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7 August

US Army Taps Four Companies to Produce Hydra-70 M151 Rockets

The US Army is expanding and diversifying its Hydra-70 rocket supply chain through prototype agreements with four defense contractors.

7 August

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Taps Hyliion for Next-Generation Military Power Systems

The US Navy has awarded Hyliion Holdings a $41.7-million contract to develop larger versions of its KARNO power system for defense applications.

7 August

L3Harris’ Viper Shield electronic warfare system successfully completed its first two-ship F-16 flight tests at Edwards AFB.

Jodesz Gavilan

L3Harris Completes First Two-Ship Viper Shield Flight Test for F-16

L3Harris Technologies has completed the first two-ship flight test of its Viper Shield electronic warfare system on F-16 fighter jets.

7 August

A Standard Missile-3 Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) to intercept a target missile during a test in the mid-Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Voyager Technologies to Advance Propulsion for Raytheon SM-3 Interceptors

Raytheon has awarded Voyager Technologies a contract to advance propulsion technologies for the Standard Missile-3 interceptor family.

7 August

A directed-energy system. Photo: Aurelius Systems

Jodesz Gavilan

Aurelius Raises $40M to Scale Directed-Energy Counter-Drone Production

Aurelius Systems has raised $40 million to expand production of its directed-energy counter-drone platform.

6 August

Marines engage with Textron’s Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle during a Marine Touch Point at Detroit Arsenal, Michigan. Photo: US Marine Corps

Samantha Alexa

US Marine Corps Taps AI for Smarter Equipment Repairs

The US Marine Corps is turning to AI to help maintainers make faster, data-driven repair decisions for mission-critical equipment, improving readiness while making better use of limited maintenance resources.

6 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Backs Development of Tiberius’ 150-Km Ramjet Artillery Projectile

The US Army has signed an agreement with Tiberius Aerospace to advance development of its liquid-ramjet-powered Sceptre artillery projectile.

6 August

The B-21 Raider program is on track and continues flight testing at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility on Edwards Air Force Base, California. The B-21 will have an open architecture to integrate new technologies and respond to future threats across the spectrum of operations. The B-21 Long Range Strike Family of Systems will greatly enhance mission effectiveness and Joint interoperability in advanced threat environments, strengthening U.S. deterrence and strategic advantage. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Conti Federal to Establish Alert Quarters for B-21 Raider Teams

The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Conti Federal a $39.9-million contract to build lodging infrastructure in South Dakota, expanding personnel support for the US Air Force’s B-21 Raider aircraft program.

6 August