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The U.S. DOD on Aug. 4 rolled out a new counter-unmanned aerial system marketplace platform to aid different agencies in acquiring counter-drone tech.

Editors discuss the Pentagon’s modernization priorities, including the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program, Air Force One modification issues and the Navy’s efforts to advance a more modular missile defense architecture.

Northrop Grumman will become the second supplier of solid rocket motors for the in-demand Patriot Advanced Capability 3-Missile Segment Enhanced interceptor.

K2 Space is deepening its work with the Pentagon, securing a hosted payload contract from the U.S. Space Force.

The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital has made an up to $820 million conditional loan commitment to Performance Drone Works (PDW) to expand domestic drone component manufacturing.

The U.S. Air Force’s series of upgrades to the B-52 bomber face cost and schedule growth, a new report says.

Starfighters Space, an aerospace company with a fleet of Mach 2-capable Lockheed F-104s, expects to start flight tests before year-end of a purpose-built adapter capable of evaluating multiple high-speed designs and experiments.

High-speed aircraft developer Hermeus has successfully deployed an inert weapon from its Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 unpiloted vehicle over New Mexico.

As Boeing continues its Air Force One disclosures, the Pentagon keeps spending on the “Bridge” aircraft secret.

Array Labs has signed a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Electric to develop satellite-based airborne moving target indicator tech for the Asia Pacific.

The Pentagon on July 27 announced another new agreement with key companies to expand munition production.

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X-Bow unveiled its low-cost Buckler interceptor after successful flight testing, targeting affordable defense against Shahed-type drones.

The sprawling U.S. homeland air and missile defense shield program is searching for ways to lower the cost of interception dramatically to move forward.

Lockheed Martin introduces MORFIUS, an x-rotor uncrewed system designed to neutralize drone swarms efficiently and cost-effectively.

The U.S. government has given the go-ahead for Saudi Arabia to buy a large number of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS).

The U.S. military may have to place a cap on space launches if it cannot secure the resources to modernize and expand its aging launch infrastructure in the face of booming demand, the departing chief of space operations warns.

The Pentagon plans to finalize seven-year contracts with Anduril, CoAspire and Zone 5 Technologies to mass-produce affordable cruise missiles.

A top U.S. Army official named Anduril as a potential hypersonic weapons supplier on July 14.

Replicator pioneered the Pentagon's shift to low-cost autonomous weapons.

U.S. lawmakers have expressed cybersecurity concerns as the competition heats up for the Trump administration’s overhaul of the air traffic control system.

TransDigm Group announced July 13 it will not acquire Stellant Systems from its private equity owners, marking a rare, failed takeover attempt due to U.S. regulatory resistance.

Boeing has spent about $200 million in the past two years to raise its own capacity of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 production.

Global government spending on space suffered an unusual 3% dip in 2025, but is poised to recover in 2026 and continue to grow after, the ESA says.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration agreed to sell RTX Tomahawk cruise missiles after weeks of uncertainty over the potential deal.