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15 July

Donald Trump President of the United States of America US makes a gesture with his hands on his arrival ahead of a dinner with the President of the French Republic and his wife organised to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles France on June 17, 2026.

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran Power Plants, Bridges if No Deal

President Donald Trump told Fox News on Tuesday he would expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not make a deal.

14 July

Rojoef Manuel

TOTE to Lead US Navy’s Medium Landing Ship Construction Under $2.2B Deal

The Pentagon has awarded TOTE Services a $2.2-billion contract to streamline construction management and processes supporting the US Navy’s ongoing Medium Landing Ship program.

14 July

USS Jack H Lucas (DDG-125), the US Navy's first Flight III variant Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is seen sailing the waters. A plain blue sky serves as the background.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Christens 81st Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The US Navy has christened its 81st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), in Mississippi, as program partner HII prepares the vessel for admittance into service.

14 July

U.S. Marine Corps riflemen with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), load a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer first-person view drone during attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 19, 2025. 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines are being trained and certified by the 2nd Marine Division and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team on first-person view drone systems to enhance combat readiness. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines Form Robotics Unit to Lead Drone Warfare Training

The US Marine Corps has established the Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group to supervise training and standardization of small unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone solutions across the force.

14 July

Giulia Bernacchi

Factorial, Tulip Launch Partnership to Advance Solid-State Drone Batteries

Factorial Energy and Tulip Tech partnered to commercialize solid-state and lithium-metal batteries for unmanned aerial vehicles.

14 July

The Phoenix Series unmanned aerial system. Photo: Enigma Aerospace

Rojoef Manuel

Honeywell, Enigma Partner on Mission Systems for Phoenix Drone

Honeywell Aerospace has teamed up with Enigma Aerospace to explore integrating advanced mission systems into the Phoenix Series unmanned aircraft system for US and allied defense operators.

14 July

Ronald Watkins

Kongsberg, Canadian Institute Launch $56M Maritime Innovation Center

Kongsberg Maritime and the British Columbia Institute of Technology will establish a maritime research and training center.

14 July

The RQ-35 Heidrun unmanned aerial system. Photo: Sky-Watch A/S

Christine Casimiro

AIRO Group Delivers RQ-35 Drone With Zentra Camera Suite for the First Time

US company AIRO Group has delivered an order of RQ-35 Heidrun military drones equipped with its proprietary Zentra camera and sensor suite.

14 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Plans Major JASSM, LRASM Production Expansion After Iran Strikes

The US military plans a major expansion in the production of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile and the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.

14 July

Concept graphic of L3Harris’Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 mission.

Jodesz Gavilan

US Space Force Taps L3Harris to Build 18 Golden Dome Satellites

The US Space Force has selected L3Harris Technologies to build 18 new satellites designed to track advanced missile threats and support the Golden Dome missile defense architecture.

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