high-speed connectivity with data transfer rates between 300 and...

August 12, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

UK Delivers First Homebuilt Boxer

The British Army has officially received its first fully UK-built 8×8 Boxer armored vehicle, manufactured at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s Telford facility. First revealed earlier this year at an...

August 12, 2025
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Land Platforms
R&D

KNDS Unveils Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 Tank

Europe’s KNDS has presented the second prototype of its Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 main battle tank in Germany. The upgraded model, PT02, boasts dimensions of 7.95 m × 3.73 m...