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30 September

US Marines egress an Amphibious Combat Vehicle to secure the beach at Hwajin-ri, South Korea, during a simulated amphibious assault

US Marine Corps to Equip ACVs With Anduril Pulsar-L to Counter Drones

The US Marine Corps is moving to equip its Amphibious Combat Vehicle fleet with Anduril’s Pulsar-Lite electronic warfare systems to counter drone threats.

30 September

A Draganfly drone equipped with the Mjolnir multi-drop payload launcher during a live demonstration in a desert environment.

Jodesz Gavilan

Draganfly Raises $10M to Expand Drone Business

Draganfly has raised $10 million from two US investors as it expands its defense business and develops new unmanned systems for military customers.

29 September

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, observe the upcoming landscape for a night troop movement during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 18, 2024.The Arctic is unforgiving and requires deliberate, purposeful leaders who are meticulous in their planning and approach to warfighting, and JPMRC 24-02 is key to testing some of the best leaders and soldiers the Army has to offer. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Elijah Magaña)

Rojoef Manuel

South 8 Opens San Diego Line for Sub-Zero Defense Batteries

California-based battery developer South 8 Technologies has inaugurated a semi-automated production line at its San Diego center to manufacture extreme-cold lithium-ion cells for military applications.

29 September

433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Citizen Airmen engage with various virtual reality maintenance training scenarios at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 10, 2026. The 433rd Maintenance Group is leveraging VR technology to run its Maintenance Qualification Training Program, allowing maintainers to hone their skills in a digital space while reducing costs and demands on the C-5M Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Julian Hernandez)

Rojoef Manuel

Redwire Joins $980M US Space Force NITE-STAR Program

Redwire Corporation has secured a place on a framework contract worth over $980 million to develop modern evaluation and preparatory solutions for the US Space Force.

29 September

Rojoef Manuel

British Drone Submarine Fires US Heavyweight Torpedo in Historic First

The US Navy and the UK Royal Navy have successfully fired an Mk 48 heavyweight anti-submarine and anti-surface torpedo from an experimental extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle, marking a historic first for allied undersea warfare.

29 September

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Trujillo, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) maintenance technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and Lance Cpl. Mario Mendoza, a UAS maintenance technician with VMU-1, MAG-13, 3rd MAW, recover a U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Canon Air Defense Complex in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 26, 2019. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adaezia Chavez)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing, Gogo Test Starlink Rival for Military Drones

Boeing subsidiary Insitu and aviation communications provider Gogo Special Missions have combined and tested a high-speed satellite connectivity system on a Group 3 unmanned aerial system.

29 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Attack Drone With a Twist: AEVEX 3D-Prints New Jet-Powered UAV

AEVEX Aerospace is expanding its autonomous portfolio with Specter, a new one-way attack drone designed to deliver different mission effects from a modular, jet-powered platform.

29 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New UGV Family From US Offers Changeable Modules for Different Ops

US firm VisionWave is developing a new family of autonomous ground systems built around a simple idea: one vehicle architecture can take on different missions by swapping its mission module.

29 September

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Skydio’s New Drone Puts an Asymmetrical Twist on Fixed-Wing Flight

Skydio’s first fixed-wing drone does not look quite like a conventional aircraft, and that is by design.

29 September

(250502) -- BEIJING, May 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participate in a military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification at the invitation of Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali) (Photo by Hu Jiali / XINHUA / Xinhua via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Cuts Civilian Jobs at Key Chinese Military Research Hub

The US Air Force is defunding all civilian positions at the China Aerospace Studies Institute, triggering conflicting statements over whether the service’s primary open-source Chinese military research center will close.

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