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7 September

Air traffic controllers (ATCs) assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron oversee the safe departure of aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 30, 2025. ATCs issue precise instructions, coordinate aircraft movements, and efficiently manage the flow of air traffic in and around the tower’s airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)

Workforce Gaps Could Slow US Efforts to Replace Wartime Space Losses: Report

The US may lack the engineers and specialized staff needed to rapidly replace military space systems damaged during a major conflict.

7 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Gains Direct Procurement Route for Israeli Drone Comms Tech

The US Army has signed a Basic Ordering Agreement with Elsight, establishing a standardized framework for procuring its Halo connectivity technology for unmanned systems.

7 September

Middle East

An MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, armed with four GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves $5B Saudi JDAM-ER Weapons Sale

The US has approved a potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range guidance kits to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $5 billion.

7 September

Americas

Smack Technologies’ Alpha is designed to give frontline operators AI-processed battlefield intelligence through a wrist-mounted display. Image: Smack Technologies

Samantha Alexa

AI Wrist Device Puts Real-Time Battlefield Data on Soldiers’ Arms

Military artificial intelligence could soon move beyond command centers and onto soldiers’ wrists, with a new wearable designed to deliver AI-processed battlefield intelligence directly to frontline operations.

7 September

Technology

(Representative only.) US Marines and civilians participate in Cyber Flag 23-2, a cyber warfare exercise focused on offensive and defensive operations, at an undisclosed location on Aug. 7, 2023. Photo: Cpl. Oneg Plisner/US Marine Corps

Samantha Alexa

AI Model Completes Full Cyber Kill Chain in Booz Allen Test

Booz Allen tested 18 US and Chinese AI models as autonomous attackers against a production-grade enterprise network, assessing what they could actually accomplish in realistic scenarios.

7 September

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Croatia Approves $506M Deal for 18 Korean Chunmoo MLRS

Croatia has authorized the acquisition of 18 K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems for 435.2 million euros ($506 million).

7 September

Politics

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Lawmakers Press US Army Over Shutdown of Drone Assault Battalion

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding that the US Army explain why it eliminated an experimental drone battalion less than a year after creating the unit to study modern drone warfare.

7 September

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

500-Pound UGV That Towed 53,000-Pound Truck Heads for US Army Fielding

The US Army has selected Denver-based AZAK for a rapid-acquisition program aimed at fielding its high-torque unmanned ground vehicle following successful soldier-led trials.

7 September

Middle East

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Israeli Tech Gives Drones a Way to Confirm What They See at 1 Kilometer

Israeli firm Sodyo is tackling a key hurdle in autonomous identification: enabling drones not only to see objects, but also to determine exactly what they are on the battlefield.

7 September

Americas