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5 June

Anduril, Elbit Team Up for US Army Howitzer Competition

Anduril Industries has teamed up with Elbit Systems of America to pursue the US Army's Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization program.

5 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Brazil May Purchase 20 More Fighter Jets From Sweden

Brazil wants to acquire 20 additional Gripen fighter jets, made by Swedish defense company Saab, on top of the 36 it already has.

4 June

Inder Singh Bisht

Ramjet-Powered PrSM Increment 4 Advances Toward Flight Testing

L3Harris Technologies has conducted a key propulsion test for the US Army's ramjet-powered Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 program, paving the way for flight testing to begin in the fall.

4 June

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets

Rojoef Manuel

US Military Orders FALCO Fuzes to Turn APKWS Into Drone Killers

L3Harris Technologies has signed a $48.5-million contract to deliver its proprietary FALCO mechanical proximity fuzes for upgrades to the US Armed Forces’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.

4 June

Personnel targeting a drone with fire control-equipped weapon

Rojoef Manuel

SMARTSHOOTER Scores First US Navy Contract for Anti-Drone Sights

Israeli firm SMARTSHOOTER has received a $1.8-million contract to deliver its SMASH 2000LE counter-drone fire control systems for the US Navy, marking the company’s first procurement award from the service.

4 June

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand meets with soldiers at Fort Drum, New York, in November 2023. Gillibrand is backing legislation that would impose new safeguards on the Pentagon’s use of artificial intelligence in military operations. Photo: Capt. Daniel Andrews/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Senators Push New Guardrails on Military AI Use

Democratic lawmakers are pushing new safeguards on the US military’s use of artificial intelligence, seeking tighter oversight of its battlefield applications.

4 June

Virtuix’s Virtual Terrain Walk platform allows warfighters to physically navigate AI-generated representations of real-world terrain during mission rehearsal and training. Image: Virtuix

Samantha Alexa

US Air Force Backs AI Platform for Virtual Battlefield Rehearsals

The US Air Force is tapping AI and virtual reality to bring battlefield preparation into fully immersive digital space, awarding Phase I funding to Texas-based firm Virtuix.

4 June

Hybrid SATCOM Approach attached to a C-130J Hercules aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Viasat to Integrate SATCOM Tech for US C-130J Hurricane Hunters

Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Viasat to equip advanced satellite communications capability on C-130J Hercules military airlifters in support of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter program.

4 June