Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed during a cockpit attack on Flydubai FZ1073. The aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia after an emergency descent.

Hegseth has ordered work toward a new Autonomous Warfare Command, using Project Agincourt to accelerate U.S. drone procurement, testing and fielding.

Northrop Grumman is using robotics and AI to accelerate F-35 avionics production, shorten assembly time and expand automated quality checks.

MSI Defence Systems received a $197 million U.S. Navy contract for MK88 MOD4 gun mounts, MK48 MOD2 sights, hardware and spares.

Raytheon receives a $20.7 billion AMRAAM multi-year contract supporting annual production of at least 1,900 missiles for U.S. and allied forces.

The Navy awards a $9 billion NAVFAC Northwest IDIQ contract for military construction, including a $76.161 million Naval Base Kitsap project.

GenAI.mil has reached 1.7 million users as the War Department expands Gemini, Grok and ChatGPT across military and administrative workflows.

NASA Armstrong marks 80 years of flight research, linking the X-1 era to X-59 quiet supersonic testing and Artemis aircraft support.

NASA moved SR-71 tail 844 into a hangar as former engineers assess a possible return to flight, reviving interest in high-speed research.

Belgium will accelerate three F-16 deliveries to Ukraine by year-end 2026, strengthening Kyiv's fighter fleet and air defense against Russian attacks.

Boeing receives $26.2M to migrate F-15E Mission Training Center computers to Windows 11 and meet U.S. Defense Department cybersecurity requirements.

Russia warns NATO it could use nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad is isolated, escalating Baltic tensions as NATO says its activities remain defensive.