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US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter◆Boeing wins U.S. Navy F/A-XX contract worth more than $20 billion, securing second sixth-generation fighter program after F-47◆HII Achieves Preliminary Acceptance of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)◆U.S. Air Force says F-15EX Eagle II will replace aging F-15C/D fighters with upgraded avionics and survivability, supporting future modernization◆Pentagon task force, Army announce billions in counter-drone tech awards◆NATO’s Rutte highlights stronger air defence and counter-drone measures after Italian jets shoot down drone in Lithuanian airspace◆Collins Aerospace announces 14,000-square-foot Iowa plant expansion to increase engine component capacity for commercial and military aircraft◆Boeing wins Navy next-gen fighter F/A-XX competition◆Task force says drone threats on US-Mexico border increasingly linked to human trafficking◆U.S. Navy shipyard rebuilding plans stretch beyond 2080, with some fleet maintenance facilities deferred into the 2070s, GAO says◆ US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter◆Boeing wins U.S. Navy F/A-XX contract worth more than $20 billion, securing second sixth-generation fighter program after F-47◆HII Achieves Preliminary Acceptance of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)◆U.S. Air Force says F-15EX Eagle II will replace aging F-15C/D fighters with upgraded avionics and survivability, supporting future modernization◆Pentagon task force, Army announce billions in counter-drone tech awards◆NATO’s Rutte highlights stronger air defence and counter-drone measures after Italian jets shoot down drone in Lithuanian airspace◆Collins Aerospace announces 14,000-square-foot Iowa plant expansion to increase engine component capacity for commercial and military aircraft◆Boeing wins Navy next-gen fighter F/A-XX competition◆Task force says drone threats on US-Mexico border increasingly linked to human trafficking◆U.S. Navy shipyard rebuilding plans stretch beyond 2080, with some fleet maintenance facilities deferred into the 2070s, GAO says◆

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TRL 4 Media is a daily briefing on defence technology: the contracts, funding rounds and procurement decisions that move the sector, reported the morning after they happen.

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