🤖 Armored humanoid robot wins Army xTech competition

Ondas Sentinel launched REACH, a counter-drone system that disrupts drones through control-link jamming and satellite navigation denial at an estimated range of 10 kilometers.

Directional radio-frequency signals focus energy on targets, and operators can adjust frequency bands and power levels through the company's DefenseOS software.

If electronic effects fail, the same architecture hands the target to a kinetic interceptor, extending engagement beyond the reach of handheld countermeasures.

Proofpoint reported that China-aligned group TA419 impersonated a former White House technology official, a former State Department economist, and an Anthropic employee to target AI policy researchers.

Targets received invitations to join a fake AI policy advisory committee, then links to a counterfeit OneDrive page built to steal Microsoft credentials, starting July 8.

Proofpoint expects continued spoofing of subject-matter experts at think tanks; the report does not say whether any accounts were compromised.

Raytheon secured a five-year contract with a maximum value of $24.4B for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors, plus two option years.

The order aims to raise SM-6 availability for offensive strike and missile defense, giving the US Navy a sustained supply.

Raytheon says it is investing in facilities to boost capacity, calling SM-6 the only combat-proven weapon for air warfare, surface warfare, and ballistic missile defense.

The Pentagon obligated about $142B of roughly $152B in reconciliation defense funding before the Oct. 1 deadline, a source told Breaking Defense.

About 7 percent of the pot is exposed to an 8.3 percent across-the-board cut as fiscal 2027 starts, since unobligated funds face sequestration.

The Pentagon has not said which programs hold the unobligated money, leaving the impact on Golden Dome, shipbuilding, and munitions priorities unclear.

Powerus completed its merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings, a publicly traded company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump through American Ventures.

Founded in October 2025 to bring battle-tested Ukrainian drone technology to the US, Powerus is the surviving entity, with Aureus Greenway taking its name.

CEO Andrew Fox says the deal lets Powerus build at the scale its customers are asking for.

The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition's Alex humanoid robot won the Army's xTechHumanoid competition, one of five winners.

The 85-kilogram (187-pound) robot has impact-resilient actuators, ballistic protection, and hybrid autonomy blending AI with human control, designed to operate as a squad member.

The institute plans to cut Alex's weight to improve speed, while the Army's chief technology officer says the service is fast-tracking promising technology instead of running years-long studies.

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