Defense Executive

An engineering development technician with AeroVironment Inc. launches a PUMA AE unmanned aircraft from the flight deck of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star during Operation Deep Freeze 2016.
Small uncrewed aircraft should be ruggedized; rapidly deployable; and delivered ready for use with minimal logistics, training, and sustainment.
Feb. 12, 2026
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The Army is looking for one prototype low-rate initial production (LRIP) robotic wire harness manufacturing machine, one full-rate production robotic wire harness manufacturing machine, software to operate these machines, and engineering services.
Feb. 12, 2026
A U.S. Navy sonar technician prepares to deploy an AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo counter measure system from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in 2023.
Feb. 11, 2026
The Pacific Target and Marine Operations division launched its 200th BQM-177 flight from China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Calif.
Feb. 11, 2026
The CAE simulators provide high-fidelity simulation of the F-16 Block 70 cockpit, avionics, sensors, and weapons to practice normal flight procedures and combat tactics.
Feb. 10, 2026
The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the F/A-18 E/F Infrared Search and Track Block II system in February 2025.
Feb. 10, 2026
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The DARPA Minitherms3D project will demonstrate thermal management of a stack of five equally powered chip tiers, with total dissipation of 6.8 kilowatts.
Feb. 9, 2026
These kits are modern ASW sensor packages that detect and characterize submerged submarines by sensing tiny changes in the Earth’s magnetic field.
Feb. 9, 2026
LTAMDS is an advanced sensor developed to integrate into the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) architecture and will replace the current Patriot radar.
Feb. 6, 2026

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