Leidos Australia has been appointed systems integration partner for the ADF Project Land 156 counter-small uncrewed aerial systems (CsUAS).
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Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or on a deck pitching in a storm at night, the skill to make a carrier landing, or trap, is at the heart of Naval aviation.
Is it the start of Skynet? Maybe. On August 20, 2025, the Army awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a $43 million contract for modernization engineering efforts on the Black Hawk helicopter.
Specifically, the aircraft will be upgraded with a digital backbone that will allow the integration of unmanned aerial systems and future augmentation with AI.
Entering service with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade in 1979, the UH-60 Black Hawk was one of the “Big Five” weapon systems designed to modernize the Army in the wake of the Vietnam War.
Long-term prospects for European economic growth hinge on increased R&D spending and the modernisation of military technologies.
Alistair MacDonald, WSJ
Even as UAVs flood the Ukrainian battlefield, the howitzer’s speed and firepower plays a key role
Burke, Stars & Str.
Brent Ramsey, The Patriot Post
If the U.S. Navy is to retain its status as the premier fleet in the world, we must address the issue of our failing shipyards.
Brent D.
L.C.
The Pentagon’s arsenal and defense industrial base is built on materials that China can turn off like a light switch. Growing uncertainty in critical mineral markets and the open weaponization of supply chains by China has prompted a paradigm shift in how the Pentagon addresses these issues.In July 2025, the Department of Defense and MP Materials structured a package comprising equity in the company, a 10-year price floor for certain rare earth elements, long-term magnet offtake, and project financing.