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6 October

Space Force Staff Sgt. David Diehl II, 436th Communications Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of wing cybersecurity, displays his new uniform Space Force tapes and service branch patch at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 12, 2021.

US Space Force Taps Xage Security to Strengthen Cyber Defense

Xage Security will strengthen the US Space Force’s cyber defenses through zero trust access control and data protection.

6 October

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Yerika Zayasbonilla, a data systems administrator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, adjusts the satellite on the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alize Sotelo)

Rojoef Manuel

Comtech to Deliver Next-Gen SATCOM Modems to US Army

Comtech has received a $48.6-million contract to provide satellite communication modems for the US Army.

6 October

Joe Saballa

US Navy Seeks Tech to Launch Drones From Non-Carrier Vessels

The US Navy has begun soliciting information on technologies that can launch and recover drones from sea-based platforms other than aircraft carriers.

6 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon to Develop More Efficient Propulsion Technology

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted Raytheon to develop a new class of propulsion technology.

6 October

File photo showing P-3C patrol plane of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force flying over the disputed islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China in the East China Sea

Juster Domingo

US Reaffirms Commitment to Defend Japan, Including Disputed Islands

The US has reaffirmed its commitment to defending Japan, including the contested China-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

6 October

155-millimeter artillery ammunition is manufactured at Rheinmetall

Juster Domingo

NATO Pushes for Increased Arms Production as Reserves Deplete

NATO has urged the arms industry to increase weapons and ammunition production as the Ukraine war continues to deplete resources, warning the "bottom of the barrel is visible."

6 October

Joe Saballa

US Clears $2.8B Patriot Missile Sale to Spain

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of four Patriot Configuration-3+ modernized fire units to the government of Spain.

6 October

Rojoef Manuel

Kaman, Near Earth to Showcase Heavy-Lift VTOL Drone for US Army

The US Army has contracted Kaman and Near Earth to conduct a resupply demonstration using a heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing drone.

6 October

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft returns to the fight after receiving fuel

Staff Writer With AFP

US F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria

US warplanes shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said -- an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.

5 October