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The U.S. and Greece are launching a joint security program to strengthen counterterrorism information sharing between their law enforcement agencies.

The Indian government wants one of its biggest military aviation contracts to deepen the country’s local aerospace industrial base.

The U.S. Army will begin fielding Sig Sauer’s M8 rifle in December, replacing the M7 with a lighter, shorter carbine based on soldier feedback.

The Pentagon named four directed energy weapons for a homeland counter-drone program, the first systems to be fielded and tested at U.S. bases.

France test-fired an upgraded version of its M51 strategic ballistic missile from a submarine for the first time on Tuesday.

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The Indian government wants one of its biggest military aviation contracts to deepen the country’s local aerospace industrial base.

The Pentagon recently announced a $450 million investment in The Elmet Group to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for the critical mineral tungsten.

The agreement follows a framework deal that was announced in April. Production will span seven years and be completed at Boeing’s Huntsville facility.

AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

Two companies scored highest during the second phase of a Pentagon competition to find companies that can produce high-quality, low-cost commercial drones.

The Pentagon announced Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build new ISR satellites in space, after admitting the U.S. already has weapons in orbit.

The Defense Department has awarded Raytheon a multiyear contract worth up to $20.7 billion to build Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs.

A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Trump and the Pentagon.

Belgium is pushing to get new naval frigates on time, as a joint procurement with the Netherlands is delayed by years.

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The U.S. and Greece are launching a joint security program to strengthen counterterrorism information sharing between their law enforcement agencies.

The Indian government wants one of its biggest military aviation contracts to deepen the country’s local aerospace industrial base.

The U.S. Army will begin fielding Sig Sauer’s M8 rifle in December, replacing the M7 with a lighter, shorter carbine based on soldier feedback.

The Pentagon named four directed energy weapons for a homeland counter-drone program, the first systems to be fielded and tested at U.S. bases.

France test-fired an upgraded version of its M51 strategic ballistic missile from a submarine for the first time on Tuesday.

The successful flight came just weeks after U.S. Air Force officials announced their intention to have 500 autonomous aircraft in service by 2032.

Anduril will invest $3.7 billion to develop a new shipyard in Maryland to build critical components for the Navy’s Virginia-class submarines.

Lithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent U.S. military base if Washington should agree to establish one there, the prime minister said.

The agreement follows a framework deal that was announced in April. Production will span seven years and be completed at Boeing’s Huntsville facility.

AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

The service is seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels.

“This is Europe catching up rather than the U.S. slowing,” Dealroom said of the trend. “EU 27 funding more than doubled in a year.”