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29 July

US Air Force Adds L2 Aviation to KC-46A Sustainment Contractor Pool

L2 Aviation has secured eligibility to bid for future sustainment work on the US Air Force's KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft.

29 July

Giulia Bernacchi

Array Labs Secures $21M, Launches Defense Satellite Partnership With Mitsubishi

Array Labs raised $21 million in a Mitsubishi-led funding round, as the companies launch a partnership to develop satellite services.

29 July

Supercomputer 1. High-performance computing systems support AI-driven scientific research and large-scale data analysis for national security applications. Photo: US Department of Energy

Samantha Alexa

Pentagon Taps AI to Turn Decades of Defense Data Into Scientific Breakthroughs

The US Department of Defense will feed decades of validated military research data into a new AI-driven scientific platform under the White House-led Genesis Mission.

29 July

Illustration of the Palladyne IQ embodied AI platform, which enables robots to learn from human demonstrations and autonomously adapt to dynamic environments. Image: Palladyne AI

Samantha Alexa

Show, Don’t Tell: USAF Funds AI That Trains Robots by Demonstration

The US Air Force is investing another $2.9 million into Palladyne AI to advance embodied AI technology that allows autonomous robots to learn from human demonstrations and execute tasks with minimal operator input.

29 July

The Disruptor loitering munition, part of the Phoenix Ghost Group 3 unmanned aerial system

Christine Casimiro

AEVEX Lands $88M in Orders for Long-Range Precision Strike Capabilities

AEVEX has secured production orders worth a total of $88.1 million to supply long-range precision strike capabilities to US government customers.

29 July

US President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington on July 28, 2026. Photo: Israel Government Press Office/AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel’s Netanyahu Says Had the ‘Best Conversation’ in ‘Excellent’ Meeting With Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he had an "excellent" meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, marking their first face-to-face talks since the war with Iran began in late February.

29 July

The V-22 Osprey in the background as medics use it for rescue or evacuation

Christine Casimiro

US Marines Receive Final MV-22B Osprey, Eye Operations Through 2055

The US Marine Corps has received its 359th and final MV-22B Osprey, completing the program of record after the platform achieved initial operational capability in 2007.

29 July

Jodesz Gavilan

Rocket Lab Wins $266M US Space Force Launch Contract

The US Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab a $266-million contract to conduct up to 18 suborbital launches supporting missile defense programs.

29 July

Ingalls Shipbuilding works on the US Navy’s amphibious transport dock program.

Jodesz Gavilan

HII Brings Distributed Shipbuilding to San Antonio-Class Program

HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding has expanded its distributed shipbuilding model to the US Navy's amphibious transport dock program, starting with the future USS Philadelphia.

28 July