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21 July

MQ-9B Moves Closer to Carrying Joint Strike Missile

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Kongsberg Gruppen have completed two key design reviews for integrating the Joint Strike Missile onto the MQ-9B unmanned aerial system.

21 July

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier fires an M72 light anti-tank weapon during a training event at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in support of Resolute Support, March 6, 2020. ORS is a NATO-led train, advise, and assist mission seeking reconciliation and peace for Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)

Rojoef Manuel

Canada Taps Magellan to Produce M72 Anti-Tank Weapons Locally

Canada has contracted Magellan Aerospace to manufacture the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon, expanding domestic production of a key infantry weapon for the Canadian Armed Forces.

21 July

The P550 eVTOL UAS. Photo: AeroVironment

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment to Produce More P550 eVTOL Drones for US Army

AeroVironment has received a $117.3-million contract to produce additional P550 electrical vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial systems for the US Army.

21 July

FAA certifies Moog's GRC 4000 retrofit autopilot for UH-60A and UH-60A+ Black Hawks.

Giulia Bernacchi

Moog Receives US FAA Certification for Retrofit Black Hawk Autopilot

Moog has received FAA certification for its GRC 4000 four-axis autopilot for UH-60A and UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters.

21 July

Sonardyne’s On Demand Ocean Bottom Nodes.

Giulia Bernacchi

Kraken Robotics Secures $35M in New Maritime Defense Tech Orders

Kraken Robotics announced $35 million in new orders for its maritime defense, offshore energy, and ocean science technologies.

21 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Lockheed’s Microwave Drone Hunter Targets 50 Drones in One Flight

Lockheed Martin’s latest solution to drone swarms has arrived, and the defense giant is saying it can take on up to 50 enemy systems in just one flight.

21 July

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Startup Builds a Battlefield Tracker That Doesn’t Depend on GPS

TyrSense uses rugged NFC tags and a GPS-independent network to track personnel, casualties, and supplies across the battlefield.

21 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Debuts Low-Cost PAC-3 to Address Air Defense Cost Imbalance

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a lower-cost PAC-3 interceptor variant as militaries seek more affordable ways to counter aerial threats.

21 July

Christine Casimiro

US Marine Corps Pairs ACS Bullfrog Anti-Drone System With L-MADIS

The US Marine Corps has selected the Bullfrog M240 autonomous weapon system to counter drone threats under the service’s Ground-Based Air Defense program.

21 July