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18 August

Fitness App Data Exposes US Military Routines at Middle East Bases: Report

US military personnel have continued to publicly share workout data from bases across the Middle East through a fitness app.

18 August

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

Pentagon Awards Raytheon $22.9B to Expand Tomahawk Production

The US has awarded Raytheon a $22.9-billion multiyear contract to significantly increase Tomahawk cruise missile production for the navy and allied partners.

17 August

Europe

Ronald Watkins

Former Ukraine Army Chief Warns Russia Has Adapted to Western Weapons

Former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhny has warned Russia has developed countermeasures to many Western weapons.

17 August

Americas

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Inder Singh Bisht

US Moves to Ramp Up SM-3 Interceptor Production With Boeing, RTX Deals

The Pentagon has signed agreements with Boeing and RTX to expand production of critical components for the Standard Missile-3 interceptors.

17 August

DOD Contracts

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Buys Up to 12 Airbus UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

The US Army has awarded a $115.4-million contract to Airbus Helicopters for the procurement of up to 12 Lakota UH-72B helicopters.

17 August

DOD Contracts

Humvee's from the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, conduct security during a patrol in the village of Abo Atei, April 9, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Awards AM General $82M Contract for Humvees

The US Army has awarded AM General a contract to procure High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, commonly known as Humvees.

17 August

Sea

Royal Australian Navy HMA Ships Yarra and Diamantina rafted-up to conduct force-integration training as part of Operation RENDER SAFE 2026. *** Local Caption *** Operation RENDER SAFE is the Australian Defence Force-led (ADF) multinational commitment to removing the danger posed by World War II-era explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Pacific countries. During Operation RENDER SAFE, two Royal Australian Navy Huon Class Minehunters, HMA Ships Yarra and HMAS Diamantina, and Pacific Support Vessel, ADV Reliant, will deploy to Tuvalu with an embarked Clearance Dive Team and supporting personnel. They will conduct a technical reconnaissance of Nanumea Lagoon to inform the Government of the extent of ERW within the lagoon. ADF elements will also conduct port visits in Honiara and Port Vila during the transit to and from Tuvalu. The ADF has been working with Pacific partners to build regional collective Explosive Ordnance Disposal capability through Operation RENDER SAFE for more than 20 years.

Rojoef Manuel

KBR to Manage Life Cycle for Australian Military’s Maritime Assets

Canberra has awarded KBR an $8.9-million contract to sustain key maritime capabilities for the Australian Defence Force.

17 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

M1 Wins US Army’s $10B Next-Gen Helicopter Training Deal

M1 Support Services has secured a contract worth up to $10 billion to lead the US Army’s Flight School Next program, inaugurating a modern approach to deliver initial entry training for the military’s rotary-wing pilots.

17 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

India Opens Bidding for 60 New Military Airlifters

New Delhi has issued a formal request for proposals to procure 60 Multi-Role Transport Aircraft for the Indian Air Force at approximately $10.4 billion.

17 August

Land

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines to Receive Tempest Anti-Drone Buggies From Vertex

The US Department of Defense has awarded Vertex Modernization and Sustainment a $19-million contract to supply Tempest counter-unmanned aerial system buggies for the US Marine Corps.

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