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    - Dylan Malyasov

    Houthi media released footage this week showing a Rajum quadcopter dropping a munition onto a Royal Saudi Land Forces M1A2S Abrams main battle tank at a forward position in Marib, Yemen, followed by an explosion and a fire that engulfed the vehicle. The video has not been independently verified, and neither the Saudi-led coalition nor [โ€ฆ]

    - Dylan Malyasov

    Ukraineโ€™s military intelligence agency, the Main Directorate of Intelligence, known as HUR, said Friday that Russia has built a secret military complex of biological laboratories on an island in the Tver region, where it experiments with dangerous viruses and other pathogens on behalf of the armed forces. HUR identified the facility as the โ€œCenter for [โ€ฆ]

    - Dylan Malyasov

    Saab has released the first public look at its concept for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft, an unmanned fighter designed to fly alongside crewed jets. The video shows an aircraft marked A3-01, featuring a delta-wing design, a single jet engine, and two intakes positioned on either side of the fuselage. The airframe shows visible attention to [โ€ฆ]

    - Colton Jones

    The U.S. Navy is asking industry for ideas on a replacement for the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, the ship-defense weapon used by a dozen NATO navies to shoot down anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The Naval Sea Systems Command posted a sources sought notice on Aug. 20 seeking companies capable of designing, building, and supporting what the [โ€ฆ]

    - Dylan Malyasov

    POLARIS Spaceplanes has flown its COBRA prototype for the first time, covering more than 20 km in what the German company described as a smooth flight. The German aerospace firm announced the milestone in a social media post, saying additional test flights are planned in the coming months and that video footage would follow in [โ€ฆ]

    - Dylan Malyasov

    Ukraineโ€™s Defense Forces have added the Alexa Spatium, a jet-powered drone built to intercept small aerial, ground, and surface targets, to their arsenal, according to a Ukrainian defense outlet on Aug. 21. The turbojet-powered aircraft was developed by Ukrainian engineers specifically to counter fast, low-flying threats in combat conditions. Its primary targets are Russiaโ€™s Shahed-type [โ€ฆ]

    - Colton Jones

    General Atomics has won a $42.9 million U.S. Navy order for spare parts supporting the electromagnetic catapults and arresting gear on the serviceโ€™s in-service Ford-class carriers. The order, designated N0001926F1037, was issued against an existing basic ordering agreement, N0001926G1008. It covers insurance spares and rotable pool spares for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, known as [โ€ฆ]

    - Dylan Malyasov

    A second Boeing KC-46 โ€œGideonโ€ aerial refueling aircraft landed at Nevatim Airbase and joined the Israeli Air Forceโ€™s 46 Squadron, the service said Friday. The aircraft is the second of six KC-46 tankers Israelโ€™s Ministry of Defense has purchased through the Pentagonโ€™s Foreign Military Sales process. It joins the โ€œGideonโ€ Squadron, formally Squadron 46, which [โ€ฆ]

    - Colton Jones

    General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Defense Research Institute Inc., of Anniston, Alabama, has been awarded a $41.57 million contract modification to build 559 warhead cases and 559 fuzewells for the U.S. Navyโ€™s Tactical Tomahawk missile. The modification, designated P00016, adds the work to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract, N6893619C0039. It covers production and delivery [โ€ฆ]

    - Dylan Malyasov

    Ukrainian drone maker Airlogix has agreed to establish a joint venture with Finnish technology company Innokas in Finland, Oboronka reported, citing a company statement. Airlogix Chief Financial Officer Oleksandr Androshchuk and Innokas CEO Janne Kostamo signed a letter of intent at the DALO Industry Days 2026 defense exhibition in Denmark. The planned production facility would [โ€ฆ]

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