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30 June

General Dynamics Awarded $1.8B Deal for US Navy Virginia Submarines

The US Department of Defense has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $1.8-billion contract to continue long lead time materials acquisition in support of the US Navy’s Virginia-class Block VI submarine program.

30 June

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Navy Turns to AI to Plan Drone Swarm Missions

The US Navy has demonstrated an AI-powered planning tool designed to speed up and simplify how it prepares unmanned missions.

30 June

Giulia Bernacchi

AeroVironment’s Wildcat Advances in DARPA’s VTOL Drone Testing Program

AeroVironment’s Wildcat drone has reached key developments under DARPA’s Early Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) program.

28 June

Staff Writer With AFP

US Sanctions on Sudan Over Alleged Chemical Weapons Use Take Effect

US sanctions on Sudan have taken effect, with Washington saying Khartoum's military used chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war.

27 June

(From L) Northrop Grumman VP Steve O’Bryan, US Mission to NATO Defense Advisor Scott Delius, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, and Nammo CEO Morten Brandtzæg at the NATO Summit

Christine Casimiro

Lithuania, Northrop Expand Medium-Caliber Ammo Production Partnership

Lithuania and Northrop Grumman have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand the co-production of medium-caliber ammunition, building on an initial deal inked in September 2024.

27 June

interior of the MV-75 FLRAA virtual prototype

Christine Casimiro

US Army Accepts First MV-75 FLRAA Virtual Prototype

The US Army has accepted its first of two MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) virtual prototypes developed by Bell Textron, with the second scheduled for delivery later this month to the Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

27 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Rwanda, DRC to Ink Peace Deal in US but Questions Remain

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington to put an end to a conflict.

26 June

250603-N-FC892-1158 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2025) Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to load an AIM-9X missile on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while in the Philippine Sea, June 3. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Pursley)

Rojoef Manuel

MDA Eyes ‘Gunslinger’ Air-Launched Missile for Hypersonic Threat Defense

The US Missile Defense Agency is considering the use of the Air Intercept Missile 174B “Gunslinger” air-to-air missile as a primary solution against hypersonic threats.

26 June