Lithuania tests firearms, Swedish missiles against high-speed drones
The use of light weapons such as shotguns against drones in Ukraine has gained a lot of attention, grabbing the curiosity of some Western forces, too.
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Singapore launches ‘Battlestar Galactica’-like warship with drones
One such vessel, with its fleet of unmanned companions, could execute missions that would otherwise require multiple manned warships.
Lockheed, IBM’s Red Hat team up to speed AI development for Pentagon
The U.S. Department of Defense is increasingly interested in artificial intelligence and machine learning, both on and off the battlefield.
Titra developing Turkey’s first uncrewed helicopter
Company plans to produce 10 Alpin uncrewed helicopters per year, in addition to 250 kamikaze drones.
Astronaut Scott Kelly joins NASA study of UFOs
Researchers including astronaut Scott Kelly, whose twin brother is Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, will spend nine months on a NASA team studying UFOs.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s lithium boiler to power Navy torpedo
CRAW will be used offensively against enemy submarines and can serve as a defensive weapon to eliminate incoming torpedoes.
Rafael, Hensoldt to fuse electronic-warfare kit on German Typhoon jets
Rafael and Hensoldt have teamed up for souped-up electronic warfare jams on Luftwaffe Typhoon jets.
‘SBOM’ disclosure rules loom for federal software procurement
Software Bill of Materials are machine-readable inventories of software components designed to reduce cost and security risk.
US Marines finish tests of Israeli ‘Iron Dome’ missile air defense
The prototype interceptor is meant to fill gaps in the Corps' medium-range air defenses.
‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill sends 500 drones to Ukraine
Hamil serves as an ambassador for Ukraine’s “Army of Drones” project, working to combat the Russian invasion.
Space Force readies narrowband satellite communications solicitation
The service plans to request proposals for risk-reduction work on the $3.7 billion MUOS life-extension effort in early 2023.
