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19 August

A timber assembly undergoes testing in Auburn’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory, where researchers evaluate the structural performance of mass timber systems.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force Tests Mass Timber Housing for Faster Deployments

Researchers at the University of Auburn are developing prefabricated mass timber housing for the US Air Force.

19 August

Bulgarian Air Force's first F-16 Viper combat aircraft

Christine Casimiro

Bulgaria’s Second Batch of F-16 Block 70s Faces Delivery Delays Until 2030

Lockheed Martin’s delivery of the second batch of eight F-16 Block 70 fighters to Bulgaria could be delayed from the end of 2027 to the second quarter of 2030 due to production difficulties.

19 August

Jodesz Gavilan

NATO Taps KBR to Boost Patriot Air Defense Readiness

KBR has secured a NATO contract to support the Patriot air and missile defense system and improve its integration into broader allied defense networks.

19 August

The E-2/C-2 program office and industry wrapped up critical design review for the aircraft's Block II upgrade.

Jodesz Gavilan

US E-2D Hawkeye Block II Clears Design Review, Moves to Flight Tests

The US Navy has cleared a major design milestone for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II upgrade, moving it toward flight testing and hardware integration.

19 August

Researchers at Drexel will work with industry partners on high-performance textiles, digital design tools, AI platforms, and digital twins.

Jodesz Gavilan

Drexel Joins $480M US Defense Push to Modernize Textile Manufacturing

Drexel University will join a new 10-year initiative to modernize domestic textile manufacturing, backed by up to $480 million from the Pentagon.

19 August

Jodesz Gavilan

CACI Wins US Space Force Contract to Modernize Training Systems

The US Space Force has selected CACI International to develop technology for testing and training personnel against increasingly contested space threats.

18 August

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mario Infante, left, and Cpl. Jayden Spear, both gunners with 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Air Wing, rehearse engaging drones on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 11, 2026. U.S. Marines with 1st LAAD and 4th Marine Regiment drone operators conducted integrated training, allowing both units to mutually enhance their anti-aircraft and aerial surveillance capabilities. Infante and Spear are both natives of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

Rojoef Manuel

US Homeland Defenses ‘Ill-Equipped’ for In-Country Drone Attacks, General Warns

A senior US military official has warned that the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command lack the sensors and interceptors needed to counter swarms of low-cost drones launched from within domestic borders.

18 August

A test dummy equipped with a new modular handgun system is dropped at a rate of speed on a vertical deceleration tower inside the 711th Human Performance Wing, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 6, 2017. The drop is meant to simulate being ejected from an aircraft and tests the safety and durability of the new modular handgun system when exposed to the stresses associated with ejection from an aircraft. This is the first time any service has conducted this type of demonstration to ensure a side arm is safe for aircrew to carry in ejection seat aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force, Industry Consortium to Upgrade Aerospace Test Facilities

US Air Force formed an industry consortium to upgrade facilities testing hypersonic systems, sensors, and other defense technologies.

18 August

A Japanese H-3 launch vehicle carrying Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7, which hosts a US Space Domain Awareness payload.

Giulia Bernacchi

US, Japan Complete Joint Space Surveillance Payload Launches

A US space surveillance payload reached orbit aboard Japan’s QZS-7 navigation satellite, as part of a US-Japan security space program.

18 August

A U.S. Sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea March 22, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice India AaronTerrell)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy to Revamp Jet Catapults Aboard Aircraft Carriers Under New Trump Directive

US President Donald Trump has issued a directive mandating the US Navy to abandon its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems and return to steam-powered equipment for future carriers.

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