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💥 Vermeer, Sentry partner on uncrewed navigation system

Dec 1, 2025

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💥 Vermeer, Sentry partner on uncrewed navigation system

Vermeer and Sentry announced a partnership combining Vermeer's AI-driven visual navigation and Sentry's precision terminal-guidance capabilities to enable uncrewed systems to operate without GPS.

🐊 Skana Debuts “Alligator” Amphibious Vessel for Unmanned Maritime Deployment

Nov 28, 2025

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🐊 Skana Debuts “Alligator” Amphibious Vessel for Unmanned Maritime Deployment

Skana unveiled the “Alligator,” an amphibious craft purpose-built for deploying unmanned maritime systems in littoral environments.

🤖 US Flexes Muscle With New Robotic Arm That Catches Drones Mid-Air

Nov 27, 2025

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🤖 US Flexes Muscle With New Robotic Arm That Catches Drones Mid-Air

Target Arm’s RALAR (Robotic Arm Launch and Recovery) gives ground vehicles a way to launch and recover drones while on the move, letting troops deploy and snag unmanned aircraft without ever stepping outside the armor.

⚓ Saab Unveils ‘World’s-First’ Fifth-Generation A26 Battle Submarine

Nov 26, 2025

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⚓ Saab Unveils ‘World’s-First’ Fifth-Generation A26 Battle Submarine

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded Virginia-based startup Enabled Intelligence a contract worth up to $708 million over seven years under the Sequoia program.

⚛️ US Tests Quantum-Linked Drone Swarms for Jam-Proof Battlefield Connectivity

Nov 25, 2025

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⚛️ US Tests Quantum-Linked Drone Swarms for Jam-Proof Battlefield Connectivity

A U.S. partnership between IonQ and Heven AeroTech is integrating quantum networking and navigation tech into hydrogen-powered drones.

🛰️ Space Force Moves Ahead on Midcourse Space-Based Missile Interceptors Prototype Race

Nov 24, 2025

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🛰️ Space Force Moves Ahead on Midcourse Space-Based Missile Interceptors Prototype Race

Space Systems Command plans to issue a December 7 request to industry for prototype kinetic-energy space-based interceptors to intercept enemy missiles in midcourse, with an explicit focus on hit-to-kill rather than directed-energy concepts.

🔊 Sound Becomes a Weapon as US Firm Unleashes Acoustic Counter-Drone Tech

Nov 21, 2025

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🔊 Sound Becomes a Weapon as US Firm Unleashes Acoustic Counter-Drone Tech

U.S. company Fractal Antenna Systems developed the “JERECHO” platform, a directed-acoustic array that uses precision-steered sound energy to detect, disrupt, and interfere with hostile drones.

🥽 Army Takes Second Shot at Mixed-Reality Headsets With Anduril & Rivet Prototypes

Nov 20, 2025

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🥽 Army Takes Second Shot at Mixed-Reality Headsets With Anduril & Rivet Prototypes

After soldiers reported headaches and nausea with Microsoft’s original mixed-reality IVAS headset, the Army has launched a second competition under the Soldier Borne Mission Command program, awarding prototype contracts to Anduril Industries and Rivet Industries.

⚛️ DIU Seeks Nuclear Microreactors as Army Tags Nine Bases for On-Post Power

Nov 19, 2025

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⚛️ DIU Seeks Nuclear Microreactors as Army Tags Nine Bases for On-Post Power

The Army and Defense Innovation Unit moved forward on the Janus Program, a joint effort with the Department of Energy to deploy commercial nuclear microreactors on domestic bases.

🧠 Anthropic Flags AI-Driven Hacking Campaign Linked to Chinese State-Backed Actors — Read More

Nov 18, 2025

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🧠 Anthropic Flags AI-Driven Hacking Campaign Linked to Chinese State-Backed Actors — Read More

Anthropic reported that it disrupted a cluster of accounts using its Claude AI model in support of a sophisticated hacking operation traced to infrastructure associated with China.

📦 From Lasers to Logistics: Pentagon CTO Announces Top Six Tech Priorities

Nov 17, 2025

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📦 From Lasers to Logistics: Pentagon CTO Announces Top Six Tech Priorities

Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael has cut the Pentagon’s sprawling list of critical technology areas down to six, arguing these priorities will deliver “the greatest impact, the fastest results and the most decisive advantage on the battlefield.”

🎯 U.S. Army Secretary declares primes “conned the American people and the Pentagon”, signals acquisition overhaul

Nov 14, 2025

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🎯 U.S. Army Secretary declares primes “conned the American people and the Pentagon”, signals acquisition overhaul

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll accused major defense prime contractors of misleading the Pentagon into believing bespoke military solutions were always necessary when commercial alternatives could suffice.

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