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The service is now planning to issue an award for the UJTS program between July and the end of September 2027.

The contract, awarded to Advanced Acoustic Concepts, is worth $53.9 million and also covers engineering support for the modules.

A set of three A-29 Super Tucanos are destined for storage after officials at the Air Force Test Pilot School opted against using the turboprops, a spokesperson for Edwards Air Force Base told Breaking Defense.

From autonomous warfare and drone innovation to acquisition reform and defense industrial base challenges, Breaking Defense examines the key developments and strategic priorities shaping the US Army’s future at AUSA 2026.

Macron has previously used similar words during his nuclear strategy address in March, when he announced in Brittany an increase in the country’s nuclear warhead stockpile.

“Rather than wait for requirements, we went directly to warfighters and built around what they told us they needed most: precision, less weight, modularity, and availability,” Aeon CEO Naweed Tahmas told Breaking Defense.

In place of the defunct aircraft, Airbus is prioritizing development of the U760 Ravenstorm that features a subsonic cruise speed and an internal weapons payload of 500kg.

These variants are designed to adapt to newer, unmanned threats, and also feature some new technology upgrades.

“Discussions are currently under way to evaluate Syria’s entry into the Mecca alliance,” Syria’s foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani said.

The Breakout previews a busy week overseas and takes a closer look at the Hollywood star who became an Air Force general.

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“I’m joining OpenAI to help the United States and our allies put this technology to work responsibly, for the people who keep us safe,” Dan Driscoll said in OpenAI’s announcement.

Better licensing and data management would do more for the Pentagon’s maintainers than sweeping new government rights to defense intellectual property, argues Elain McCusker of AEI.

Key to the autonomous project is Saab’s AI Fighter Jet Pilot Academy, designed to develop the agents and, in parallel, establish infrastructure necessary to “create, train and evaluate” them, says the firm.

“I think [industry has] the challenge of understanding what the demand signal is, and then again where to put their dollars,” Warren Sponsler, the COO of NAMC, said in an interview.

Reducing America’s military footprint in Europe may seem fiscally prudent, but relocating troops and giving up overseas bases could leave US taxpayers with a much bigger bill.

“The CB90CX is designed for uncrewed operations from the outset,” Anders Hellman, head of Saab’s business unit in Docksta, told Breaking Defense.

The purchase, arranged via a government-to-government agreement between Greece and Portugal, covers three KC-390 aircraft with options for up to six manufactured by Brazilian planemaker Embraer.

The new concept has sent personnel from Cyber Defense Command at Fort Meade to the Pacific theater.

The two companies plan to team up on “design for manufacturability, production planning, supply chain optimization, and ultimately building Lifter aircraft at scale.”