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4 July

Giulia Bernacchi

LeoLabs to Advance Next-Gen Scout-Class Radar With US Funding

LeoLabs has secured a Tactical Funding Increase to support a software upgrade for its expeditionary Scout-class radar.

4 July

AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

Christine Casimiro

Northrop, ROMARM to Co-Produce Ground-Based Radar for Romania

Northrop Grumman and Romanian state-owned defense company ROMARM have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce a ground-based radar for the Romanian Air Force.

4 July

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says ‘Didn’t Make Any Progress’ With Putin on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said he made no progress with Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war in a call Thursday, as the Kremlin insisted the Russian president would stick to his aims in the conflict.

3 July

Staff Writer

Civil AI Rules Threaten Defense Edge, Atlantic Council Warns

AI’s dual-use nature makes defense carve-outs ineffective and may limit the US and its allies’ access to advanced technologies, the Atlantic Council warns.

3 July

Paraguayan aircrew in front of four new A-29 Super Tucano aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Paraguay Air Force Accepts Four Super Tucano Aircraft From Embraer

Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer has delivered four A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force under a contract signed in 2024.

3 July

A 20mm Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System, operated by the 218th Field Artillery Regiment assigned to Task Force Armadillo, fires a Pre-Action Calibration Firing (PACFIRE) exercise at Al-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on Feb. 26, 2025. The PACFIRE exercise calibrates the entire system to ensure that rounds fired are accurate and on target during engagements. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve will optimize defense capabilities so Coalition Forces can better focus on supporting partner forces. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Fred Brown)

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon Secures $279M Pentagon Deal for Land-Based Phalanx Support

The US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a $279.2-million contract to provide management support for the army’s Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System.

3 July

US Marine launches Switchblade 300 drone during training

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Requests Budget for Infantry Brigade Kamikaze Drones

The US Army has submitted a $70-million budget request to acquire components for loitering munitions as part of its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program.

3 July

ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) optical sensor.

Christine Casimiro

RTX, Shield AI Partner to Add Autonomy, AI to Defense Systems

RTX and Shield AI have forged a partnership that will integrate two types of Shield AI’s advanced software into selected RTX defense platforms.

3 July

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Scrambling for Clarity as US Downplays Halt to Arms Shipments

US officials on Wednesday downplayed a White House announcement that Washington was pausing some weapons shipments to Ukraine, after the war-battered country was caught off guard and appealed for clarity.

2 July