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BAE Systems secures 40Mk4 naval gun order from Brazil
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (166+ words) Jul 16, 2026, 09:00 ET RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has received a contract for two Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for the Brazilian Navy, forming part of the Patrol Vessel Construction Project (PRONAPA). The state-of-the-art ammunition used by the…...
AIAC, ISED release State of Canada’s Aerospace Industry report
15+ min ago (264+ words) Wings Magazine The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, in partnership with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, on July 15 released their annual State of Canada’s Aerospace Industry report, based on 2025 year-end data. The data shows Canada’s aerospace industry contributed $33.1 billion…...
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Rings Off Strike Officer
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (115+ words) Cmdr. Jim Hinds, strike officer assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), left, shakes hands with Cmdr. Thomas Park, Stennis’ intelligence officer during Hind’s ring off ceremony aboard the ship in Newport News, Virginia, July 10, 2026. John C....
Berthoud-based aerospace contractor Ursa Major to expand in its own backyard – BizWest
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (85+ words) Ursa Major Technologies Inc., a Berthoud-headquartered missile- and rocket-propulsion company, has chosen its home state for a major expansion effort. Ursa Major Technologies Inc., a contract manufacturer for the aerospace and defense industries, on Tuesday… Ursa Major Technologies Inc. has…...
Trump announces $10B investment in defense industry
16+ min ago (499+ words) By Matthew Olay Pentagon News President Donald J. Trump announced that the War Department will be investing roughly $10 billion in materiel production while in support of more than 4,000 defense industry jobs across Pennsylvania. Trump made the announcement yesterday while delivering keynote…...
The F-35s and the domestic defense industry
26+ min ago (248+ words) Turkey’s exclusion from the United States’ F-35 fighter jet co-production program had to do exclusively with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s choice to purchase the S-400 anti-missile system from Russia. It did not concern Turkey’s behavior toward Greece. Although many Greek…...
Agile Defense Wins $100M for Workforce AI Prototype to Support Combatant Commands
39+ min ago (223+ words) Agile Defense has won a $100 million Other Transaction Authority agreement through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace to fund the prototyping of its Force Deployed Engineering and Training, a delivery model that combines embedded AI instruction with engineering support at the directorate…...
The Navy wants a larger fleet, but it’s not clear it can be built
46+ min ago (203+ words) "It's not hulls that matter. It's launchers that matter, it's inventories that matter. It's the nature of your munitions mix that matters," said Anand Toprani. Terry Gerton The Navy has just put out a detailed shipbuilding plan, and AEI has…...
French developer of anti-drone systems is investing 10 million euros in development in Ukraine
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (287+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! French Alta Ares is investing 10 million euros in business development in Ukraine, in particular in expanding the engineering team and scaling up the production of interceptor drones, the company's co-founder and CEO Adrien Kanter told Defender…...
The CMMC Pause is Not a Pass: What Defense Contractors Should Do Now
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (817+ words) Jul 16, 2026, 14:26 ET The DoD's pause of CMMC Phase 2 has created confusion across the Defense Industrial Base. Requirements expected to take effect November 10, 2026 (including mandatory third-party C3PAO assessments for many CMMC Level 2 contracts) are now suspended while a new CMMC Reform Task…...