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Northrop logs first flight for self-funded drone wingman
The YFQ-48A performed fully autonomous “taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers and landing” over the Mojave Desert in California, according to Northrop Grumman.
Boeing locks in 7-year deal to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker output
Boeing announced Monday that it formalized a seven-year contract supporting the Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy, signing an approximately $14.7 billion “undefinitized” agreement with the Pentagon that allows the firm to triple its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement.“Early investment and a relentless focus on quality and execution have positioned us to now deliver seekers at…
Germany to set up first drone regiment next year, modeled after Ukraine war lessons
VIENNA — Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced, as Berlin attempts to institutionalize lessons from the war in Ukraine after years of domestic foot-dragging on unmanned warfare.Speaking Oct. 1 at the Bergen military training area during the army’s “Experimentalserie Land” trials, Pistorius said ground…
European defense startups to raise record $10.5 billion in 2026, Dealroom forecasts
PARIS — European defense startups are forecast to raise a record $10.5 billion of funding this year, roughly four times the $2.6 billion raised a year earlier and led by investments in firms developing drone technology, according to Dealroom, which tracks data on venture capital funding.Defense startup funding in Europe already reached $7.4 billion as…
US Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexican border as cartel drone use rises
The U.S. Army is testing counter-drone technology in the U.S.-Mexico border area, seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels and emulate the rapid battlefield innovation happening in Ukraine’s war with Russia.At Falcon Peak, a U.S. Northern Command exercise held in September in Arizona, soldiers watched as defense firms…
Has the Pentagon given up on AI polygraph analysis of trustworthiness?
As of July, the Pentagon had been prepping artificial intelligence tools that analyze text, voices and faces to estimate trustworthiness, according to declassified presentation slides and prior Defense Department statements. Now, Pentagon officials say that some of that AI is not part of the current revamp of the polygraph interview process, after Defense News asked…
Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas from Iran-backed Houthis
Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government said on Sunday it was launching a major military campaign to recapture all areas of the country controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis.The government’s armed forces would press the offensive “until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia,” Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address.…
China-linked hackers posed as former US officials, Anthropic employee to target AI experts
Chinese hackers impersonated a former senior White House technology official, a former State Department economist and a senior Anthropic employee in attempts to break into the cloud accounts of artificial intelligence policy experts, according to findings from cybersecurity company Proofpoint released Thursday. The campaigns targeted researchers at think tanks, universities and law firms, using invitations…
Army to establish new autonomy command, acquisition executive
The service’s new command will be called Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM, according to a memo signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle.