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6 August

The Chimera 5 unmanned aerial system. Photo: Oak Grove Technologies

Tech Alliance to Elevate Drone Swarming for US Platforms

Texas-based autonomy systems developer Swarmer has collaborated with North Carolina’s Oak Grove Technologies to modernize autonomous drone swarming capabilities for US military training and operations.

6 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Military Air Taxis? South Korea Wants to Make Them Real

South Korea is teaming with a US aviation firm to explore whether an electric air taxi could become the military's next troop transport.

6 August

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman, Boeing Demo First MQ-4C Triton, P-8 Poseidon Teaming

Northrop Grumman and Boeing have demonstrated the first automated crewed-uncrewed teaming between the MQ-4C Triton drone and the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

6 August

Jodesz Gavilan

ParaZero Wins European Defense Order for Counter-Drone Net Pods

ParaZero Technologies has secured an order from a Tier-1 European defense manufacturer to integrate its DefendAir Net Pods into a counter-drone system.

6 August

Jodesz Gavilan

Rocketdyne Returns as AE Industrial Buys L3Harris Space Business

AE Industrial Partners has acquired L3Harris Technologies' space propulsion, power, and electronics businesses, relaunching them as Rocketdyne.

6 August

Jodesz Gavilan

US Army Eyes Counter-Drone Missile Costing Under $150K

The US Army is seeking proposals for a counter-drone missile that can intercept small drones at longer ranges while costing less than $150,000 each.

6 August

Christine Casimiro

US Air Force Clears JDAM Long-Range Weapon for Initial Production

The GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range program, jointly developed by the US Air Force and US Navy, has been cleared to enter initial production.

6 August

Jodesz Gavilan

Hero-120 Kamikaze Drone Clears Key US Army Production Milestone

Mistral and Uvision have cleared a key production milestone for the US Army's LUS program after the Hero-120 passed its first lot acceptance tests.

5 August

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana, takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration (WSINT) exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., Nov. 18, 2025. Conducted twice a year, the integration event tests multi-domain operations and strengthens joint force interoperability, enhancing combat readiness across the spectrum of military operations over the Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

Rojoef Manuel

GAO Flags Issues With US Air Force’s $21B B-52 Upgrade Program

The US Government Accountability Office has found that the US Air Force faces major complications across its $21-billion B-52 Stratofortress fleet modernization.

5 August

The Joint C-sUAS (Counter small Unmanned Aircraft System) University (JCU) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, kicked off this week with its inaugural two-week C-sUAS Operators Course. Over 20 students, including Soldiers from the US Army, US Air Force, and US Navy participated in the MOS agnostic, Non-Branch/Service specific course. The C-sUAS Operators Course focuses on the operations of the Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) evaluated C-sUAS systems which includes the Drone Buster (pictured). "The establishment of the Joint C-sUAS University and its mission will prepare Soldiers and leaders, improve readiness, and aid in modernizing the force of 2030 to prepare for Large Scale Combat Operations," said Lt. Col. Moseph Sauda, Joint C-sUAS University Director. Upon completion, operators will deter the UAS threat via passive air defense measures; detect the UAS threat via visual/audible identification and C-sUAS equipment sets; report UAS threats via applicable policies and procedures; and defeat the UAS threat via kinetic and non-kinetic means. The course ends with a culminating training exercise and is set to graduate at the end of October.

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Unveils Improved Digital Shop for Counter-Drone Systems

The US Department of Defense has launched an expanded digital marketplace to accelerate the procurement of counter-unmanned aerial system equipment for military units, law enforcement, and partner forces.

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