Newly released Navy logs suggest that a portable counter-drone electronic warfare system, Northrop Grumman’s DRAKE, was deployed during the mysterious 2019 swarm incidents off Southern California. The
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The U.S. Air Force is considering Northrop Grumman’s autonomous drone Talon as a strong candidate for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. In December, the service officially designated th
The New Era of Air and Missile Defense
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The article argues that modern air and missile defense is nearing a structural limit because current systems were designed for a narrower threat environment than today’s mix of ballistic missiles, cru
The U.S. Army and major defense contractors announced a new “Right to Integrate” (R2I) hackathon sprint aimed at speeding up the integration of military technologies across Army systems. Secretary of
The article reports that an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper successfully downed aerial targets using a relatively inexpensive air-to-air missile, marking a step toward more cost-effective counter-drone defense.
The U.S. Army is exploring whether its Apache attack helicopters can become an effective counter-drone platform, using lessons from Ukraine and Iran. At the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit in Nashvil
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone vanished from flight tracking systems while declaring an in-flight emergency over the Persian Gulf. This incident occurred shortly after the U.S. and Iran a
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone disappeared from online flight tracking after declaring an in-flight emergency while flying over the Persian Gulf. The drone, which had completed a three-ho
Shanghai-based MizarVision, a Chinese geospatial intelligence company, has been actively tracking and publicly posting satellite imagery of U.S. military assets during Operation Epic Fury, which comme
The Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 has selected Lattice as its enterprise tactical command and control platform for counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS). This decision underscores the inc
In December 2025, U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopters successfully engaged drones in air-to-air combat using 30mm proximity ammunition during a live-fire exercise at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The
The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is enhancing its capabilities as a counter-drone platform by incorporating proximity-fuzed 30mm cannon ammunition, specifically the XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosi
The U.S. military is pursuing a significant expansion of drone capabilities, particularly smaller unmanned aerial systems (UAS), leading to a rising demand for containerized drone launch systems. The
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report warning that the Space Development Agency's (SDA) initiative to establish a Tracking Layer constellation of missile warning and tracking
Shield AI, an American start-up specializing in autonomy software, has initiated wind tunnel testing for its newly unveiled autonomous tactical aircraft, the X-Bat. Introduced in October 2025, the X-B
Space Force wants competition. Satellite makers want stability.
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The Pentagon is pushing for competition and lower costs in satellite procurement through the Space Development Agency (SDA), which aims to create a network of low Earth orbit satellites. However, this
US Lawmakers Block Cancellation Of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Program
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U.S. lawmakers have successfully blocked the Pentagon's plans to cancel the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail program, ensuring continued funding for this advanced airborne early warning aircraft. The decision aro
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Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems are advanced airborne radar systems designed for detecting a wide array of threats, including aircraft, ships, and missiles, from long distances. The
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded contracts totaling $3.5 billion to four companies for the development of the next phase of its missile tracking satellite program. The contracts, announc
USSF Eyes Space-Based Interceptors for Midcourse Missiles
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The U.S. Space Force is seeking proposals for space-based interceptors to target midcourse ballistic missiles, complementing existing efforts for boost-phase interceptors as part of the Golden Dome mi