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10 July

Terradepth Demonstrates Ocean Data Integration During US Navy Exercise

Terradepth has participated in a US Navy exercise designed to evaluate technologies and operational workflows for managing ocean data.

10 July

Space

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Space Force Adds New Weapon for Non-Destructive Satellite Warfare

The US Space Force is strengthening its space warfare capabilities with a ground-based system built to detect, deny, disrupt, and degrade enemy satellites without physically destroying them.

10 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Israeli Firms Pair LiDAR With AI-Driven Analytics to Sharpen Drone Detection

A new counter-drone tool from Israeli firms Innoviz Technologies and Cogniteam is designed for more accurate detection and classification of airborne threats in demanding environments.

10 July

Sea

A Kraken K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) attached to a Capewell UMCADS delivery platform being jettisoned from the open rear cargo ramp of an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft over the ocean.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

UK-US Team Pulls Off ‘World’s First’ Airdrop of USV From A400M Aircraft

UK firm Kraken Technology Group and Connecticut-based Capewell have teamed up to pull off the first-ever airdrop of an uncrewed surface vessel from an A400M transport aircraft.

10 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The Ukrainian F-Drones LITAVR fully autonomous copter-type interceptor drone hovering vertically against a cloudy sky during air defense field tests.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

First-Ever Fully Autonomous Interceptor Drone Emerges in Ukraine

Ukrainian developer F-Drones has released new test footage offering a first look at what it describes as the first fully autonomous interceptor drone, reducing human involvement to a press of a button.

10 July

Technology

An Electro Optic Systems (EOS) Slinger remote weapon station mounted on a pickup truck, acting as a representative image for Australia's new R400 Slinger counter-drone system contract.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

EOS to Develop ‘All-in-One’ Remote Weapon to Defeat Small, Medium Drones

Electro Optic Systems has been awarded a contract to develop an” all-in-one” remote weapon system integrating a laser-guided rocket and a machine gun, reinforcing Australia's counter-drone capabilities.

10 July

Americas

The official star stamp on the first B61-13 unit.

Christine Casimiro

US Completes B61-13 Nuclear Gravity Bomb Components Ahead of Schedule

The US has completed a production milestone on B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb components three months ahead of schedule at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

10 July

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Army Won’t Field Nearly 10,000 IVAS Goggles After $1.8B Investment: GAO

The US Army has decided not to field thousands of Integrated Visual Augmentation System goggles after investing about $1.8 billion in the program, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

10 July

Europe

M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System (HERCULES) vehicles

Christine Casimiro

BAE Systems Explores Production of M88A2 Armored Recovery Vehicle in Poland

BAE Systems is exploring potential cooperation with Polish defense firms to maintain, repair, and possibly manufacture the M88A2 Armored Recovery Vehicle in Poland.

10 July

Space