Production is on hold at the building where the explosion occurred while an investigation is ongoing. The new purchases will maintain Italy’s submarine fleet total at eight – the number navy planners believe are needed to patrol the Mediterranean Sea. Six Hunter-class frigates are expected to keep shipbuilder BAE Systems Australia busy for decades. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the Pentagon plans to propose Replicator 2.0 funding in its fiscal 2026 budget. "If Germany was to opt for PULS, they could not gain access to our missiles,” a Lockheed Martin exec said, referring to a competing system from Elbit. The Army is naming its short-range air defense system after Sgt. Mitchell William Stout, who saved lives in Vietnam. Could air-launched effects also be a long-range precision munition? The Army is looking into it. The new M1E3 Abrams' design is underway as the U.S. Army eyes a rapid fielding schedule. The government in Paris is pointing to Israel’s military actions in Gaza as a reason for the measure. Space Systems Command and SpaceWERX awarded Washington-based Starfish Space $37.5 million to build and operate a satellite for the mission. Load More