Defense Systems

Fairfax, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- CoAspire has appointed Brigadier General (Ret.) Jason L. Hawk as Executive Vice President, adding a former Pentagon capability-development chief who oversaw roughly $200 billion in Air Force RDT&E and procurement decisions across three programming cycles.

Hawk led Air Force Futures capability development before retiring in August 2025

Hawk retired from the U.S. Air Force in August 2025 after serving as Deputy Director, Capability Development, Air Force Futures, at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In that post he directed capability development and Joint integration across next-generation airpower, weapons and sensors, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, command and control, space and cyber, base defense, and mobility portfolios. His work touched modernization efforts for Next Generation Air Dominance, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, C3BM, and B-21.

Seoul – – September 11, 2026 -- LX Pantos has completed a cross-border defense logistics project transporting air-to-air missiles (AAM) from France to South Korea for the Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program run by the Republic of Korea Marine Corps under the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

The project was executed on behalf of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), with the missiles supplied by an unnamed European defense contractor.

Charter flight moved missiles from Châteauroux to Incheon as sole cargo

LX Pantos organized a dedicated charter flight from Châteauroux airport in France to Incheon International Airport, carrying the AAM as the only cargo aboard the aircraft to maximize security. The shipment was then transported by road to a Republic of Korea Marine Corps unit in Pohang.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 10, 2026 -- Advenica has been named an 'Emerging Leader' in the Secure File Transfer market by MarketsandMarkets' 360Quadrants platform, underscoring rising demand for high-assurance data exchange technology in defense and government sectors.

Advenica secured a 2 MSEK Finnish government order for malware protection

In November 2024, Advenica won a 2 MSEK (USD 0.18 million) order from a Finnish authority to deploy its File Security Screener for secure file import and malware protection. The solution combines Advenica's data diode technology with malware scanning to move files between segregated networks while preserving integrity and network separation.

Los Angeles – September 10, 2026 -- Iwa Robotics, Inc. has introduced a three-platform autonomous drone fleet designed to detect, diagnose and suppress urban wildfires, unifying the aircraft under a single operating framework called the Discovery and Resolution Fleet (DRF).

Three specialized aircraft cover the full wildfire response lifecycle

The Los Angeles-based autonomous field systems company unveiled HAWK, a long-endurance reconnaissance aircraft for early detection; CANARY, a sensing platform that diagnoses fire behavior and optimizes crew engagement; and PELICAN, a self-guided aerial suppression aircraft built to resolve hot spots and establish fire lines through continuous drenching.