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🚀 A New, Low-Cost Missile Hunter Emerges: US Firm Unveils ‘Cyclops’

Dec 17, 2025

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🚀 A New, Low-Cost Missile Hunter Emerges: US Firm Unveils ‘Cyclops’

Long Wall’s “Cyclops” is pitched as a surface-launched interceptor that can reach exoatmospheric regimes.

🔐 Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Push “Sanctum” Secure Cloud Tech for Classified Missions

Dec 16, 2025

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🔐 Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Push “Sanctum” Secure Cloud Tech for Classified Missions

Lockheed Martin and Microsoft are promoting “Sanctum,” a secure cloud and data-isolation technology designed to handle classified workloads while maintaining modern cloud flexibility.

🛡️ Northrop Unveils ‘Aion’ Counter-Drone System With AI-Driven Detection and Tracking

Dec 15, 2025

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🛡️ Northrop Unveils ‘Aion’ Counter-Drone System With AI-Driven Detection and Tracking

Northrop Grumman revealed Aion, a new AI-enhanced counter-UAS platform designed to detect, classify, and track drones using fused radar, EO/IR, and RF sensing.

🖥️ Sandia supercomputer to run ‘hundreds of millions’ of nuclear simulations for modernization effort

Dec 12, 2025

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🖥️ Sandia supercomputer to run ‘hundreds of millions’ of nuclear simulations for modernization effort

Sandia National Laboratories is preparing a new supercomputer capability to run hundreds of millions of nuclear-weapon simulations.

⛽ US seizes tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

Dec 11, 2025

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⛽ US seizes tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced that US authorities have seized a very large crude carrier off the coast of Venezuela amid escalating tensions with Caracas.

⚙️ Navy, Palantir Unveil ShipOS in a Bid to Boost Nuclear Sub Production

Dec 10, 2025

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⚙️ Navy, Palantir Unveil ShipOS in a Bid to Boost Nuclear Sub Production

The US Navy partnered with Palantir Technologies to launch “ShipOS,” a digital-engineering and production-management platform intended to accelerate construction and maintenance of nuclear submarines.

💰 Pryzm Raises $12M Led by Andreessen Horowitz to Transform Federal Procurement with AI

Dec 9, 2025

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💰 Pryzm Raises $12M Led by Andreessen Horowitz to Transform Federal Procurement with AI

Pryzm, an AI-native public procurement platform founded by former Palantir and Lockheed Martin leaders, has raised $12 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism practice.

🧠 Puma drone gets upgraded “brain," eyes-on autonomy for unmanned systems

Dec 8, 2025

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🧠 Puma drone gets upgraded “brain," eyes-on autonomy for unmanned systems

The update for the “Puma” unmanned aerial system brings advanced autonomy, effectively giving the drone a more capable “brain” for detection, navigation, and possibly autonomous mission execution.

📦 DJI Unveils Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone for Military Logistics

Dec 5, 2025

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📦 DJI Unveils Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone for Military Logistics

DJI revealed a new heavy-lift cargo drone capable of transporting substantial payloads for military logistics operations.

🛩️ Northrop Unveils New Project Talon Loyal Wingman Drone Design

Dec 4, 2025

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🛩️ Northrop Unveils New Project Talon Loyal Wingman Drone Design

Northrop Grumman revealed its Project Talon loyal-wingman drone design, showcasing a stealthy, high-endurance platform intended to accompany crewed aircraft in future air campaigns.

🗺️ Lockheed Builds ‘Full Earth’ Simulator to Accelerate Mission Digital Twins

Dec 3, 2025

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🗺️ Lockheed Builds ‘Full Earth’ Simulator to Accelerate Mission Digital Twins

Lockheed Martin unveiled a new “Full Earth” simulator designed to provide a high-fidelity digital representation of the entire planet, enabling mission planners to experiment with scenarios without physical testing.

💰 JPMorgan Eyes $10B Push into Defense Startups and Legacy Firms

Dec 2, 2025

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💰 JPMorgan Eyes $10B Push into Defense Startups and Legacy Firms

JPMorgan executives revealed plans for a $10 billion investment effort targeting both emerging defense tech startups and traditional primes.

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