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30 July

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Ireland Moves Forward With First Military Radar Capability

Ireland has approved the next phase of a program to acquire its first long-range military radar systems from France.

30 July

Technology

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edson M. Rangelcano, left, and Lance Cpl. Nathan-Zachary M. Decena, both field radio operators assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion inspect gear during a gear inventory at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 7, 2018. NTC 18-03 is a simulated combat training exercise in which Marines with 2nd LAAD conducted Ground Based Air Defense in defense of Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Koby I. Saunders)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines Seeks Optical AI System to Automate Armories

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command is seeking an artificial intelligence powered image-based system to automate stockpile inventory, eliminating manual recordkeeping with no detectable radio frequency emissions.

30 July

Americas

(Representative only.) A counter-unmanned aircraft system sensor platform tracks a drone during the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation event at Camp Roberts, California, on Sept. 9, 2025. Photo: Dan Linehan/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Startup Reimagines Military Sensing by Letting AI Control the Optics

Silicon Valley startup Elio has introduced an adaptive optical technology that could help military systems identify small drones and other difficult-to-track threats.

30 July

Americas

Footage released by the US Central Command on July 18 shows US forces launching what the military says are precision strikes targeting Iranian military capabilities.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Considers Confiscating Troops’ Phones Over Iran Security Risks

US military officials are considering tighter restrictions on cellphone use by deployed personnel in the Middle East.

30 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Opens First 3D-Printed Barracks at Fort Bliss

The US Army has opened the first of 10 barracks being built with large-scale 3D-printing technology at Fort Bliss.

30 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Fish, a unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operator from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to fly a Skydio X10 for a M67 grenade drop in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 25, 2025. Soldiers from 7th Army Training Command, the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine and 173rd Airborne Brigade all worked together to make this the first live grenade drop from a UAS in the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Collin Mackall)

Rojoef Manuel

NorthStrive Advances Drone Tech for Towing Payloads Across Air and Water

NorthStrive Defense Tech has finalized an exclusive licensing agreement with the Florida State University Research Foundation for patented drone technology capable of transporting payloads across both air and water.

30 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Taiwan to Produce 246 New Reconnaissance Vehicles by 2033

Taiwan is preparing to field new domestically developed reconnaissance vehicles expected to enter production between 2028 and 2033.

30 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Red Cat Links Black Widow Small Drone to Tactical Strike Network

Red Cat Holdings and C3A Solutions have integrated the OBERON tactical fires ecosystem with the Black Widow small unmanned aerial system, expanding the drone’s role on the modern battlefield.

30 July

Middle East

A container ship sails through Egypt's Damietta Port as normal operations continue after authorities said a fire at the facility was caused by a drone attack, the first such incident in the country since the outbreak of the Middle East war. Photo: Damietta Port Authority/AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

Egypt’s Damietta Port Says Operations Ongoing Despite Drone Attack

The authority overseeing the Egyptian port of Damietta said Thursday that its operations were ongoing despite a fire breaking out there the day before that authorities blamed on a drone attack.

30 July

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Australia Test-Fires Future Ground-Based Air Defense Prototype

Australia has put its developmental Medium-Range Ground-Based Air Defense prototype through a live-fire test, validating how its core systems work together during an operational engagement.

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