🦂 Thales Delivers Scorpion Helmet-Mounted Displays for U.S. F-16s

📬 In Today’s Defense Brief

🚀 Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Expected by 2034 LINK

🔋 Lyten Launches Lithium-Sulfur Drone Battery Initiative for DoD LINK

🦂 Thales Delivers Scorpion Helmet-Mounted Displays for US F-16s LINK

📻 Sev1Tech Wins $262M Contract to Support Army Radios LINK

⚛️ Rocket Lab, USAF Partner on Neutron Reentry Test Mission LINK

🎱 Plus 9 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

🚀 Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Expected by 2034 LINK

• A top Navy admiral stated the sea-launched cruise nuclear missile is expected to be delivered by 2034.

• The missile aims to bolster U.S. deterrence options and would provide a tactical nuclear capability aboard Navy ships.

• Officials say design and funding efforts are progressing, despite ongoing policy debates.

🔋 Lyten Launches Lithium-Sulfur Drone Battery Initiative for DoD LINK

• Lyten has unveiled a next-gen drone propulsion program using lithium-sulfur batteries manufactured in the U.S.

• The batteries aim to improve endurance and payload capacity for DoD drone platforms.

• The initiative supports national security goals to reduce reliance on foreign battery supply chains.

🦂 Thales Delivers Scorpion Helmet-Mounted Displays for U.S. F-16s LINK

• Thales has delivered its Scorpion helmet-mounted display systems to the U.S. Air Force for use in F-16 fighter jets.

• The displays offer pilots enhanced situational awareness, target tracking, and data visualization during missions.

• This delivery supports broader modernization efforts within the U.S. tactical aircraft fleet.

📻 Sev1Tech Wins $262M Contract to Support Army Radios LINK

• Sev1Tech has secured a $262 million contract to support U.S. Army radio systems over the next five years.

• The contract includes logistics, maintenance, and technical support for fielded communications systems.

• It aims to enhance the operational reliability of tactical communications across global deployments.

⚛️ Rocket Lab, USAF Partner on Neutron Reentry Test Mission LINK

• Rocket Lab and the U.S. Air Force will collaborate on a Neutron rocket mission designed to support re-entry testing objectives.

• The partnership is part of the Air Force’s broader effort to develop responsive launch capabilities for national security payloads.

• The launch will also help validate technologies for potential future reusable systems.

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