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29 September

Canadian Army soldiers stand during the opening ceremonies for North Wind 26 on Camp Makomanai, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force winter field training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan—running from Jan. 20–Feb. 3—focused on enhancing bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions and enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U. S. Army photo by Sgt. John Russell)

Canada to Test Gastops Oil Monitoring System for Navy Maintenance

Canada will test FluidSIGHT, a system that monitors the oil used to lubricate machinery to evaluate military equipment maintenance methods.

29 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DARPA Backs New Drone Tech to Squeeze More Thrust From Less Power

US drones could be in line for a power boost, with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency backing MagLev Aero’s effort to develop a next-generation propulsion system.

29 September

Christine Casimiro

Raytheon Ramps Up AMRAAM Missile Production Under $20B Contract

Raytheon has secured a contract valued at up to $20.7 billion to accelerate the production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles.

29 September

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop Delivers 21 Satellites for US Military Space Network

Northrop Grumman has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base as the US moves to expand a low Earth orbit network for military communications.

29 September

Lockheed Martin establishes the Quantum Innovation Center to speed up research and development.

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed Martin Launches Quantum Hub for Military Technology

Lockheed Martin has launched a dedicated center to develop quantum technologies for military applications.

29 September

A Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is launched from the U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California (USA). The missile scored a direct hit on a mobile ship target.

Jodesz Gavilan

Kongsberg Wins $404M US Marine Corps Missile Launcher Deal

The US Marine Corps has tapped Kongsberg to produce and support launchers and weapon control systems for its Naval Strike Missile.

28 September

Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey presents the Barracuda missile to Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs. Photo: Edgars Rinkēvičs via X

Rojoef Manuel

Latvia Eyes Barracuda Missiles From Anduril

Latvia has announced its intent to procure the Barracuda family of jet-powered cruise missiles from US defense contractor Anduril Industries.

28 September

M1135 Reconnaissance Vehicle team conducting hazardous response drill at a nuclear power plant area.

Rojoef Manuel

Ameresco to Field Nuclear Plants at US Army Bases

The US Army has selected energy infrastructure developer Ameresco to negotiate long-term land leases for commercial nuclear reactor projects at two military installations.

28 September

Dive-LD unmanned underwater vehicle. Photo: Anduril Industries

Rojoef Manuel

Iran to Reverse-Engineer Seized US Drone Submarine

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plans to reverse-engineer a captured American unmanned underwater vehicle recovered near the Strait of Hormuz.

28 September