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September 2026 Archive

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NASAMS is combat-ready for Australian Army - September 2026

NASAMS is combat-ready for Australian Army

By Raytheon  |  20 September 2026

Raytheon Australia, part of RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon business, has announced that the NASAMS™ air defence system is...

Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future - September 2026

Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future

By Pratt and Whitney  |  20 September 2026

With a delegation from the U.S. Air Force on hand, the demonstration of the power of digital engineering...

A new day dawns for the MALD® decoy - September 2026

A new day dawns for the MALD® decoy

By RTX  |  20 September 2026

Raytheon is preparing a rapid production restart for the MALD decoy – a battle-tested, air-launched system that meets...

L3Harris Advances Production of Proximity Sensors - September 2026

L3Harris Advances Production of Proximity Sensors

By L3Harris  |  19 September 2026
Air

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force, valued at approximately $60 million,...

L3Harris Delivering Counter-Drone Systems to US Navy - September 2026

L3Harris Delivering Counter-Drone Systems to US Navy

By L3Harris  |  19 September 2026
Sea

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has been selected by the U.S. Navy to deliver VAMPIRE™ counter-unmanned systems...

More Than Manufacturing: Investing in Courtland - September 2026

More Than Manufacturing: Investing in Courtland

By Lockheed  |  19 September 2026

Lockheed Martin invests beyond its facilities to strengthen the communities where we live and work. In Courtland,...

Lockheed Martin Fast-Tracks PAC-3® MSE Components - September 2026

Lockheed Martin Fast-Tracks PAC-3® MSE Components

By Lockheed  |  19 September 2026
Air

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced the first delivery of mission-critical components produced by GM Defence for the...

Why Sustained Flight Is the Real Hypersonic Frontier - September 2026

Why Sustained Flight Is the Real Hypersonic Frontier

By Lockheed  |  19 September 2026
Air

Hypersonic capabilities are a key element of strategic, integrated deterrence, providing our customers conventional...

South Africa ready to host AAD 2026 - September 2026

South Africa ready to host AAD 2026

By AAD 2026  |  18 September 2026

South Africa is poised to host the 2026 Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Exhibition and Conference, as announced by...

Lockheed Martin has New VP and GM - September 2026

Lockheed Martin has New VP and GM

By Lockheed  |  15 September 2026

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced today Ali Ruwaih as vice president and general manager of the...

Lockheed Martin awarded $1.32B contract - September 2026

Lockheed Martin awarded $1.32B contract

By Lockheed  |  15 September 2026

The Australian Government has awarded Lockheed Martin Australia a AUD$1.32B contract to advance and sustain...

Introducing the AGM-158 FLEX Airframe - September 2026

Introducing the AGM-158 FLEX Airframe

By Lockheed  |  15 September 2026
Air

We recognised a demand from our customers to have increased options to support their evolving strategic defence and...