U.S. Navy funds a robotic submarine built to secretly lay mines

A torpedo-tube-launched robot built to secretly plant mines from American submarines just got another $14 million push toward becoming operational, as the U.S. Navy exercises new contract options with General Dynamics Mission Systems to keep developing the...
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World’s first uncrewed boat airdrop just tested in the UK

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Lockheed Martin wins $105M deal to run GPS ground control

Every precision strike, every navigation-guided munition, and every soldier's handheld GPS unit ultimately depends on a network...
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U.S. Space Force adds two startups to its $5.6B launch program

The U.S. Space Force just handed two young rocket companies a shot at billions of dollars in...

Swedish startup shows off its new drone-killing interceptor

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A Swedish aerospace startup has let journalists watch its foot-long, carbon-fiber interceptor drone chase down and destroy a target aircraft in real time, the...
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Neutral Switzerland moves to buy drone-defense systems from Rheinmetall

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Two European defense ministers who normally answer only to the citizens of neutral countries walked through a Zurich weapons factory together this week, and...
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Lockheed Martin’s $502M deal supports Apache night vision

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $502 million contract to provide ongoing support services for the...

World’s first uncrewed boat airdrop just tested in the UK

An uncrewed patrol boat just fell out of an airplane at 1,300 feet and splashed down ready...

Lockheed Martin wins $105M deal to run GPS ground control

Every precision strike, every navigation-guided munition, and every soldier's handheld GPS unit ultimately depends on a network...

U.S. Space Force adds two startups to its $5.6B launch program

The U.S. Space Force just handed two young rocket companies a shot at billions of dollars in...

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Swedish startup shows off its new drone-killing interceptor

A Swedish aerospace startup has let journalists watch its foot-long, carbon-fiber interceptor drone chase down and destroy a target aircraft in real time, the...

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U.S. personnel spotted at Taiwan special forces base

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Azerbaijan confirms JF-17 jets are officially in service

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Trump declares US-Iran ceasefire “over” after overnight strikes

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Swedish investors help a Ukrainian robot maker ramp up

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Reusable rockets could turn orbit into military supply chain

Ten minutes after liftoff, SpaceX cut its own live feed on the Starfall demonstration flight. No orbit confirmation, no payload description, no further commentary. It was the kind of silence usually reserved for national security launches, and...

Echodyne plans to mass produce radars for the drone war

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Mayman Aerospace CEO: autonomous drones must replace helicopters in contested battlespace

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Europe must kick its addiction to American tech

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Production speed is the new military edge, analyst argues

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U.S. startup Aeon prepares revolution in tactical missiles

A U.S. defense startup is making a bold push into the tactical precision weapons market with a guided missile system it says breaks decisively...

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