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5 October

Northrop Shrinks 20x-Clearer RF Signals Into a Grain-of-Rice Chip

Northrop Grumman is tackling a major challenge in modern radio frequency systems: moving massive amounts of information quickly, cleanly, and reliably.

5 October

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Commissions Second Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The US Navy has officially commissioned the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

5 October

Dr. Dan Tague (left) and James Pilkington conduct cold-hardening testing inside the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s Extreme Cold Chamber in Hanover, N.H.

Jodesz Gavilan

US Army, Navy Adapt Base Camps for Arctic Missions

Researchers have tested expeditionary base camp systems at temperatures as low as -54 degrees Celsius to keep facilities operational in Arctic conditions.

5 October

The NSMs will be used by the Spanish Navy's F100- and F110-class fleet. Photo: Kongsberg

Jodesz Gavilan

Safran to Double Texas Production of Naval Strike Missile Engines

Safran will double production capacity at its Texas facility for turbojet engines used in missiles and drones.

2 October

Giulia Bernacchi

Embraer, Mahindra Identify Nagpur for Proposed C-390 Assembly Line

Embraer and Mahindra identified Nagpur, in India’s Maharashtra state, as the location for a proposed C-390 Millennium assembly line.

2 October

Giulia Bernacchi

General Atomics Orders SRC Radars to Monitor Air Traffic Near Drone Test Sites

General Atomics has ordered two SRC AN/TPQ-49A radars to detect and track aircraft near its drone testing sites in California.

2 October

Giulia Bernacchi

REGENT Wins $5M Extension for Marine Corps Seaglider Testing

REGENT Craft will test its electric Seaglider prototype in operationally relevant environments for the US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.

2 October

Soldiers assigned to the 1222nd Engineer Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, 117th Engineer Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, prepare and detonate linear charges at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, S.C., July 14, 2025.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Says 97% of Soldiers Have Completed Brain Health Testing

The US Army said about 97 percent of its soldiers completed an assessment for tracking changes in brain function after blast exposure.

2 October

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Liminal Ground Drone Selected for Second Phase of Pentagon Competition

An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with a heavy wheel-based design has advanced to the second phase of a Pentagon-led competition after clearing an initial technical evaluation.

2 October