Combat search and rescue’s uncertain future: As A-10s phase out, US Air Force faces questions of what comes next  - The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to retire the A-10, which for decades has proven ideally suited for combat search-and-rescue operations.

+3 from  militarytimes

 How will tropical cyclones impact coastal critical infrastructure — including nuclear reactors — in the future?

 NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant  - A NIST researcher has unveiled the results of a 10-year quest to measure the constant.

 L3Harris Announces Billion Dollar Expansion to Boost Solid Rocket Motor Production in Orange County, Virginia  - L3Harris Technologies, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Orange County Board of Supervisors have announced an agreement to further expand...

+2 from  l3harris

 Combat search and rescue’s uncertain future: As A-10s phase out, US Air Force faces questions of what comes next  - The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to retire the A-10, which for decades has proven ideally suited for combat search-and-rescue operations.

 How the US military could clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz  - An arsenal of drones, explosive‑laden robots and helicopters can help reduce risk, though de‑mining crews could still be vulnerable to Iranian attacks.

+4 from  defensenews

 How the US military could clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz  - An arsenal of drones, explosive‑laden robots and helicopters can help reduce risk, though de‑mining crews could still be vulnerable to Iranian attacks.

+1 from  militarytimes

 Weapons Physics & Design ACT awards drive university partnerships and research  - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has announced five research teams selected for awards through the Lab’s FY26 Academic Collaboration Team (ACT) annual call for proposals. Awards support university research partners for up to three years to perform research in collaboration with Lab scientists...

 AeroVironment launches new multifunctional drone variant  - The MAYHEM 10 drone, a part of the Switchblade family, will serve as a multifunctional launch system, capable of deploying from various platforms.

+1 from  defensenews

 Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create ‘Any Wavelength’ Lasers in Tiny Circuits for Light  - NIST scientists and collaborators have pioneered a way to make integrated circuits for light by depositing complex patterns of specialized materials onto...

 Will The US Cut Off China’s Iranian Oil Lifeline?

+2 from  hudson.org

 Berlin gets a front-row seat to German weapons’ performance in Ukraine  - A new bilateral agreement covers data sharing from engagements of the Panzerhaubitze 2000, RCH-155 artillery and the IRIS-T air-defense weapon.

+2 from  defensenews

 Is Donald Trump Trying to Create a Nuclear Narrative as his Escape ramp from the War with Iran?  - If you set aside your logic and rational thought and listen instead to what Donald Trump and his media echo chamber is saying about the war with Iran you are…

 Bill from vets in Congress would keep military roles open to women  - The bill, which lacks Republican sponsors, is explicitly described as a response to the Pentagon review of women in ground combat roles.

+2 from  militarytimes

 All 50 episodes of the Big Ideas Lab now available on LLNL podcast page  - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Big Ideas Lab podcast marks a new milestone with the release of its 50th episode. The latest episode, delving into high-performance computing for energy innovation, can be found alongside the entire series on the new LLNL podcast page. Since its debut...

 Army plans initial contract for HADES ‘ultra long-range’ effects in coming months  - The US ally will add $53B AUD in defense spending from earlier projections over the coming decade

+4 from  breakingdefense

 Looking into the void to cancel out material instabilities  - Picture two materials sandwiched together. The boundary between them may appear flat, but, in reality, it is full of tiny bumps and dents. Suddenly, the materials are hit with a shockwave. If that wave hits a bump in the material interface, it slows down. If it hits a dent, it accelerates forward. This...

 Maintaining America's Undersea Edge: L3Harris Secures Towed Array Production Through 2029  - L3Harris secures critical U.S. Navy contracts to continue delivering cutting-edge towed array systems that strengthen submarine detection and...

 Lockheed Martin Secures $105 Million U.S. Space Force Contract to Advance GPS Ground Control Modernization  - DENVER, April 16, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a contract worth up to $105 million by the U.S. Space Force to continue modernizing and sustaining the Global Positioning System

 The Infrastructure Trap: What Beijing Has Learned from Moscow’s Playbook in Central Asia  - President Xi Jinping’s decision to announce what would become the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan in 2013 was no accident. For thousands of years, Central Asia was the land corridor for the Silk Road.

 To Fight Ransomware, Turn to Incident Response Professionals

 ORNL names Joe Hoagland associate laboratory director for fusion, fission energy  - ORNL has named Joe Hoagland associate laboratory director for its Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate, supporting its role in advancing the nation’s nuclear energy capabilities and the growth of the Oak Ridge Corridor as a nuclear industry hub. In this role, Hoagland will support the lab’s...

+2 from  ornl

 Gu named fellow of the Ecological Society of America  - Lianhong Gu, distinguished staff scientist in the Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

 The Role of Land Power in the Future Global Security Environment  - As conflicts evolve, CSIS is launching a study to examine the future role of U.S. land forces and their mission, structure, and resourcing within the joint force. This study will consider what a strong, adaptable land power presence means for our national security.

+5 from  csis.org

 Watch What Trump Does, Ignore What He Says… More War on the Agenda  - Trump is going to attack Iran again — perhaps as early as this weekend — as a prelude to declaring victory and withdrawing US forces from the Persian Gulf area….

 RTX's Raytheon completes first flight test for RAIVEN® sensing system

 Sikorsky Offers New Armed BLACK HAWK® Helicopter Kits to Deliver Additional Mission Capabilities  - NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 15, 2026 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced its new Armed Black Hawk helicopter kits, expanding the capabilities of this proven workhorse. The...

 RTX's Collins Aerospace wins a Crystal Cabin Award for its SkyNook solution

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 The Way Forward for Global Health | The Futures Summit  - Experts discussed how the funding environment for global health has shifted internationally, how they are focusing their organizations’ priorities as the world moves more fully into a post-Covid moment, and what innovations they are most excited to deliver in the years ahead.

+2 from  csis.org

 Amid focus on Strait of Hormuz, experts sound warning on Yemen’s Houthis and Red Sea  - Foreign policy experts warn that the strait is not the only potential choke point that Iran and its proxies could leverage amid the war.

+1 from  defensenews

 For quantum computing, different qubits are better together  - HARQ program launches to move quantum computing beyond single-qubit systems.

 NATO Secretary General Visits Washington

+3 from  hudson.org

 Argonne scientists discover how to boost solid-state battery energy density and longevity

 Ceremony marks construction milestone  - Construction on the 136,000-square foot Power Sources Capability Building at Sandia National Laboratories is ahead of schedule. A beam ceremony, which signifies completion of the building’s steel structure, was held on April 14.

 Boeing and Millennium Scale Space Production to Meet Growing Demand

 Germany’s TKMS, Spain’s Navantia to explore Spanish-based submarine production  - The Army has spent years evolving itself for a China fight and now needs Congress to back the systems it requires for a fight in the Pacific.

+12 from  breakingdefense

 AeroVironment launches new multifunctional drone variant  - The MAYHEM 10 drone, a part of the Switchblade family, will serve as a multifunctional launch system, capable of deploying from various platforms.

+4 from  militarytimes

 US Air Force debuts operational AI wargame system  - WarMatrix is an AI-powered system meant to keep human judgement central to wargaming and was marked operational during an event in late March.

+3 from  defensenews

 Suicide rates among military families continue to climb  - The total overall number decreased, a drop that coincides with smaller overall force numbers.

+3 from  militarytimes

 Raytheon secures $3.7B deal with Ukraine for German-funded Patriot interceptors  - The first product in the MAYHEM line is dubbed MAYHEM 10, a launched effect system with a 10lb payload.

+3 from  breakingdefense

 Instability in the Kenya–Somalia–Ethiopia Borderlands

+1 from  rusi.org

 ThinKom Secures SES Open Orbits Type Approval for ThinAir Ka2517 Antenna  - ThinKom Solutions, Inc. (ThinKom) and SES announce the approval of the ThinAir® Ka2517 terminal on the SES Open Orbits network satellite fleet. The Type Certification comes following rigorous on-ground and in-flight testing.

 Redefining mobile artillery for a faster, more lethal fight  - Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his visit to Washington that Ukraine is in a much better place than it has been at any stage of the war thus far.

+5 from  breakingdefense

 The Curtain Falls for Hungary’s Orbán

+1 from  hudson.org