The F-35 Engine Upgrade has just cleared a major hurdle, with Pratt & Whitney's Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) passing a crucial design review, paving the way for a more powerful and reliable F135 powerplant. This milestone confirms the design is solid, and the team is ready to move forward with integration work.
The NSA's legacy lives on in the design of Cray supercomputers, with innovations from the older Harvest system influencing the development of the lightning-fast Cray-1. Although Harvest itself didn't dominate the scene, its ideas persisted as secret perks built into Cray hardware for years to come.
LeoLabs is shaking up its sales strategy by offering its cutting-edge mobile space radar, Scout-S, directly to governments and allies, in addition to its traditional customer base. The move aims to meet surging demand from the US and its partners for advanced space surveillance capabilities.
Get ready for a game-changer: the US Air Force is gearing up to deploy fighter drones in a large-scale exercise, marking a major milestone with the first live large-force employment integration for Collaborative Combat Aircraft in December. This ambitious test, dubbed Emerald Flag, will push the boundaries of mission autonomy and capabilities.
The People's Liberation Army's 69th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade has reached a major milestone in its modernization journey, now operating the advanced Type 99B MBT. This upgrade was showcased to the world during the September 2025 Victory Day parade, marking a significant leap in the brigade's capabilities.
Pratt & Whitney is teaming up with aircraft startup Hermeus to produce the F100-PW-229 turbofan, a powerful engine that has been propelling some F-15 and F-16 fighter jets since 1992. This marks Pratt's first-ever license agreement of its kind with a fellow American company, aiming to strengthen the defense industrial base.
GA-ASI President David Alexander says the company is pushing the boundaries of innovation with its next-gen uncrewed aircraft, driven by the need for advanced capabilities in modern warfare. Recent combat losses have shown that evolving large Uncrewed Aircraft Systems is crucial to delivering scalable surveillance and precision strike while keeping aircrews safe.
The US Air Force is overhauling its base defense strategy to counter aerial threats, shifting from a position of sanctuary to proactive protection of its bases and personnel from missiles and drones. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach emphasized that point defense can no longer be a secondary focus, but a core function, driven by recent operational lessons from conflicts like the war with Iran.
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The US Air Force is weighing its options for the YFQ-44A Fury's capabilities, with Anduril's recent integration of air-to-ground munitions sparking interest in expanded combat potential. New images reveal the aircraft configured with air-to-ground stores, marking a significant step towards enhanced versatility.
Lockheed Martin has snagged a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade the Army's Precision Strike Missile system, enabling soldiers to swiftly lock onto high-priority, moving targets. The cutting-edge seeker technology will allow for precision strikes on time-sensitive threats.
Anduril's Fury CCA is taking flight with a major milestone: flying in formation alongside F-35 fighters in a recent US Air Force test exercise. The cutting-edge CCA aircraft successfully demonstrated its capabilities in a July exercise at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, marking a significant step forward in autonomous aviation.
Japan's Ministry of Defense is shaking things up with a bold new budget plan, shifting focus from mere hardware to smart, AI-driven integration - and it's asking for around 8.9 trillion yen to make it happen. This strategic pivot comes as Japan faces a more treacherous security landscape, prompting a defence spending surge.
The traditional military platform development process, which can take years or even a decade, is a strategic liability in today's fast-paced operational landscape. To stay ahead, we need to redesign workflows with humans in the lead, leveraging AI-powered operations and secure, real-time data to drive faster and more effective decision-making.
A cell of threat actors in northern Yemen has been developing advanced guided weapons, leveraging AI to power three sophisticated programs, including a guided rocket, a multi-stage ballistic missile, and a hypersonic glide vehicle. This alarming breakthrough highlights the growing threat of AI-enabled weapons development.
Meet the Sea Archer, an Australian-built uncrewed surface vessel that packs a punch with its incredible speed of up to 40 knots, 1,500 nautical mile range, and 900kg payload capacity, designed to navigate the country's vast northern waters with ease. This cutting-edge tech was developed by industry leaders ahead of government demand, showcasing a commercial approach to capability development.
Egyptian firms made a strong showing at the El Alamein International Airshow, occupying 28 stands to showcase their cutting-edge drone technology and precision-strike capabilities. The event, which drew over 250 exhibitors from 50 countries, highlighted Egypt's growing presence in the global drone market.
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China's PLA has just unveiled a game-changing maritime strike package, featuring the stealthy J-35 and J-15T fighters, capable of launching a devastating attack from the seas. A recent video shows the two Shenyang-built fighters flying together, with the J-15T armed with YJ-15 supersonic anti-ship missiles.
The US has officially deployed space control weapons into orbit, designed to shield the joint force from hostile attacks, as confirmed by Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at a major conference. Meink remained tight-lipped about specifics, but emphasized the systems are now operational and ready to defend against adversary action.
The US Space Force has taken a bold leap forward, launching space control weapons into orbit, as announced by US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference. This move marks a significant milestone in the country's space capabilities.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works unveils Vectis, a game-changing stealth drone design that combines survivability, affordability, and flexibility to meet a wide range of mission needs. With its sleek, tailless lambda-wing airframe and innovative submerged intake, Vectis is poised to revolutionize collaborative combat aircraft capabilities.
Lockheed Martin is ramping up production of its cutting-edge Vectis Stealth Drone, with four additional prototypes in the works to accelerate testing and validation. The move is a major step forward for the innovative aircraft, with Lockheed aiming to build and fly the new airframes at an accelerated pace.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works is taking its combat drone fleet to the next level, expanding the Vectis experimental drone program from one prototype to a five-aircraft test fleet, with development work already underway. The ambitious project is on track to fly by the end of 2027, thanks to cutting-edge digital design and streamlined assembly.
Get ready for a game-changer in military aviation: the US Air Force is aiming to deploy at least 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2032, bringing autonomous fighters to the forefront of modern warfare. This ambitious plan was announced by Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at the Air & Space Forces Association's 2026 conference.
Meet the Gamera Drone, a game-changing unmanned aircraft that's shattering conventional wisdom with its bold design and impressive specs: a 72-foot wingspan, 7 munitions hardpoints, and an unrefueled range of 10,357 miles.