Former officials told the House Intelligence Committee that US counterintelligence has not kept pace with China's push to steal American AI technology.

Ex-national security advisor H.R. McMaster said post-9/11 counterterrorism focus pulled resources away from tracking Chinese efforts to embed researchers inside US firms.

Panelists said AI will reshape counterintelligence itself, giving both attackers and defenders new tools for detecting espionage across cyber and human intelligence.

Applied Intuition unveiled Drone Stack, a software-defined autonomy system built for ISR missions across tactical UAVs and quadcopters alike.

The platform bundles mission planning, navigation, target tracking and multi-aircraft coordination, cutting development timelines from months to days.

Drone Stack supports the Pentagon's affordable mass strategy, letting autonomy software scale across dozens of aircraft instead of custom-built per platform.

MBDA revealed the 53-kilogram Counter Mass Interceptor at Farnborough, calling it Europe's first sovereign system built for large-scale swarm attacks.

The interceptor can integrate onto unmanned ground vehicles and surface vessels, letting forces deploy it across multiple domains.

MBDA plans live-fire tests within 18 months and is weighing an automotive-style manufacturing approach to scale production quickly.

BETA Technologies revealed the MV250, a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft offering a 1,300-nautical-mile repositioning range for military logistics missions.

The aircraft hauls a 2,000-pound payload up to 250 nautical miles and uses a GE Aerospace hybrid-electric turbogenerator to cut maintenance needs.

Built on a flight-proven architecture, MV250 can integrate Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy system, positioning it for future large-scale military exercises.

BAE Systems unveiled Brontanax, a Hawk-sized collaborative combat aircraft built for the UK's Storm Fighter program, with flight testing set for 2027.

The drone is designed for electronic warfare and precision strike, targeting 70 to 80 percent of a fighter's capability at roughly 25 percent of the cost.

BAE self-funded the program without government investment, entering a crowded CCA market alongside Boeing, Anduril and General Atomics.

Lockheed and RTX executives said talks with the US government on producing Patriot interceptors in Ukraine remain in early, exploratory stages.

Lockheed builds the PAC-3 MSE interceptor while RTX makes the PAC-2 GEM-T and launcher, with both companies awaiting Army direction on licensing.

Lockheed's new lower-cost PAC-3 ACE interceptor could fit a Europe-based production line, though its role in the Ukraine deal remains unclear.

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