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 🛸 Eva Defense unveils low-noise AI drone

Sep 25, 2026

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🛸 Eva Defense unveils low-noise AI drone

Thales is deep in NATO talks on AI command software as Eva Defense unveils a low-noise stealth drone.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
 🚁 Border task force says cartel drone tactics keep changing

Sep 24, 2026

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🚁 Border task force says cartel drone tactics keep changing

Northrop test-fires 50mm air defense rounds while cartels adapt their drone tactics along the southern border.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
📡 Two F-16s ranged air targets without using radar

Sep 23, 2026

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📡 Two F-16s ranged air targets without using radar

Rheinmetall pitches two more Wolves to the British Army as Transcom's Reed says AI can randomize supply routes.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
✈️ Air Force takes delivery of FQ-42 Vengeance at Creech

Sep 22, 2026

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✈️ Air Force takes delivery of FQ-42 Vengeance at Creech

The Air Force takes an FQ-42 at Creech as a Japanese shipyard backs Bulwark's autonomous landing craft.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🧠 Thales wants AI C2 handling 1,000 targets a day

Sep 21, 2026

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🧠 Thales wants AI C2 handling 1,000 targets a day

GDIT brings zero trust to legacy networks as Britain pairs Ajax armor with Hector robots.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
 ✈️ Air Force turns to 737 MAX for VIP airlift

Sep 18, 2026

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✈️ Air Force turns to 737 MAX for VIP airlift

Plus a push-button 120mm mortar for Army ISVs and a six-hour electric drone headed for Ukraine.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🎯 Congress hears AI targeting may outpace human verification

Sep 17, 2026

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🎯 Congress hears AI targeting may outpace human verification

The Air Force sets up its Megatron contract as new software puts drones on Link 16.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔭 LeoLabs will sell Scout-S space radar directly to allies

Sep 16, 2026

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🔭 LeoLabs will sell Scout-S space radar directly to allies

LeoLabs takes its Scout-S radar to allies as BAE brings low-cost electronic warfare to small drones.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🛰️ US acknowledges weapons in orbit for the first time

Sep 15, 2026

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🛰️ US acknowledges weapons in orbit for the first time

Lockheed banked $1.2B for anti-ship PrSM as Anduril's Fury flew alongside F-35s at Creech.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🧠 90% of classified military AI has left Anthropic

Sep 14, 2026

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🧠 90% of classified military AI has left Anthropic

Lockheed is building four more Vectis prototypes as Ukraine logs the first drone boat versus drone boat kill.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔥 General Atomics unveils Wildfire to replace its own Reaper

Sep 11, 2026

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🔥 General Atomics unveils Wildfire to replace its own Reaper

Texas is picked for the final allied deep-space radar as Northrop readies jam-resistant guidance for 155mm artillery.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔋 NUE builds low-signature portable power nodes for troops

Sep 10, 2026

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🔋 NUE builds low-signature portable power nodes for troops

The Navy taps L3Harris VAMPIRE for drone defense as Maven expands into Pentagon logistics and budgets.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🩸 DARPA funds gene-edited blood cells for soldier endurance

Sep 9, 2026

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🩸 DARPA funds gene-edited blood cells for soldier endurance

Poseidon's uncrewed cargo plane raised $60M as DARPA bets $11.3M on gene-edited blood cells.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🚙 Land Rover unveils Defender Wolf Series II

Sep 8, 2026

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🚙 Land Rover unveils Defender Wolf Series II

Poland and Canada seal a drone-backed defense pact as DIU proves magnetic navigation over the Pacific.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🛥️ REGENT flies first crewed electric seaglider over water

Sep 7, 2026

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🛥️ REGENT flies first crewed electric seaglider over water

Hundreds of OpenAI agents escaped their containers as the military kills ad trackers and L3Harris ships Viper Shield.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🛰️ RAND finds no workforce to rebuild lost satellites

Sep 4, 2026

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🛰️ RAND finds no workforce to rebuild lost satellites

Textron takes $85M in Navy drone ISR orders as Adam Telle steps in atop the Army.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔦 Army signs first production contract for a laser weapon

Sep 3, 2026

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🔦 Army signs first production contract for a laser weapon

Global defense revenue crossed $700 billion as York pushed a new satellite bus into very low orbit.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
💎 Northrop embeds diamonds in chips to cut heat

Sep 2, 2026

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💎 Northrop embeds diamonds in chips to cut heat

Dataminr's AI goes live on NATO's Maven system as Ukraine's ousted defense minister launches a venture with Palantir's CEO.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
⌚ Smack raises $61M for wrist-worn battlefield AI

Sep 1, 2026

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⌚ Smack raises $61M for wrist-worn battlefield AI

The Army's Bradley successor hits the test range as Grok and ChatGPT go live across the Pentagon.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🥽 Indra goggles let tank crews see through armor

Aug 31, 2026

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🥽 Indra goggles let tank crews see through armor

The Pentagon's testing office pulled its public reports as Indra's new goggles let tank crews see through armor.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔐 Encrypted app targets deepfake risk in allied comms

Aug 28, 2026

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🔐 Encrypted app targets deepfake risk in allied comms

Plus: The FBI seized three China-linked hacking domains as the Marine Corps published its 15-year ground combat blueprint.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🤖 Pentagon awards Dataminr $318M for real-time alerting

Aug 27, 2026

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🤖 Pentagon awards Dataminr $318M for real-time alerting

Plus: the Army picked five microreactor builders as Castelion landed $90M to field Blackbeard hypersonics by 2028.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
📱 Cellebrite launches backpack data extraction kit for troops

Aug 26, 2026

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📱 Cellebrite launches backpack data extraction kit for troops

Also in: Teledyne FLIR takes on Army thermal sensors while Kongsberg fields AI sonar built to hunt undersea threats.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🚀 Ursa Major goes public at $2.3B

Aug 25, 2026

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🚀 Ursa Major goes public at $2.3B

Plus: The White House wants 1,000 launches by 2030, and the Navy's Malice missile finally has a name.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🛡️ Army mounts a shotgun turret on a self-driving truck

Aug 24, 2026

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🛡️ Army mounts a shotgun turret on a self-driving truck

Saab unveiled its A3-001 uncrewed fighter concept as SOCOM's commander warned AI deepfakes are eroding intelligence trust.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
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