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U.S. Army Awards Salesforce $5.6B Contract to Accelerate Military Modernization and Department of War Readiness: 1/28/2026 11:58:29 AM; Salesforce, the world’s #1 AI CRM, announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a $5.6 billion, 10-year* Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer: 1/27/2026 1:43:05 PM; NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new generation of missions and research projects.
Italian Army’s A2CS programme kicks off: 1/27/2026 12:01:13 PM; Today, at the Italian Army Multifuncional Experimentation Center (Ce.Poli.Spe) in Montelibretti, the Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) Joint Venture delivered to the Armed Forces the first four Lynx infantry fighting vehicles.
Northrop Grumman Releases Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results: 1/27/2026 11:49:37 AM; Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has released its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results. A copy of the earnings release has been furnished in the company’s Form 8-K filing and is also available on the company’s investor relations website at http://investor.northropgrumman.com.
Europe’s next-generation weather satellite sends back first images: 1/27/2026 9:30:11 AM; The images from Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder (MTG-S) show a full-disk image of Earth as seen from geostationary orbit, about 36 000 km above Earth’s surface.
Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique: 1/27/2026 9:24:02 AM; Residents of southern Mozambique who live or farm near rivers are accustomed to heading to higher ground during the wet season. But even by local standards, the deluge in January 2026 was remarkable for its scale and severity.
The State of Alaska Partners with Thales in Launching First Mobile ID App for Citizens: 1/27/2026 6:23:29 AM; • Considered as a digital companion to the driver license and ID card provided by Thales, the Alaska Mobile ID empowers Alaskans to prove their identity and age, as well as manage the use of their digital credentials seamlessly and securely from their smartphones.
NASA Welcomes Oman as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory: 1/26/2026 5:51:06 PM; The Sultanate of Oman signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Muscat attended by NASA on Monday, becoming the 61st nation to commit to responsible space exploration for the benefit of all humanity.
Bombardier Global 8000, World’s Fastest Business Jet, Receives Certification from European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): 1/26/2026 10:49:53 AM; • The Global 8000 is the fastest civilian aircraft since the Concorde with an industry-leading top speed of Mach 0.95 and class-leading range of 8,000 nautical miles(1) • The Global 8000 delivers the lowest cabin altitude in business aviation production of just 2,691 ft.
Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force F-35s train at Schiphol: 1/23/2026 5:43:50 AM; On Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 January, the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force will be conducting training with four F-35 fighter jets and a transport aircraft at Schiphol.
NASA Invites Media to Crew-10 Visit at Marshall: 1/21/2026 10:48:37 PM; NASA will host two astronauts at 10 a.m. CST Friday, Jan. 23, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
cortAIx, Thales’s AI accelerator, launched in Germany to Drive AI for Critical Systems: 1/20/2026 11:05:28 AM; • In January 2026, cortAIx, Thales’s AI accelerator, has opened a new site in Germany, bringing the total number of these cortAIx entities to five, after France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Singapore • This initiative aims to contribute to the development of transparent and trustworthy AI solutions, specifically for critical systems and security-relevant military …
NASA’s Moonbound Artemis II Rocket Reaches Launch Pad: 1/20/2026 3:03:10 AM; Editor’s Note: The timeframe for a wet dress rehearsal has been updated. NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft reached Launch Pad 39B after a nearly 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
BSNL and Viasat Advance Indian Navy’s SATCOM Modernization Program: 1/20/2026 2:34:24 AM; Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced they are supporting the next phase of the Indian Navy’s satellite communications upgrade program, set to begin later this month.
Successful JAGM Quad Launcher Demo Showcases 90-Degree Vertical Launch and C-UAS Capabilities: 1/19/2026 11:25:18 AM; For the first time, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) conducted a successful 90-degree launch of a Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) from the JAGM Quad Launcher (JQL) during a demonstration in China Lake, California.
Leonardo to acquire Enterprise Electronics Corporation: 1/19/2026 11:23:49 AM; Leonardo, through its subsidiary Leonardo US Corporation, has signed an agreement to acquire Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC), a US company specializing in developing, manufacturing and servicing weather radar instruments, and satellite receiving stations for meteorology, hydrology, research and aviation for applications in the military and civilian sector.
European Defense Fund’s PRECISE project officially launched to strengthen european defence capabilities in critical infrastructure modelling and effect prediction: 1/19/2026 5:57:56 AM; The European Defense Fund (EDF) research project PRECISE (Prediction and Response of Effectors on Critical Infrastructure and Structural Environments) has officially started, bringing together a strong European consortium to develop advanced technologies for automated structural modelling of infrastructures and effect prediction in predominantly built-up environments.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns, Splashes Down off California: 1/15/2026 11:11:41 AM; NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission safely splashed down early Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, concluding a more than five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Viasat to deploy critical TBO facility in Asia Pacific supporting next generation air traffic services: 1/14/2026 12:32:21 PM; Viasat is pleased to announce plans to deploy an additional Iris Test Facility (ITF) in Singapore to support the region in Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) implementations across the Asia Pacific region.
GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Rotating Detonation Ramjet for Hypersonic Missiles: 1/14/2026 12:10:37 PM; GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed a series of engine tests demonstrating the viability of a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet for use in hypersonic missiles, the first initiative between the companies under a broader joint technology development arrangement.