The War Department announced an increase in hostile fire pay and imminent danger pay today for the first time since 2002. A memorandum released by Tim Dill, assistant secretary of war for manpower and reserve affairs, states hostile fire pay will be issued at a full monthly rate of $450,…

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MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 — HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder and the global leader in autonomous seapower, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The award marks a major advancement…

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Three-year, $500 million contract vehicle supports accelerated deployment of counter-UAS capabilities for U.S. homeland defenseWarrenton, VA – 30 September 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401)’s Domestic Shield…

Passive, AI-enabled next-generation EO/IR seekers that deliver autonomous precision in GPS-denied and contested electronic warfare environments. LOS ANGELES — Oct. 1, 2026 — OKSI, a defense leader in advanced artificial intelligence, computer vision and autonomous systems, announced its line of custom Intelligent Seekers, purpose-built to deliver autonomous precision in GPS-denied…

Full Metal Jacket – Repro Afghan Plate Carrier Pre-Order Full Metal Jacket will open its pre-order books on Friday at Noon (EDT) for their Black-Ops Kandahar Afghan Plate Carrier reproduction. Launch edition will retail for $129.99 and further restocks will be $150. Preorders should ship in 2-3 weeks from the…

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SIG SAUER P226X Agency When I stepped up to the firing line during last week’s SIG NEXT event at SIG Academy, one of the pistol program managers mentioned that I should take a look at the P226X they had developed in conjunction with Agency Arms. Built around an Agency Arms…

President Donald Trump has said an Iranian peace proposal delivered last week is “not good enough” and that it’s “possible” he’ll ramp up bombing after the midterm elections in November. The comments came in a Monday interview with Time magazine published Thursday. During the United Nations General Assembly last week,…

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