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July 2026
- Defense Contracts
Helsing Moves To Build First U.S. HX 2 Strike Drone Factory As Demand For AI Enabled Loitering Munitions Grows
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Helsing has selected West Virginia as the location for its first U.S. manufacturing facility to produce AI enabled HX 2 …
- Defense Contracts
Northrop Grumman Moves To Expand Sentinel ICBM Production As U.S. Advances Nuclear Deterrence Modernization
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Northrop Grumman has begun expanding its Roy Innovation Center in Utah with a new facility dedicated to supporting the U.S. …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
HMS Portland Expands Royal Navy Gunnery Readiness During Live Fire Off UK Coast
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: HMS Portland conducted live firing with its 4.5 inch main gun off the south coast of England during a Royal Navy …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
Senate Democrats Move To Block $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill As Iran War Dispute Deepens
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Senate Democrats on July 14 blocked procedural consideration of the fiscal year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), preventing the $1.15 …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Gripen E Expands Brazilian Air Force Multinational Combat Capability During SALITRE 2026 Exercise In Chile
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Brazil’s F-39E Gripen fighters have completed their first multinational deployment outside national territory during Exercise SALITRE 2026 in Chile. The …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
France Completes Laser-Guided Rocket Integration on Rafale for Counter-UAS Role
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: France’s Directorate General of Armament (DGA) announced the successful completion of laser-guided rocket integration on the Dassault Rafale for the …
- Naval & MaritimeSubmarines
U.S. Navy Moves USS Jefferson City To Pearl Harbor As Undersea Force Posture Shifts Across The Pacific
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Navy has announced that the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) will shift its …
- Global News
EU Approves โฌ120 Million to Bolster Moldovaโs Mid-Range Air Defense Capabilities
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: On July 13, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted a €120 million assistance measure under the European Peace …
- Global News
Rheinmetall Delivers First 155mm Ammunition from Unterlรผร Plant to Ukraine as Production Ramps Up
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Rheinmetall has shipped the first batch of 155mm artillery ammunition produced at its new Werk Niedersachsen facility in Unterlüß, Lower …
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