3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (98+ words) The Defense Post A new loitering munition from FlyFocus combines long-range reach with advanced targeting capabilities to hunt emerging battlefield threats Known as TASACK, the 15-kilogram (33-pound) platform has a top speed of 300 kilometers (186 miles) per hour and a maximum…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (91+ words) The Defense Post Hermeus has selected Anduril to equip its high-Mach Quarterhorse uncrewed aircraft with a flight-proven mission autonomy system Under the partnership, Anduril’s Lattice software will be integrated into the Quarterhorse Mk2, enabling autonomous operations during high-speed flight Lattice…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (123+ words) The Defense Post Ukraine is testing whether artificial intelligence can help drones detect, acquire, and engage moving ground targets without continuous pilot control The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Brave1 defense innovation cluster recently evaluated autonomous guidance systems from…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (210+ words) The Spanish Navy is enhancing its defense against aerial and missile threats by procuring three SIMBAD-RC systems from MBDA under a signed framework agreement. Based on MBDA’s MISTRAL short-range air defense missile, the remotely controlled SIMBAD-RC acts as a primary…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (108+ words) The Defense Post Italy has placed an order for two MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc as part of an expansion of its long-endurance surveillance fleet The remotely piloted aircraft carry sensors for full-motion video and moving-target…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (199+ words) Mobix Labs has secured its first production order for components supporting the US Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet. Mobix Labs has delivered the first components and plans to ship the remaining units in the coming weeks. Mobix Labs’ initial…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (154+ words) K9 mobile howitzer. Image: Hanwha Aerospace At a K9 User Club gathering in Estonia, Hanwha Aerospace outlined a new operational concept for howitzers aimed at enabling faster and more accurate artillery strikes on the battlefield. The concept pairs K9 howitzers with vertical takeoff…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (266+ words) The US Special Operations Command has awarded Boeing a $55.4-million contract to equip MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters with an advanced flight-control augmentation system. Developed by Boeing in collaboration with BAE Systems, APAS is designed to reduce pilot workload, improve…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (196+ words) North Carolina’s Duke University will lead a new $24-million US Army research hub focused on developing technologies to detect, disrupt, and seize control of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Funded through a six-year cooperative agreement from the Army Research Office, the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (266+ words) Safran will supply more than 1,000 MOSKITO observation systems and several hundred SHARPCROW units to the German Armed Forces under a new order from Rheinmetall Electronics. Rheinmetall, the prime contractor for Germany’s Infantryman Soldier of the Future program, placed the order…...