Qorvo introduced the QPF5012, a fully integrated X-band transmit-and-receive front-end module delivering 10 watts of saturated power across 8.5 to 10.5 GHz in a 7-by-5-millimeter package.

The module pairs 42 percent power-added efficiency with a 2.1 dB noise figure, combining output power, prime power, and sensitivity that designers have historically had to trade off.

Built for phased-array and multifunction radar, it lets engineers extend detection range and reduce thermal load without increasing size, weight, or power, easing constraints on next-generation sensors.

Reach Power and Gambit won an Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund award for their Scalable Wireless Aerial Recharging Matrix, which pairs wireless power beaming with AI orchestration to erase battery limits.

Reach's beaming sends targeted radio energy to drones at designated waypoints, recharging them mid-mission without landing or human intervention while Gambit factors battery state into real-time tasking.

The Air Force Operational Energy program supports persistent, cable-free recharging to reduce logistics burden and extend autonomous operations in contested environments.

Senior federal technology officials say a lack of White House direction has blocked agencies from adopting Anthropic's cyber-focused Mythos model, sources told Nextgov/FCW.

The Office of the National Cyber Director has imposed a general prohibition on further engagement with Anthropic, leaving chief information officers without a path, even as the private sector continues to use the model.

Anthropic briefed federal CIOs in early May absent official guidance, underscoring demand to use Mythos for finding network vulnerabilities while parts of the intelligence community already have access.

The FBI and Justice Department seized 13 websites that prosecutors say suspected Chinese intelligence operatives used to recruit current and former US officials with access to classified information.

The domains posed as consulting firms advertising roles such as Senior Analyst, using aliases, stolen identities, and AI-generated photographs to appear credible on mainstream hiring platforms.

Beginning in November 2023, the scheme relied on encrypted messaging, overseas payments, and cryptocurrency, marking the latest US effort to disrupt foreign recruitment of insider sources.

University of Texas researchers traced repeated GPS disruptions across Europe to Russia's Cosmos 2546 missile-detection satellite, publishing the findings this month in the journal Navigation.

At least 75 times between 2019 and 2026, the satellite emitted 10-second bursts at 1558.5 MHz, the frequency used by GPS and European navigation satellites, knocking out antennas from Romania to Greenland.

The wide, uniform footprint ruled out ground- and aircraft-based jammers, and the team warns that the pattern may signal a qualitative escalation in interference with satellite navigation.

The Pentagon announced the Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay program, effective October 1, to attract and retain cyber operators as part of the broader Cybercom 2.0 initiative.

The program adds Skill Incentive Pay for completing technical skill levels and Special Duty Pay for demanding roles, though officials disclosed no qualification criteria or compensation amounts.

With a fiscal 2027 request of $103 million, the effort targets a longstanding retention gap relative to private-sector salaries, but distribution still depends on individual services.

DARPA is supporting the US response to a New World Screwworm outbreak through its GUARDIAN program, framing invasive species as a national security and food supply risk.

USDA confirmed six cases as of June 8, including the first in a south Texas calf, as the agency releases sterile flies to suppress a parasite that burrows into live tissue.

DARPA says its suppression technologies are engineered to be thousands of times more effective than current methods, protecting a cattle industry valued at $113 billion.

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