¦ Key Takeaways Raytheon received an $18.98 million U.S. Navy contract modification to provide engineering support for the ESSM and NATO SeaSparrow …
July 2026
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Wins $1.2 Billion Contract To Build Three U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II Aircraft
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes read¦ Key Takeaways Northrop Grumman received a contract worth up to $1.196 billion to produce three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II aircraft …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Defense Companies Race To Deploy Autonomous Uncrewed Fighter Jets Amid Growing Demand For AI Air Combat
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Defense companies across the United States, Europe, and Asia are accelerating development of autonomous uncrewed fighter jets as military demand …
- Military & OrdnanceMissile Defense Systems
MBDA Unveils Mobile Counter Drone Air Defense System To Counter Emerging UAV Threats
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: MBDA has introduced a new mobile counter drone air defense system that combines its combat proven ASRAAM missile with a …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
U.S. Army Moves To Fix Decades Of Accounting Failures As Pentagon Nears 2028 Audit Deadline
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Army is expanding efforts to improve financial accountability after audits uncovered inaccurate equipment records, accounting errors, and weak …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
Germany Moves To Take Direct Stakes In Defense Startups As Europe Accelerates Military Innovation
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Germany has unveiled a new strategy that will allow the federal government to take direct equity stakes in defense startups …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Pentagon Moves To Acquire Ukrainian Combat Drones As Battlefield Lessons Reshape U.S. Defense Strategy
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Ukraine has agreed to allow exports of domestically developed drones to the United States under the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance initiative, …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
BAE Systems Unveils Brontanax Collaborative Combat Aircraft To Expand UK Storm Fighter Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: BAE Systems has unveiled the Brontanax collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), a new autonomous air vehicle designed to operate alongside the …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Qarbon Aerospace Returns To F-22 Raptor Program With Composite Structures Contract For Fleet Sustainment
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Qarbon Aerospace has returned to the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor program after securing a contract to manufacture composite structures …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Saab And Embraer Move To Expand Gripen Production In Brazil With Framework For 20 Additional Fighter Aircraft
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Saab and Embraer have signed a Heads of Agreement establishing a framework to expand Gripen fighter production in Brazil through …
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