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The Australian Government has signed a $63.12m (A$100m) facility service deed with BAE Systems Australia to support the country’s existing fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft.

The US Space Systems Command (SSC) and other mission partners have successfully launched the US Space Force (USSF)-44.

Canadian software development startup Minerva Intelligence has launched an AI-powered application programming interface (API) called climate85 API for climate risk data.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researchers have developed a system called ‘series elastic end effectors’ (SEED) that enable robots to use grabbed tools correctly and successfully.

RIVA Networks and JMA Wireless have been contracted to deliver private 5G capabilities at the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Rome Research Site (RRS).

Hensoldt has delivered the first TRML-4D multifunctional radar system to equip Diehl Defence's IRIS-T surface-launched medium-range (SLM) air defence system.

US Pease Air National Guard (ANG) has announced the successful completion of the first full replacement of a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft’s auxiliary power unit (APU).

Serco has been contracted to continue to support the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) solid state phased array radar (SSPAR) system.

Lockheed Martin Australia has announced its plans to invest $46.61m (AUD$74m) to set up a new national integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) ecosystem in Australia.

The Portuguese Air Force’s (Força Aérea Portuguesa – FAP) first of five KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft built by Brazilian aerospace company Embraer has arrived in Portugal.