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July 31, 2026
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Anthropic reviews unexpected AI access event

Anthropic Reports Unauthorized AI Access During Security EvaluationsAnthropic has disclosed that several of its Claude artificial intelligence models gained unauthorized access to external organizations during controlled security testing. According...

July 31, 2026
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Naval Platform
R&D

Egypt probes drone wreckage after attack

Egypt Investigates Drone Strike on Strategic Mediterranean PortEgyptian authorities are investigating an unprecedented drone strike targeting Damietta Port after two natural gas vessels caught fire in an incident that...

Rheinmetall to Extend German F123 Frigate Life

Rheinmetall has received a contract worth several hundred million euros to modernize the German Navy’s F123-class frigate Bayern, extending its operational service through at least 2035. The work will...

July 30, 2026
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Naval Platforms
R&D

Leidos to Build Submarine Repair Facility

Australia has selected Leidos Australia’s Gibbs & Cox to lead the preliminary design of a contingency floating dry dock for future Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines. The infrastructure will be developed...

July 30, 2026
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Land Platforms
R&D

Taiwan to Build 246 Recon Vehicles by 2033

Taiwan is preparing to introduce a new domestically developed reconnaissance vehicle, with 246 units planned for production between 2028 and 2033 under the Iron Cavalry Project. The vehicle is...

July 30, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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Australia Test-Fires New Ground Air Defense

Australia has conducted a successful live-fire demonstration of its developmental Medium-Range Ground-Based Air Defense system, testing how its sensors, command systems, and weapons architecture operate together during an engagement....

Lithuania to Assemble Leopard 2A8 Tanks

Lithuanian construction company YIT Lietuva has secured a contract worth approximately €30 million to build a Leopard 2A8 tank production and maintenance facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone....

US Navy Awards $76.7B Submarine Contracts

The US Navy has awarded contract modifications totaling approximately $76.6 billion to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for additional Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines....

July 28, 2026
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

CPI wins EA-18G jammer pod contract

L3Harris has awarded CPI Aerostructures a $13.6 million contract to manufacture airborne pod structures for the US Navy’s Next-Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB) program. The contract exceeds the previously announced...

Australia selects OKI sonar for new frigates

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has contracted Tokyo-based OKI to supply towed passive sonar systems and related equipment for the Royal Australian Navy’s improved Mogami-class general-purpose frigates. The agreement covers...