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🧠 Anduril’s Lattice Chosen for Army IBCS-M After “Perfect Killstreak” Demo at Yuma

Nov 13, 2025

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🧠 Anduril’s Lattice Chosen for Army IBCS-M After “Perfect Killstreak” Demo at Yuma

Anduril’s Lattice command-and-control software was selected to integrate with the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System – Mobile (IBCS-M) after achieving a 100% intercept rate during a Yuma Proving Ground demonstration.

🧠 Japan Plans AI Anti-Ship Missiles That “Talk” and Team Up Mid-Flight

Nov 12, 2025

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🧠 Japan Plans AI Anti-Ship Missiles That “Talk” and Team Up Mid-Flight

Japan’s defense ministry is launching a program to develop AI-enabled anti-ship missiles that share data and coordinate tactics in flight—hunting in “packs” to overwhelm warship defenses.

⚙️ Pentagon’s “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” Details Full Overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System

Nov 11, 2025

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⚙️ Pentagon’s “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” Details Full Overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System

The Defense Department’s new Acquisition Transformation Strategy outlines a sweeping overhaul of the Warfighting Acquisition System.

🛡️ US military certifies autonomous ‘fly-away kit’ to hunt hostile drones

Nov 10, 2025

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🛡️ US military certifies autonomous ‘fly-away kit’ to hunt hostile drones

The newly certified counter-UAS “fly-away kit” bundles sensors, autonomy, and effectors into a portable package designed for rapid deployment against rogue drones.

⚡ Hegseth Warns: “Move Faster or Fade Away” as DoD Rolls Out Acquisition Overhaul

Nov 7, 2025

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⚡ Hegseth Warns: “Move Faster or Fade Away” as DoD Rolls Out Acquisition Overhaul

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told defense CEOs the Pentagon will reward speed and volume, urging primes to invest their own capital; firms resisting change will “fade away.”

🪐 Portal Space Unveils Starburst, a Maneuverable Micro-Spacecraft for Responsive Missions

Nov 6, 2025

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🪐 Portal Space Unveils Starburst, a Maneuverable Micro-Spacecraft for Responsive Missions

Washington-based Portal Space Systems introduced Starburst, a highly maneuverable micro-spacecraft designed for rendezvous, proximity operations, and rapid orbital changes to support national security and commercial constellations.

🛩️ “Gambit” Evolves: General Atomics Introduces New Stealth Attack Drone

Nov 5, 2025

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🛩️ “Gambit” Evolves: General Atomics Introduces New Stealth Attack Drone

General Atomics revealed a stealth-optimized Gambit variant designed for high-end strike and survivability in contested airspace, following the Gambit 6 announcement.

💥 DOD Draft Memo Points to Sweeping Acquisition Reform

Nov 4, 2025

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💥 DOD Draft Memo Points to Sweeping Acquisition Reform

A leaked draft memo obtained by Breaking Defense shows the Pentagon preparing to overhaul its acquisition system, prioritizing speed and accountability over bureaucratic process.

🛩️ Anduril Drone Wingman Prototype Completes First Flight for U.S. Air Force

Nov 3, 2025

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🛩️ Anduril Drone Wingman Prototype Completes First Flight for U.S. Air Force

Anduril’s YFQ-44A prototype achieved its first flight under the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, joining General Atomics’ YFQ-42A as the second drone to reach flight testing.

🕸️ Florida Firm Conducts ‘World’s First’ Non-Lethal Human Takedown With Drone

Oct 31, 2025

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🕸️ Florida Firm Conducts ‘World’s First’ Non-Lethal Human Takedown With Drone

Florida-based Wrap Technologies successfully completed the first-ever non-lethal human takedown using a drone, employing its Merlin-Interdictor to deploy a BolaWrap device that safely entangled a human target from above.

🚁 Army’s New 3D-Printed FPV Drone Can Put Lethal Effects on Target “Right Now”

Oct 30, 2025

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🚁 Army’s New 3D-Printed FPV Drone Can Put Lethal Effects on Target “Right Now”

The Army’s 25th Infantry Division unveiled its first 3D-printed first-person-view drone armed with a detonation system, marking the first in-house design capable of delivering lethal effects in theater.

✈️ NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Makes Historic First Flight

Oct 29, 2025

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✈️ NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Makes Historic First Flight

NASA’s X-59 demonstrator completed its first flight, testing low-sonic-boom signatures and aero/flight regimes to validate technologies aimed at enabling routine overland supersonic flight with reduced environmental impact.

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