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First Release Of USAF’s New HACM Hypersonic Cruise Missile Has Happened Over Australian Range
The U.S. Air Force’s scramjet-powered Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) has finally reached the flight test phase, with at least one “release” having been carried out so far over a range in Australia. HACM has suffered significant delays, and the Air Force has taken the risky step of scaling back overall testing plans to try […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 5, 2026Veteran suicides declined in 2024 for second straight year
Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net. Fewer veterans died by suicide in 2024 than the previous year, and the rate — the number of deaths per members […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 5, 2026Houthis Lose Ground Along Strategic Bab Al Mandeb Strait In Saudi-Backed Counteroffensive
The Saudi-backed Yemeni forces battling the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claim they have regained a large swath of territory in a new counteroffensive launched on Monday. This includes the recapture of the Red Sea port city of Mokha and other key positions near the highly-strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait (BAM). As we reported last month, the Houthis […]
Space & Missile Defence · Oct 5, 2026Northrop logs first flight for self-funded drone wingman – breakingdefense.com
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Autonomy & Robotics · Oct 5, 2026Pentagon picks 4 vendors for counter-drone directed energy pilot program
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department today announced it has selected four vendors for its directed energy pilot program — an effort aimed at expanding the “operational use” of high-energy laser (HEL) and high-powered microwave (HPM) capabilities within the homeland, according to a Pentagon release. Ordered by fiscal 2026’s National Defense Authorization Act, the pilot program […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 5, 2026Spain Picks Airbus A321 For New Electronic Intelligence Aircraft
Spain is moving ahead with plans to rebuild its airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability, with the Airbus A321 — part of the highly successful A320 twin-engine airliner family — selected as the basis for three new SIGINT aircraft. The choice is disclosed in the latest issue of Spain’s Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, the Ministry […]
Naval & Maritime · Oct 5, 2026Huntington Ingalls stock carries a Moderate Buy consensus target of USD 367.12 – AD HOC NEWS
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C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 5, 2026Using PLTY Instead Of Betting On Palantir In The Run-Up To Earnings (NYSEARCA:PLTY) – seekingalpha.com
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Land Systems · Oct 5, 2026General Dynamics stock faces an October earnings test after Q2 beat – AD HOC NEWS
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Space & Missile Defence · Oct 5, 2026Northrop Grumman flies self-funded YFQ-48A Talon Blue autonomous fighter – Interesting Engineering
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Land Systems · Oct 5, 2026Boeing nabs potential $14.7 billion PAC-3 seeker contract
WASHINGTON — Aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded an undefinitized contract worth up to $14.7 billion to boost production of seekers for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor, a key system used by Western allies for air defense, the company said today. In a press release, Boeing revealed the contract was issued as a […]
Naval & Maritime · Oct 5, 2026The Bull Case For Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Could Change Following Major Truman Overhaul And Unmanned Push – Yahoo Finance
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Air & Aerospace · Oct 5, 2026Boeing receives Lockheed PAC-3 MSE contract worth up to $14.7 billion – Reuters
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Air & Aerospace · Oct 5, 2026Boeing receives Lockheed PAC-3 MSE contract worth up to $14.7 billion – Reuters
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Space & Missile Defence · Oct 5, 2026Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering 1 million. There is one issue: building all of them. The unprecedented rush to put satellites into low Earth orbit is colliding with shortages of […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 5, 2026The P-3 Orion Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Has Flown Its Last Mission
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has retired the last of its P-3 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. The AEW version is instantly recognizable from the saucer-like radar dome on top, as seen on other AEW types like the E-2 Hawkeye and the E-3 Sentry. CBP was the only operator of this variant of the […]
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 5, 2026Inklings | German government questioned on WFP and Palantir – The New Humanitarian
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C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 5, 2026Gorilla Slides 5% Despite Northland Buy Rating and $40 Price Target; Palantir Holds Flat, BigBear.ai Holdings Slips – Yahoo Finance
Gorilla Slides 5% Despite Northland Buy Rating and $40 Price Target; Palantir Holds Flat, BigBear.ai Holdings Slips Yahoo Finance Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
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