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The return of heavy manufacturing is a welcome boost for the UK’s defence sector. Credit: BAE Systems UK delivers first four UK-made 105mm/155mm artillery barrel forgings to Ukraine to validate manufacturing ahead of full programme integration Part of a 2025 MoD contract that could see up to 150 barrels produced, forged by Sheffield Forgemasters and finished/integrated in Ukraine Move supports Ukraine’s artillery capability while helping restart UK defence manufacturing; exact Ukrainian systems to receive the barrels remain unclear The UK has delivered the first British-made artillery barrels to Ukraine as an initial test to determine manufacturing processes ahead of full-scale…

English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Iran has warned it will respond “proportionally” to further US military action, as Washington carried out fresh strikes against Iranian military targets and President Donald Trump threatened to widen the military campaign. The latest developments come despite a US-Iran…

Nick Mordowanec, Military.com Members of Congress are drawing lines in the sand on the sweeping defense legislation that requires some Democrats to cross the aisle. Source link

After a nine-month pause, the Space Development Agency is finally scheduled to launch its next batch of satellites for its sprawling military-communication constellation—even as draft legislation weighs dissolving the agency.SDA is scheduled to launch its next 21 Tranche 1 satellites on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Their payloads will be part of the data-transport layer of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a network of hundreds of low-earth-orbit satellites to be used for space-based military communications and threat detection. After the first two batches of those satellites were sent into orbit this past…

A US Army Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter. Credit: agustin.photo/Shutterstock.com. Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) recorded 35 deliveries of military aircraft and related products during the second quarter of 2026, surpassing its total of 30 deliveries in the preceding quarter.   The company made these deliveries across a range of platforms, including new and remanufactured helicopter models, aerial refuelling tankers, and fighter aircraft.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Figures for the second quarter include six new AH-64 Apache helicopters and nine remanufactured…

English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Zach Gitomer, Chief Financial Officer and Erick Wegerer, Chief Information Officer Axiom Space is strengthening its financial and technology leadership as the Houston-based company seeks to make the leap from flying private astronauts to the International Space Station to…

Heckmann, NatDefense The Army is developing an uncrewed launcher that can fire various types of missiles Source link

Kratos develops hypersonic systems, solid rocket motors and other high-speed systems and vehicles. Credit: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Kratos) has received approximately $400m in funding from the United States Department of War (DoW) to support several hypersonic system and national security-related programmes.  In a 14 July release, the company stated that work linked to these hypersonic system programmes is set to take place at their secure facilities as well as at government sites.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Further details…

D. Mahadzir, USNI News USS Essex (LHD 2) is the centerpiece of large-scale additive manufacturing tests during Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise Source link

Officials at the groundbreaking ceremony. Credit: Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new “Legacy Building” at its Roy Innovation Center (RIC) in Utah to expedite the next-generation Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) strategic deterrent programme for the US Air Force (USAF).  Work on the new facility will begin this summer, with completion scheduled for 2028.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more This latest development will bring the RIC campus to a total of six buildings and increase its office space to…