The Pentagon on July 20 identified the two American Soldiers killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan over the weekend as 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales.
Lockheed Martin said it would field a new and cheaper model of Patriot missile that could hit the battlefield faster, as global stockpiles of high-end interceptors dwindle.
Wes Streeting will become the U.K.’s new defense secretary, Downing Street announced, as Andy Burnham unveiled his new Cabinet after becoming prime minister.
The Pentagon said July 20 that nearly 100 U.S. troops have been injured in the war with Iran over the last two weeks, underscoring the significance of Tehran’s strikes on U.S. military installations across the region since negotiations to end the conflict collapsed.
Should Canada decide to join the international Global Combat Air Programme, or GCAP, as an observer, it should be seen as a “smart play” for the future that will not impact nearer-term next-gen fighter buys, Defense Minister David McGuinty said July 20.
The trio of Saab GlobalEye radar planes ordered by the Swedish Air Force are separate from—but a vital complement to—NATO’s own order of 10, the service’s top officer said July 20.
Navigating the complexities of hostile drone swarms on battlefields with cost-efficient munitions now anchors nearly every discussion on the future of defense. Such has been the case at London’s 2026 Farnborough Airshow, where Lockheed Martin on July 20 introduced what it hopes will be a low cost per kill solution to the ever-evolving unmanned threat.
President Donald Trump on July 20 signed an executive order to secure U.S. defense supply chains, including the critical materials necessary for weapons manufacturing. The order makes it harder for U.S. defense contractors to obtain a waiver that would allow them to buy minerals from prohibited foreign suppliers like China.
With eyes on the future Army, Marine Corps, and U.S. Special Operations Command missions, Anduril has developed an autonomous attack rotorcraft prototype designed to fly alongside military helicopters.
For troops and civilian Pentagon employees hoping that changing marijuana laws mean they might be able to partake, that dream has now gone up in smoke. The Department of Defense confirmed this month that weed is still off limits.
The Supreme Court agreed July 20 to review an Alaska bush pilot’s claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village.
