European firm Project Q launched Hydris, an AI-driven system connecting drones, sensors, command-and-control systems and effectors into one unified, vendor-agnostic architecture.

Built on NATO standards and a Modular Open Systems Architecture, Hydris runs on containerized hardware and has already been evaluated in multinational exercises.

The vendor-agnostic approach lets militaries integrate existing infrastructure rather than replace it, potentially speeding capability upgrades while reducing dependence on single suppliers.

Software firm Ditto will have its peer-to-peer networking technology evaluated by the Marine Corps' Project Dynamis to keep AI tools running when cloud access is cut.

Ditto's mesh network uses phones, radios and drones instead of a server-client model, so troops can keep sharing data if a central server goes down.

Anthropic and OpenAI have both flagged risks of AI models operating without reliable data access in combat, pushing the Pentagon toward assured edge communications.

Space Force Combat Forces Command has fielded the Meadowlands, a ground-based system that jams enemy satellites with electromagnetic radiation, built by L3Harris.

The reversible, non-kinetic weapon disrupts satellite communications and tracking without creating orbital debris, and can be relocated by truck or cargo aircraft.

Operated by Guardians from Mission Delta 3, Meadowlands gives ground forces a way to disrupt adversary satellites as orbital warfare becomes a bigger Space Force priority.

The Army selected Caterpillar, Forterra, IDV USA and Overland AI to build autonomous vehicle prototypes for its Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability program.

The robotic vehicles will clear lanes through minefields and defended obstacles, reducing soldier exposure to mines, antitank fire, artillery and drones during breaches.

Prototypes move to operational assessment in early 2027, testing whether autonomy can preserve combat power during one of the most dangerous maneuvers in ground warfare.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold a first coalition meeting in France on Freya, a homegrown ballistic missile defense system meant to rival Patriot.

Freya centers on Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor, targets a $700,000 per-shot cost versus $3.8 million for a Patriot PAC-3, and aims for 2027 intercepts.

Roughly eight partner nations are expected to supply radar, tracking and command-and-control systems, potentially shifting Ukraine's leverage on the battlefield and at any negotiating table.

Marines on Guam successfully fired the Medium-Range Intercept Capability system during Exercise Valiant Shield, intercepting an aerial target on June 30.

MRIC bridges the gap between the shoulder-fired Stinger and the long-range Patriot, downing targets from two to 43 miles away via trailer-mounted launchers.

Three MRIC batteries are slated to field by 2028, restoring a Marine Corps medium-range air defense capability last held before the 1990s.

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