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Astronauts say Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth

NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Starliner capsule early last month.

13 days ago

NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract amid production push

The Raytheon-produced system was one of the first weapons the U.S. shipped to Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion.

13 days ago

A West Coast-based naval special warfare operator fires a Switchblade 300 Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System during a training exercise.

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Australia takes aim with US-made loitering munitions

AeroVironment's Switchblade 300 has a 3.69-pound (1.68 kg) warhead and 19-mile (30 km) range in its latest Block 20 variant.

Navy, Marine Corps test new laser projection system to paint aircraft

The services are experimenting with a better way to mark insignia on aircraft, one that doesn't require old-school stencils.

14 days ago

Pentagon keeps commitment to Sentinel nuclear missile as costs balloon

Even a modified version of the Sentinel ICBM will be 81% more expensive than the program's original costs.

2 weeks ago

Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible

Two commercial firms demonstrated that they could provide high-performance computing tools on the cloud.

2 weeks ago

MBDA, Kongsberg snub Swiss tender for medium-range air defense system

Germany's Diehl remains the only vendor in the running, offering its Iris-T system, which Berlin has previously donated to Ukraine.

3 weeks ago

Dronemaker Skydio hiring team in Ukraine amid strategy shift

The war in Ukraine is the first to feature widespread use of small, commercial style drones.

4 weeks ago

DISA says IT ‘problem statements’ will help industry speed innovation

Officials said with industry constantly coming to market with new tools, there’s a need by government to be a wary purchaser.

4 weeks ago

United Launch Alliance to fly second Vulcan mission in September

CEO Tory Bruno told reporters the company aims to complete the Space Force's certification process in time to fly two national security missions this year.

4 weeks ago

Expect heavier hand, ‘bite’ from DOD zero-trust office, boss says

The memo will give the young office “bite," its top boss said.

4 weeks ago

Boeing’s aircraft woes drive drone focus at Leonardo facility

Leonardo had told unions in Rome that the plant at Grottaglie would need to shut down for four months.

4 weeks ago

Lockheed ties digital C2 into Joint Fires Network at Valiant Shield

Lockheed Martin demonstrated it could integrate its digital command and control capability into U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Joint Fires Network.

5 weeks ago

Lawmakers urge Defense Innovation Unit to partner with Israel, Taiwan

The provisions call for DIU to establish a “strategic partnership” with each country to coordinate on industrial priorities and dual-use tech development.

5 weeks ago

US approves loitering munitions sale for Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency approvals include 291 Altius 600M-V loitering munitions from Anduril, plus 720 Switchblade 300s from AeroVironment.

5 weeks ago

A rendering of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, or OMFV, is seen behind Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, an official with the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team.

US Army moves out on digital engineering strategy

The service is transforming how it develops weapons systems to save time and money and boost interoperability.

5 weeks ago

US Army to launch AI pilot project for acquisition workforce

The pilot project is part of a broader effort within the Army to identify both the pitfalls and the opportunities that come with widely adopting AI tools.

5 weeks ago

MBDA unveils AI-based Ground Warden tool for finding hidden targets

MBDA makes a similarly named platform, the Sky Warden, which is a counter-drone system designed to control a large range of sensors and effectors.

5 weeks ago

Anduril to build factory to increase Dive-LD unmanned systems capacity

The facility will eventually be able to make up to 200 Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicles a year.

5 weeks ago