US firm SkyDefense introduced CobraJet, an autonomous AI-powered vertical takeoff interceptor built to detect, track, and neutralize hostile drones threatening bases, borders, airports, and critical infrastructure.

The 3D-printed carbon fiber trijet reaches 560 kilometers per hour in hybrid turbojet form and fires low-cost attritable air-to-air rounds against Group 1 through Group 3 drones and swarms.

Field tests of CobraJet and its jam-resistant VRAM control system are slated for the fourth quarter of 2026, with production scheduled to begin in early 2027.

Rostec subsidiary Vysokotochka unveiled Mnogotochie, a counter-drone round whose three-piece nose separates after leaving the barrel to create a controlled spread from a single shot.

Available in 5.45mm and 7.62mm calibers for standard rifles and machine guns, the ammunition has a stated effective range of up to 300 meters against low aerial targets.

Rostec says testing is complete and the first production batch reached Russian troops, though the demonstration appeared only in the company’s own promotional footage.

Sweden’s Nordic Air Defence unveiled the K100XR, a one-foot interceptor that uses onboard AI to detect and engage aerial threats at up to 354 kilometers per hour.

The carbon fiber drone loiters 20 minutes, operates without a link to a ground controller, and stays “radio-silent” to reduce vulnerability to jamming and interception.

Positioned against Shahed-type attack drones and reconnaissance UAVs, it lets operators reserve costlier first-person view systems for higher-priority missions across a 3-kilometer engagement range.

US firm AZAK demonstrated a 500-pound unmanned ground vehicle towing a 53,000-pound Oshkosh Palletized Load System truck while hauling an extra 1,000 pounds of ammunition.

Each wheel houses its own motor, battery, gearbox, and electronics, letting AZAK add wheels across frames to boost traction and pull loads over 100 times the robot’s weight.

The demo signals how small self-powered UGVs could reshape battlefield logistics, recovering stalled multi-ton vehicles and moving supplies without dedicated heavy recovery crews.

Anduril and Polish state giant PGZ signed a plan to assemble and then manufacture the surface-launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile at PGZ’s Military Aviation Works No. 2 in Bydgoszcz.

Officials framed the deal as Anduril’s first such agreement with a European partner, targeting thousands of systems with a stated reach of 900 kilometers.

Local production could make the missile eligible for other EU buyers under the bloc’s SAFE loan scheme, where Poland was allocated the largest share at €43.7 billion.

The Defense Innovation Unit is reorganizing under new director Owen West, cutting its operational portfolios from seven to three priorities where speed, scale, and lethality intersect.

The new structure centers on drones and autonomous warfare, kill webs spanning space and sensors, and “10x” technologies delivering non-incremental shifts in price, speed, or capability.

AI moves from a standalone portfolio to a capability embedded across all activities, with the Pentagon expected to reveal the new internal structure publicly this week.

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