AFRL demonstrates Rocket Cargo delivery with SpaceX Starfall reentry capsule  - The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) tested Rocket Cargo point-to-point delivery (P2D) capabilities aboard a commercial rideshare launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 20.

 Airbus H140 flight testing: Hot and high expectations in the U.S.

 SMC 26 unites computing leaders to accelerate discovery  - The Smoky Mountains Computational Sciences and Engineering Conference brought together leaders from government, academia, industry and the national laboratory community to explore how high-performance computing and quantum technologies can accelerate scientific discovery.

 Boeing Introduces Dataliner, a New Aircraft Data Intelligence Platform  - New AI-powered platform combines aviation data with Boeing's aircraft insights to deliver fleet-wide intelligence and effective operational decisions Built with Microsoft data and AI solutions and...

 ER GMLRS Advances Toward Operational Fielding and Expanded Production  - DALLAS, Oct. 19, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is advancing the Extended-Range GMLRS rocket into production and fielding following two successful Soldier-led operational tests. The shift...

 25 Years After the Anthrax Attacks, Reauthorize and Modernize PAHPA to Better Protect Americans  - Today, 25 years after the 2001 anthrax attacks, the biological threat landscape is becoming even riskier. It’s time for Congress to reauthorize and modernize the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA).

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 GMS Reinvents Tactical System Modernization with Thunderbolt-Enabled Expansion Modules

 Three researchers join ORNL Corporate Fellows  - Three researchers at ORNL have been named Corporate Fellows, the laboratory’s highest recognition for research staff. Travis Humble, Edgar Lara-Curzio and Thomas Maier were recognized for significant career accomplishments, scientific leadership and their standing in the international research community....

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 A shifting landscape: Where the US Army moved in 2026 and what may be on the horizon  - As seasons signal the waning months of 2026, the U.S. Army’s operational map continues to evolve.

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 Cartels, Cameras, and Commercial Data: Nonstate Actors and Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance  - The most advanced nation-states can exploit ubiquitous technology, data, and connectivity to advance intelligence and military aims—but now, cartels and violent criminal organizations can too.

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 US Navy, Gecko Robotics surge AI maintenance contract to $300M  - Gecko Robotics uses drones, wall-climbing robots and fixed sensors to gather data on components, decks, welds and hulls.

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 A Better Response for Fraud Victims

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 Argonne’s Aurora supercomputer powers two of the largest cosmological simulations to date

 DIU unveils next phase in unmanned vessel competition  - [Sponsored] New threats, including downstream attacks, drive the need for improved tools to protect critical assets.

+2 from  breakingdefense

 US Army fields new system for sweeping munitions planning, management  - The service expects this first increment of TACTMIS to replace the previously used TAMIS system once it retires on Oct. 30.

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 Airman dies from rappelling fall before Navy football game  - A Tactical Air Control Party instructor fell from the Alamodome's 170-foot-tall rafters during a pre-game rappelling display.

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 U.S. Army awards Javelin Joint Venture $215 million contract for Lightweight Command Launch Unit production

 Test 20261019 multiple versions

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 FATF Has Declared War on Fraud. Not All Its Allies Can Afford to Fight

 Europe’s Diesel Winter Is Coming, and Washington Is About to Make It Worse  - Saudi Arabia went looking for allies against Ansar Allah, and so far it has gotten statements of support. Egypt has declared its readiness to back the Kingdom, but its statement…

 Northrop sees growing commercial market for microelectronics products  - Russia’s maritime forces may be stretched thin now, but one analyst told Breaking Defense that’s unlikely to be the case “longer term.”

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 Argonne’s Aurora supercomputer powers two of the largest cosmological simulations to date

 RTX Reports Q3 2026 Results

 Spike NLOS Live‑Fire Validates Infantry Use and ISV-U Platform Integration  - WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed a live-fire demonstration of the Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) system from an Infantry Squad Vehicle – Utility...

 Another Round Against Iran Will Break What Is Left of the Gulf  - Washington and Israel are talking again about “finishing the job” in Iran. Before they do, someone should take a hard look at the bill for the jobs already done. My…

 LLNL’s Wei Jia Ong wins Department of Energy early-career award  - Wei Jia Ong, a staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), was named a 2026 recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Early Career Research Program award. With support from the award, Ong will pursue an integrated approach to understanding the origins...

 US Army competition explores military uses for humanoid robots  - They're still a long way off from mass-producing Terminators.

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 Why the Army can’t build its Pacific network like the one in Europe  - “It wasn’t seamless, and we learned a lot,” Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor told Breaking Defense.

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 How ENGRT meets future NATO capabilities: Designing a future military helicopter

 US arms firm Anduril could make interceptors in Europe, executive says  - U.S. defense firm Anduril could eventually manufacture its newly unveiled Steelfin interceptor missiles in Europe, a company executive said.