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A STRONG OFFENSE FOR THE WORLD OF DEFENSE

September 4, 2026 Three foreign frigates – Japan’s Mogami class, the South Korean Chungnam class, and the Istanbul class from Turkey – are reportedly included in a study of ships the U.S. Navy could procure. The Trump administration has been openly pushing to leverage ships designed in friendly countries to rapidly bolster the Navy’s fleet while also working to rebuild America’s shrunken domestic shipbuilding capacity. So, it is worth examining what each design brings to the table, as well as the broader opportunities and major hurdles procuring any of them would represent. Read our full story here.

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U.S. Air Force Seeks Anti-Aircraft Guns To Protect Its Overseas Bases The request for anti-drone and anti-cruise missile guns comes as the Air Force is pushing to take on more air defense responsibilities at its forward bases. READ NOW

How Russian Drones Forced Ukraine To Park Its M1 Abrams Tanks After two costly operations, Ukraine's 425th “Skala” Regiment stopped deploying its M1A1s, but they have not lost all faith in the main battle tank. READ NOW

First USAF F-15EX To Be Based In Japan Departs Boeing’s St. Louis Plant The first F-15EX bound for the Japanese base comes as the program grapples with future sustainment concerns. READ NOW

UK Government Commits To Boom Refueling For RAF Tankers The next-generation Tempest fighter is driving the Royal Air Force to add a capability it currently lacks. READ NOW

USS Abraham Lincoln Looks Like It’s Been Through Hell After 286 Days At Sea We got our first good look at the Lincoln as it pulled into port in Thailand for its only liberty call of its entire cruise and after sustaining high-tempo combat ops for months. READ NOW

Chinese Cargo Ships Clandestinely Gather Signals Intelligence: Report It should not come as too much of a surprise that China is using its massive commercial fleet to spy around the globe as they go about their business. READ NOW

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F-22 Test Pilot Details The Raptor’s Incredible Speed

A chief test pilot on both the F-117 and the F-22, James “JB” Brown III, provides a fascinating inside look at these remarkable stealth jets.

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Flemish holidaymakers resemble Dutch travellers more than Walloons Copenhagen Airport records busiest summer with 9.9 million passengers Brussels Airlines crews may decline Tel Aviv duties under ‘unfit to fly’ procedure airBaltic agrees terms for up to €257 million in interim financing Berlin BER evacuates Terminal 1 over suspected hazardous substance Swedavia airports record 3% passenger growth in August SAS completes Starlink installation across all 81 Airbus A320neos Air Canada announces largest-ever intercontinental expansion for summer 2027 Emirates introduces electrically powered Premium Economy seat with privacy divider Air Canada to launch first nonstop Canada–Norway service In the 09/03/2026 edition: AirAsia and Pegasus launch codeshare linking Asia and Europe LOT to acquire two Boeing 787-9s from Virgin Atlantic in 2027 American Airlines unveils premium-heavy Boeing 777-300ER cabin Luxair receives first two owned Boeing 737-8 aircraft Embraer delivers 2,000th E-Jet to Azul TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787 diverts to Düsseldorf over medical emergency Belgian F-16s support NATO air defence during Northern Viking 2026

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Army to spend $465 million on  ‘Group 3 killer’ anti-drone laser The LOCUST X 3, a 30-kilowatt laser, is designed to shoot down the type of drones that U.S. troops in the Middle East have faced since the Iran war began. READ NOW ----oooo00O00oooo----

AV’s LOCUST Selected for $500M Army C-UAS Contract for Enduring-High Energy Laser Program By The Editor on Sep 04, 2026 06:45 am AeroVironment, Inc. has been awarded a landmark contract valued at $464.8 million by the U.S. Army Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fires (PAE Fires) program office for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program. This award represents the first-ever production contract for directed energy systems in United States history, signaling a historic transition from prototype to production for laser weapon systems. “This award marks a […] Read in browser » Duke to Lead $24M Army C-UAS Research Centre By The Editor on Sep 04, 2026 06:40 am Tapping into the expertise at the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Office (DEVCOM ARO) has awarded $24 million to develop a new center focused on building systems to counter drone attacks. Dubbed the Inducing Cyber and Physical Effects in Unmanned Aerial Systems via Cyber-Electromagnetic Convergence (ICE-CEM) […] Read in browser » Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt – the Titanium Tub America Still Fears to Scrap By The Editor on Sep 04, 2026 06:00 am High over the scorching Iraqi desert, Captain Paul Johnson’s A-10 ripped across enemy armor lines, spitting depleted uranium at nearly 4,000 rounds a minute into Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard at the height of Operation Desert Storm. Then a flash split the sky. A missile slammed into Johnson’s left engine, shattering a landing gear and cracking […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Enhances VNS01 Visual Navigation System with Terrain Referenced Navigation and Satellite Map Matching Shield AI expands Tracker C-UAS Integration with L3Harris VAMPIRE Rheinmetall’s LUNA NG Gets Provisional Type Approval Griffon Aerospace Gets $133M US Army Contract for Outlaw Systems Terra Drone’s Terra B1 Interceptor Drone Passes Japan Procurement Test UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Enhances VNS01 Visual Navigation System with Terrain Referenced Navigation and Satellite Map Matching By The Editor on Sep 03, 2026 06:45 am UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía has announced major software enhancements to its VNS01 Visual Navigation System, introducing advanced Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN) and Satellite Map Matching algorithms to improve navigation accuracy during operations in GNSS-denied environments and over previously unflown routes. Available through a software update, these enhancements further strengthen the company’s position in resilient navigation technologies for autonomous aerial platforms. Already […] Read in browser » Shield AI expands Tracker C-UAS Integration with L3Harris VAMPIRE By The Editor on Sep 03, 2026 06:30 am Shield AI announced that L3Harris Technologies has licensed Shield AI’s Tracker Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (Tracker C-UAS) to equip its VAMPIRE platform, creating an integrated counter-drone solution. L3Harris licensed Tracker C-UAS to equip VAMPIRE systems with AI-powered detection, and Shield AI is making the software available for licensing across other platforms operators already use. Tracker C-UAS, part […] Read in browser » Rheinmetall’s LUNA NG Gets Provisional Type Approval By The Editor on Sep 03, 2026 06:20 am A significant milestone has been reached in the process of achieving full aeronautical certification for the LUNA NG unmanned reconnaissance system: the Bundeswehr Aviation Authority (LufABw) has granted provisional airworthiness certification for the system developed by Rheinmetall. This marks the completion of a key step towards the intended type certification. Unlike comparable systems, LUNA NG meets […] Read in browser » Griffon Aerospace Gets $133M US Army Contract for Outlaw Systems By The Editor on Sep 03, 2026 06:15 am Griffon Aerospace Inc. was awarded a $132,978,776 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Griffon Outlaw systems, support equipment and field service representatives, according to a Department of War contract announcement. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal is the contracting activity. The contract was awarded Aug. 10 and carries an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2026. Work locations […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:Terra Drone’s Terra B1 Interceptor Drone Passes Japan Procurement Test Invariant Demonstrates Fully Passive C-UAS Kill Chain TEKEVER Acquires Flowcopter for Breakthrough Propulsion Technology Californian Cloud-Seeding Drones Produced 19 Million Gallons Extra Rain in 3 Hours in Alaska Taiwan to Acquire More than 2,000 Altius Drones from Anduril

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Coast Guard Jet Carrying DHS Secretary Loses Engine

Flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to Reagan National after reporting loss of right engine power.

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