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Saab announced on 27 July 2026 that it had received an order worth US$1.04 billion (SEK 10.1 billion) for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, with deliveries scheduled for 2030. The Swedish manufacturer described the buyer only as “a country in the Middle East region,” stating that “no further information regarding this order or the customer will be provided.” Saab president and chief executive Micael Johansson said the order “underscores our commitment to providing customers with mission-proven, multi-domain AEW&C capability,” framing the deal as evidence of “increasing international interest in GlobalEye.” The order is separate from Saab’s…

Colton Jones, Defence Blog The U.S. Army, Navy and Space Force tested the maritime variant of the Hammer of the Gods electronic warfare system for the first time Source link

DRDO Tests Project Kusha’s Interceptor for the First Time India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of Project Kusha on 23 July 2026 at the Integrated Test Range on Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast, successfully intercepting a simulated aerial target. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the test “an important milestone in Indian defence R&D,” adding that the capability to develop a long-range surface-to-air missile system “is possessed only by a handful of nations.” Defence Secretary and DRDO Chairman Rajesh Kumar Singh monitored the launch from the test range, and the Ministry…

A.M. Lariosa, USNI News The U.S. Navy is procuring a low-cost cruise missile to expand the fleet’s long-range precision strike capabilities and provide allies with affordable maritime strike… Source link

Jeff Kojac, RealClearDefense Congress should empower warfighters through partnership, not seizure of intellectual property. Source link

DAYTON, Ohio — After years of delays, the Air Force now expects a next-generation engine will be ready to be put on an aircraft by the end of the decade — though a top service official would not commit to which plane the powerplant might fly with.  Over the next few years, and coinciding with a cresting budget for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program, the Air Force expects to build and test dueling prototypes from competitors GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney. That work, according to John Sneden, the chief of the Air Force’s propulsion directorate, will culminate in…

Last week, Pakistan and Chinese companies signed agreements worth $850 million at the Pakistan-China Pharmaceutical and Healthcare B2B Investment Conference in Islamabad. Held on July 17 and 18, the event focused on vaccine production, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), medical devices, clinical trials, and related pharmaceutical subsectors. It brought together 146 Chinese companies with around 220 delegates and more than 200 Pakistani firms, marking one of the largest China-Pakistan business engagements in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and biotechnology sectors. Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal announced on July 18 that 16 contracts and 80 memoranda of understanding had been finalized during the event.…

Hope Hodge Seck, Navy T. The C-2 Greyhound made its final carrier landing at the end of June, capping off its mission as the Navy’s only carrier delivery passenger plane Source link

American defense strategy depends on airpower. That has been true for decades, but the demand signal is sharper now. The United States expects its Air Force to deter China, reassure allies in Europe, defend the homeland, respond to crises in the Middle East and remain ready for major war. Those missions are spread across different theaters, different timelines and different levels of risk. They all assume that enough combat airpower will be available when needed.  That assumption is becoming harder to defend.  The Air Force fighter fleet is now the oldest and smallest in the service’s 78-year history. Legacy fighter aircraft…

DAYTON, Ohio—Air Force officials plan to resume B-52 radar development with another Stratofortress after a deadly crash killed the eight-person crew onboard one of the bombers last month during a test flight. On June 15, a B-52 Stratofortress crashed in California during a test flight as part of the Air Force’s radar modernization program, which is aimed at keeping the service’s 75 Cold War-era bombers in the skies until at least the 2050s. The service had already planned to modify another aircraft with the updated Raytheon-built Active Electronically Scanned Array radar later this year, program officials told reporters on Monday during…