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Ukraine-made drones, navigation software primed for first exports
The Magura-style of unmanned surface vessels, among other technologies, could find buyers abroad.
Early drops of new Army command software delight artillerists in drill
The Army is fast-tracking a next-generation command-and-control designed to give the force a battlefield edge.
By Jen Judson
First shots in future fights will be fired in cyberspace, leaders warn
The military's use of AI will be critical to operate at the speed needed to react to cyber threats, Army leaders said.
By Todd South
The Army’s new watercraft plan banks on autonomy, commercial ships
The Army's plan for establishing a fleet of watercraft in the Pacific includes a commitment to deeper experimentation with autonomous vessels.
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SOCOM wants a drone-launched fire-and-forget missile
A major goal of the Symbiotic UAS Delivery System is to develop a weapon that can function amid the cacophony of jamming.
Rafael pitches loitering Spike variant for US Army ‘Launched Effects’
The weapon is designed as a part of new class of loitering munitions that can stay airborne for some time before engaging a target.
These soldiers are finding ways to see enemy drones before they strike
1st Cavalry Division soldiers are taking passive sensors and mounting them on armored vehicles to detect enemy drones and relay that info to air defense.
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Ukraine-made drones, navigation software primed for first exports
The Magura-style of unmanned surface vessels, among other technologies, could find buyers abroad.
Army’s big drone ambition runs into the hard part: scaling up
The Army's nationwide “Skyfoundry” effort is turning depots and arsenals that once built tank parts and artillery shells into a network of drone factories.
Armored soldiers get first live-fire work on Switchblade 600
1st Cavalry Division soldiers tested the system during an exercise at Fort Hood, marking the first time it was live-fired on the Texas installation.
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Soldiers stress-test translator tech to bridge allied language gaps
The exchange program marked one small part of an ongoing effort to stress-test military technology across the continent’s 54 sovereign nations.
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Pentagon’s realistic electronic warfare system to move to Navy lab
DARPA says it has built the world’s largest, most realistic electronic warfare test capability.
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Pentagon must close technology gap, get AI right to win on battlefield
A former deputy chief of staff to then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says U.S. squad leaders deserve the best technology.
By Tony DeMartino
Turkey’s Havelsan tests robots, drone swarm for Digital Troop concept
The Digital Troop concept aims to develop technologies that enable battlefield activities to take less time and be more effective.
Opinion
As Russia moves arms on civilian ships, Ukraine’s backers must respond
It is in the interest of Kyiv and its backers to aggressively combat Russia’s attempts to paint the Ukrainian military as war criminals.
By Alexander Palmer and Delaney Duff
How Iranian drones found in Iraq, Ukraine reflect its growing ambitions
Recovered remnants of Shahed-101 and Shahed-131 drones were shown to reporters during a briefing at the Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters.
North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed
North Korea’s space agency said it would make a third launch attempt in October.
India lands a spacecraft near moon’s south pole, joining an elite club
Country joins the U.S., the Soviet Union and China as only nations to achieve this milestone. Russia’s Luna-25 mission ended with a crash days earlier.
By Ashok Sharma and Krutika Pathi
US Army approves Sentinel A4 air defense radar for low-rate production
The US Army's Sentinel A4 radar that can track challenging threat targets like cruise missiles is moving into low-rate initial production.
By Jen Judson
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks
The Ukrainian intelligence agency also claimed it had destroyed a key Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system in occupied Crimea.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
Opinion
The US submarine force should be silent no more
Instead of being the silent service, the U.S. undersea force will need to generate noise and hide in the resulting chaos.
By Bryan Clark