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XQ-58 Valkyrie Heading To European Market With Kratos-Airbus Team-Up
Harnessing a new Airbus-developed mission system, the stealthy Valkyrie drone will be offered to Germany, but there is big potential for sales across Europe.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Hope you like Pop-Tarts and Campbells soup!

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images
A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.

‘Wolf Pack’ Of Modular Mini Cruise Missiles Unveiled By L3Harris
L3Harris is the third company just this week to make an announcement about cheaper stand-off munitions that can be produced quickly at scale.

Army Puts $43M Bet On Next Gen Leonidas High Power Microwave Counter Drone Tech
Epirus’ CEO says successful tests of the company’s Gen II system capable of rapidly taking down swarms of drones could lead to an official program of record.

This S-2 Tracker Is The Last Of Its Kind In Military Use
Argentina first introduced the classic S-2 Tracker back in 1962 and just one example of the sub-hunting plane is still active today.

Patriot Deliveries To Ukraine Ramping Up, Others Being Delayed
While the U.S. and NATO allies are working to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot batteries, there aren’t enough for everyone who ordered them.

Army’s Sig P320 Derived Pistols Will Remain Unchanged After Concerning FBI Report
ICE is the latest agency to drop the P320 amid uncommanded discharge concerns while Sig says it participated with the FBI in follow-up tests.

This Is What The UK’s New Stealth Fighter Demonstrator Will Look Like
The demonstrator for the Tempest program is the first new fighter design to be developed in the UK in 40 years.

Israel Strikes At The Heart Of Syria’s Military Command In Dramatic Escalation (Updated)
The Israeli airstrikes come amid increasing tensions over the Syrian government’s treatment of the Druze community in the southern part of the country.

Details Emerge About An-124 Condor’s Mystery Flight Through Kyiv’s Restricted Airspace
Antonov Airlines, which owns and operates the An-124 Condor, has explained what it was doing and why.

SM-6 Fired At Target Ship Down Under By U.S. Army’s Typhon Launcher
The Army plans to field the Typhon system permanently in the Indo-Pacific, which will provide persistent long-range strike capability on China’s doorstep.

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