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Boeing Defence, Space & Security backlog stands at $85.2bn as Q2 revenue increases. Credit: Bjoern Wylezich/Shutterstock.com. Boeing’s Defence, Space & Security division reported revenue of $7.5bn for the second quarter of 2026 (Q2 2026), a 13% increase from $6.6bn in the same period last year. Higher volumes contributed to this rise in revenue. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more First-half revenue totalled $15.1bn, 17% higher than the $12.9bn achieved in the same period of 2025. The division posted a loss from operations of…

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The UH-60M Black Hawk has been operated by the US Army since 1978. Credit: M.J.J. de Vaan/Shutterstock.com. Sikorsky Aircraft has received a contract modification valued at $56.8m for advanced procurement funding towards UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the US Army. The adjustment, identified as modification P00002 to contract W58RGZ-26-C-0008, brings the total value of the agreement to $121.8m. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Work is scheduled to take place in Stratford and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2027. The…

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Last week, Pakistan’s Ministry of IT and Telecom hosted its inaugural Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems Expo (Indus RAS Expo 2026), during which many state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private sector companies showcased their progress in drone, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Indus RAS Expo was a key piece of the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to demonstrate its support for developing and producing new technologies in the country. Indeed, immediately after the exhibition, the government also inaugurated a new hyperscale-capable data centre, Sky47, a key node of Pakistan’s efforts to build sovereign cloud and AI capabilities. Though broad in focus…

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WASHINGTON — The Navy has awarded a long-awaited contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding for Block VI Virginia-class submarines, and another for more Columbia-class submarines.  The Navy announced today a contract award of $42.1 billion for nine Block VI Virginia-class submarines — as well as material for another — and a separate contract award of $29.5 billion for five Build II Columbia-class ballistic submarines. Coupled with previously awarded funds of $5 billion for shipyard enhancements, the contracts are valued at a total of $76.6 billion, according to the US Navy. The two shipyards jointly build the…

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A North Korea-linked hacker group has been tied to four open-source software compromises dating back to March 2025, Amazon researchers said Wednesday, significantly expanding the publicly known scope of Pyongyang’s efforts to use trusted code to reach large numbers of potential victims and gain access to companies’ systems.The assessment for the first time links the same financially-motivated hacking group to compromises of four major JavaScript packages—typo-crypto, debug, chalk and axios—that developers use as building blocks for other software. The axios package alone receives more than 100 million downloads each week, and its compromise had previously been attributed to the North…

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DAYTON, Ohio—The ongoing war in Iran has pushed Air Force officials to prioritize battlespace awareness upgrades on the service’s tanker fleet, four months after two KC-135s were involved in a deadly crash during Operation Epic Fury.Top acquisitions officials told reporters Tuesday during the Life Cycle Industry Days conference here that upgrading the KC-135, the newest of which was built more than 60 years ago, was a major priority for the service. In March, two of the tankers were involved in a mishap that did not involve “hostile fire or friendly fire,” according to U.S. Central Command. Six airmen died in…

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