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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — Beginning this year, the Air Force is introducing Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0, an improved version of our legacy deployment construct, as its new wing unit of action. AEW 2.0 will be implemented in fiscal year 2027. Changes in the global strategic environment over the last several years emphasized a clear need: maintain an elevated state of readiness to deter and win in high-end conflict. To achieve this, the Air Force has reevaluated its approach to generating and deploying combat airpower. The service evolved its force presentation through different deployment models in recent years, including the Expeditionary…
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – January 27, 2026 –AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader delivering software-enabled disruptive autonomous systems, and CAL Analytics, an innovator in advanced airspace management technologies, today announced the completed installation and initial operation of a new Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) airspace management facility at the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport in Springfield, Ohio. Initially developed under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the project now features an upgraded installation that integrates AV_Halo™ COMMAND, AV’s command and control (C2) architecture, with CAL Analytics’ Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) enterprise platform to establish the nation’s premiere test environment and management facility, where Department of War operators can…
Acquisition Strengthens Defense Company’s Tactical-Edge Ecosystem with Multi-Domain Intelligence Tools BOZEMAN, Mont., Jan. 29, 2026 — Reveal Technology, a veteran-founded defense technology company, announced today the acquisition of Anomaly Six (A6), a multi-domain digital intelligence company. The acquisition strengthens Reveal’s operator-focused intelligence capabilities, by integrating A6’s global location and behavioral-pattern solutions with Reveal’s autonomous tactical ecosystem. Unifying these intelligence streams gives warfighters at the tactical edge complete, real-time insight where and when it’s needed most. Anomaly Six brings a mature suite of commercially derived intelligence tools used to map global digital activity, understand connectivity networks, and analyze operational behaviors. These…
Rome, 27/01/2026 – Today, at the Italian Army Multifuncional Experimentation Center (Ce.Poli.Spe) in Montelibretti, the Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) Joint Venture delivered to the Armed Forces the first four Lynx KF-41 infantry fighting vehicles. This first delivery marks the official launch of the “A2CS” (Army Armoured Combat Systems) programme, for which an initial contract for the acquisition of 21 new “A2CS Combat” vehicles was signed at the end of last year.The ceremony was held in the presence of the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, General Carmine Masiello, the Chief Executive…
Metis Launches Skyperion Lightweight – Mobile C-UAS Detect, Track and Identify Metis, specialists in providing Radio Frequency (RF) and drone detection innovative technologies across diverse sectors, launches their latest detection product, Skyperion Lightweight. Skyperion Lightweight has virtually all the same passive counter-uncrewed air systems (C-UAS) detect, track and identify (DTI) sensor capability as its operationally proven and highly respected big brother Skyperion Rugged, but has been re-engineered into a smaller weight and power (SWaP) format optimised for users requiring mobility, rapid deployment and on-the-move operation. For the last 10 years, Metis has been at the forefront of passive C-UAS RF…
Army Intelligence Data Platform-Next (AIDP-Next) Virtual Industry Day 12 Feb 2026 Project Manager Intelligence Systems & Analytics is hosting an Army Intelligence Data Platform-Next (AIDP-Next) Virtual Industry Day 12 Feb 2026 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. The Industry Day will facilitate industry exchange, market research, and information sharing related to the future of AIDP-Next. For more information and registration, visit forms.osi.apps.mil/pages/responsepage. Read the full article here
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Blaser Group to Showcase New Blaser R8 Professional 2.0 Rifle and New Mauser 98 Das Original at the 2026 Dallas Safari Club Convention San Antonio, Texas (January 28, 2026) – Blaser Group is excited to return to Atlanta for the Dallas Safari Club Convention and Expo February 6-8, 2026, and will have its two newest rifles on display – the state-of-the-art Blaser R8 Professional 2.0 straight-pull rifle and new Mauser 98 Das Original bolt-action rifle. Blaser Safaris will also be there representing their premium global hunting properties. Come by booth #1259 to meet with the team and see all of…