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6 August

War

Ukraine Needs to Destroy Russian Air Defenses to Use F-16s: Think Tank

The Ukrainian military will need to neutralize Russian air defense systems from the rear in order to use Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets.

6 August

Cyber

Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII's Mission Technologies division, Steve Wagner, vice president of operations at HII’s Enlighten subsidiary, and Grant Hagen, president of the Cyber, Electronic Warfare, and Space business group in HII's Mission Technologies division, celebrate the opening of Enlighten’s new office facility in Columbia, Maryland.

Rojoef Manuel

HII Cyber Subsidiary Opens New Hub in Maryland

HII segment Enlighten has inaugurated a new facility in Maryland to bolster data analysis support for the US military.

6 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ghost Shark is being jointly developed and funded by a partnership between Defence and Anduril Australia, and will become Mission Zero (0) for the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA).

Rojoef Manuel

Australia, Anduril Co-Fund Ghost Shark Submarine Drone Production

Australia and Anduril Industries have signed a co-funded early works agreement to expedite the Ghost Shark autonomous submarine production.

6 August

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Military Eyes Australian Island for Pacific Deterrence Initiative

The US military is considering a remote island in Australia as the next potential location for construction under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.

6 August

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Secures Materials Contract for US Navy Block VI Virginia Submarines

General Dynamics has received a $1.3-billion contract to procure long lead time materials for US Navy Block VI Virginia submarines.

6 August

Technology

From left: Darrell Phillipson, director, Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate; Dr. Sean Donegan, Digital Manufacturing Research Team lead; Timothy Sakulich, AFRL executive director; and Dr. Charles Ormsby, Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy division chief observe as Boston Dynamics robot Astro cuts a ceremonial ribbon, officially opening the new Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, July 23, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo / Sarah Perez)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Launches Collaborative Manufacturing Research Laboratory in Ohio

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has opened a Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems facility in Ohio.

6 August

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Defense Ministry Opens Bid for Ajax Boresight Kits

The UK Ministry of Defense has launched a competitive bidding process for Boresight solutions to be integrated into its Ajax armored fighting vehicles.

6 August

Americas

MQ-20 Avenger, Sabreliner jet, and F-5 Advanced Tigers.

Inder Singh Bisht

MQ-20 to Play Adversary Aircraft in Pentagon Training Program

General Atomics has been contracted to turn a pair of MQ-20 Avenger drones into surrogate adversary autonomous aircraft for a Pentagon training program.

6 August

Air

US Marines fire against terrorists operating in Fallujah, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

US Personnel Injured in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base

A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.

6 August

Americas