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⚡ The Railgun Returns: General Atomics Unveils a Reinvented Electromagnetic Weapon

Oct 28, 2025

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⚡ The Railgun Returns: General Atomics Unveils a Reinvented Electromagnetic Weapon

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is reviving its railgun initiative with new electromagnetic weapons capable of launching tungsten-pellet payloads at hypersonic velocities.

🎯 “American Shahed”: Griffon’s Low-Cost Kamikaze Strike Drone Pitches Massed One-Way Attack Capacity

Oct 27, 2025

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🎯 “American Shahed”: Griffon’s Low-Cost Kamikaze Strike Drone Pitches Massed One-Way Attack Capacity

Griffon Aerospace is converting its MQM-172 Arrowhead target drone into a low-cost, one-way strike weapon, pitching a U.S.-made alternative to attritable “Shahed-style” attack drones.

🔫 Avenger Drone Concept Pairs High-Energy Laser for Counter-Air Missions

Oct 24, 2025

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🔫 Avenger Drone Concept Pairs High-Energy Laser for Counter-Air Missions

A new Avenger drone variant concept integrates a high-energy laser payload for counter-air and missile defense missions, combining directed energy with traditional munitions for flexible engagement.

🚤 Saronic & NVIDIA Partner to Accelerate Edge AI Autonomy for Unmanned Naval Vessels

Oct 23, 2025

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🚤 Saronic & NVIDIA Partner to Accelerate Edge AI Autonomy for Unmanned Naval Vessels

Texas-based Saronic announced a partnership with NVIDIA to integrate high-performance edge computing aboard its unmanned surface vessels, bringing AI model training and inference directly to sea.

⚔️ Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, a VTOL Stealth Loyal Wingman Drone

Oct 22, 2025

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⚔️ Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, a VTOL Stealth Loyal Wingman Drone

Shield AI revealed X-BAT, a Group 5 unmanned “drone fighter” designed to take off and land vertically and operate with the firm’s Hivemind autonomy in comms-denied environments.

🌊 Seasats Unveils High-Speed Interceptor “Quickfish” for Maritime Surface Warfare

Oct 21, 2025

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🌊 Seasats Unveils High-Speed Interceptor “Quickfish” for Maritime Surface Warfare

California-based Seasats debuted Quickfish, a 17-ft unmanned surface vessel designed for high-speed maritime interception and positive video ID of targets at sea.

💥 SOCOM Wants a Drone-Launched Fire-and-Forget Missile

Oct 20, 2025

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💥 SOCOM Wants a Drone-Launched Fire-and-Forget Missile

U.S. Special Operations Command’s SCBDS effort seeks a small, jam-proof, fire-and-forget missile that Group 2/3 drones can carry to enable multiple autonomous strikes.

🎯 Skyborne Unveils Four-Legged “Marksman” Robot Dog with Modular Lethality

Oct 17, 2025

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🎯 Skyborne Unveils Four-Legged “Marksman” Robot Dog with Modular Lethality

Skyborne’s Controller-Operated Direct-Action Quadruped (CODiAQ) blends autonomous navigation with AI-powered targeting to support precise engagements in urban, forested, and uneven terrain.

🛠️ US Army Rolls Out Soldier-Built Tactical Drone With Rapid 20-Minute Build

Oct 16, 2025

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🛠️ US Army Rolls Out Soldier-Built Tactical Drone With Rapid 20-Minute Build

The 101st Airborne’s RAID unveiled ABE 1.01, a modular UAS built at Fort Campbell with Blue UAS–vetted, U.S.-made components.

🔥 V2X “Tempest” Shoot-and-Scoot Platform Aims to Hit Fast, Then Vanish

Oct 15, 2025

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🔥 V2X “Tempest” Shoot-and-Scoot Platform Aims to Hit Fast, Then Vanish

V2X’s Tempest is a modular mobile-fires vehicle pairing twin Longbow launchers with a precision radar to counter drones and low-flying aircraft.

🌊 Turkey’s GÖKSUR Scores First Sea-Skimming Kill in Live Test

Oct 14, 2025

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🌊 Turkey’s GÖKSUR Scores First Sea-Skimming Kill in Live Test

Aselsan’s GÖKSUR 100-N system achieved its first live intercept of a sea-skimming target, using an imaging-infrared seeker to hit a drone just above wave-tops at ~11 km range during the trial.

🧠 Anduril Debuts “Eagle Eye” Modular, AI-Powered Soldier Headset

Oct 13, 2025

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🧠 Anduril Debuts “Eagle Eye” Modular, AI-Powered Soldier Headset

Anduril introduced Eagle Eye, a modular head-mounted system with variants ranging from lightweight AR glasses to a fully sealed ballistic helmet.

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