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August 2026 Archive

Explore news, features, analysis and defence industry coverage from this month.

Lockheed Conducts Second Test of New JR3 Rocket - August 2026

Lockheed Conducts Second Test of New JR3 Rocket

By Lockheed  |  30 August 2026

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully tested its new Joint Reduced Range Rocket (JR3) solution for the second...

Saab signs long-term agreement for camouflage systems - August 2026

Saab signs long-term agreement for camouflage systems

By Saab  |  30 August 2026

Saab has signed a long-term agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the Barracuda Mobile Camouflage...

Saab Gripen F completes its first flight - August 2026

Saab Gripen F completes its first flight

By Saab  |  30 August 2026
Air

The two-seat fighter, developed by Saab in partnership with Brazilian industry, accelerates training and enhances...

Saab receives order for RBS 70 NG from Finland - August 2026

Saab receives order for RBS 70 NG from Finland

By Saab  |  30 August 2026

Saab has signed a contract and received an initial order from The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command for...

Lockheed Martin Showcases AI-Driven IAMD - August 2026

Lockheed Martin Showcases AI-Driven IAMD

By Lockheed  |  26 August 2026

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated a Guam Defense System (GDS) Battle Manager Suite breakthrough prototype in a...

Lockheed Martin: A New Shield for the Indo‑Pacific - August 2026

Lockheed Martin: A New Shield for the Indo‑Pacific

By Lockheed  |  26 August 2026

Delivering with speed – four SPY‑7 Radar arrays, shipboard radar backend, and Aegis Combat System ready for...

Delivering AI at the Speed of Relevance - August 2026

Delivering AI at the Speed of Relevance

By Lockheed  |  26 August 2026

As the world continues to witness the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), Lockheed Martin has been at the...

Timber Express: Virtual battlespaces as the future - August 2026

Timber Express: Virtual battlespaces as the future

By Airbus  |  26 August 2026

Real jets, synthetic threats: Airbus supported the Timber Express exercise of the German Air Force in summer 2026 and...

L3Harris Demonstrates Multi-Domain Supremacy - August 2026

L3Harris Demonstrates Multi-Domain Supremacy

By L3Harris  |  25 August 2026

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) recently showcased a variety of interoperable, multi-domain capabilities at the...

Official Statement in response to the National Security Memo - August 2026

Official Statement in response to the National Security Memo

By General Atomics  |  25 August 2026

General Atomics is committed to supporting the warfighter and ensuring the Navy maintains the capabilities necessary to...

Lockheed Martin and Saildrone Demonstrate Launch - August 2026

Lockheed Martin and Saildrone Demonstrate Launch

By Lockheed  |  25 August 2026
Sea

Lockheed Martin and Saildrone launched two rounds from a Surveyor class Saildrone integrated with a Joint-Air-to-Ground...

Growler marks 20 years of jamming - and keeps evolving - August 2026

Growler marks 20 years of jamming - and keeps evolving

By Boeing  |  25 August 2026

On Aug. 15, 2006, the first EA-18G Growler — known as EA-1 — made its maiden flight from Lambert International Airport...

Rise of Condition Monitoring in South African Aviation - August 2026

Rise of Condition Monitoring in South African Aviation

By WearCheck  |  24 August 2026

WearCheck has been helping to safeguard aircraft engine reliability through advanced condition monitoring and oil...

WearCheck to demonstrate at Electra Mining 2026 - August 2026

WearCheck to demonstrate at Electra Mining 2026

By WearCheck  |  24 August 2026

Electra Mining Africa 2026 delegates can explore how modern condition monitoring technologies are helping...