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4 December

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Claude Lambert, chief of future operations division for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense and U.S. Air Force Maj. Katie “Starbuck” Baier, chief of intelligence for weapons and tactics for the JTF-SD, look at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 19, 2022. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the National Space Defense Center, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

GetChkd to Improve US Air, Space Force SATCOM Security

Texas-based GetChkd has secured a $1.9-million contract to bolster the US Air Force and US Space Force’s satellite communications security with blockchain infrastructure.

4 December

Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Photo: Archer Aviation

Rojoef Manuel

Archer, Karem Partner on Military-Grade Rotor Tech for Next-Gen VTOL

Archer Aviation has signed an agreement with Karem Aircraft to integrate the latter’s military-grade rotor and tiltrotor systems into Archer’s planned autonomous, hybrid-propulsion vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

4 December

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Opens Alabama Lab to Back US Hypersonic Weapon Initiatives

Lockheed Martin has activated a new Hypersonics System Integration Lab in Huntsville, Alabama, adding a major test and engineering hub as the US races to field hypersonic weapons against rapid advances by China and Russia.

4 December

USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) sits pierside at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), Friday, Nov. 4. The U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler, delivered to Military Sealift Command in July, is in the beginning months of its year-long ship qualification trials schedule and stopped by NSWC PHD for a stores resupply and minor repairs by builder representatives. The Underway Replenishment (UNREP) fuel and cargo delivery stations aboard the civilian-crewed ship use the new Electric Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method (E-STREAM) technology, designed by NSWC PHD UNREP engineers. USNS John Lewis is the first oiler to have the new E-STREAM systems on board, and the command’s UNREP team members were excited to see in person the system installed on a ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Dana Rene White/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Teams Up With South Korean Giants to Boost US Shipbuilding

General Dynamics NASSCO has signed a memorandum of agreement with South Korean shipyards to ramp up cooperation on vessel design, manufacturing automation, and related technologies for the American market.

4 December

Saronic’s Corsair (24'), Mirage (40'), and Cipher (60') Autonomous Surface Vessels sailing on water

Giulia Bernacchi

Saronic to Invest $300 Million in Louisiana Shipyard Expansion

Saronic will invest $300 million to expand its shipyard in Louisiana, increasing its autonomous surface vessels production capacity.

4 December

Close-up view of a LUCAS drone resting on a wooden stand, showing its sleek fixed-wing design and nose-mounted sensor under warm evening light.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army’s New LUCAS Drone Puts an American Spin to Iran’s Shahed

The US is putting its own twist on Iran’s Shahed-136, kicking off tests of an attack drone it said was reverse-engineered from the loitering munition.

4 December

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Brazil Unleashes Laser-Guided Tank Slayer

A laser-guided missile system is emerging as Brazil’s direct fire solution against tanks and modern armored targets.

4 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MQ-9 Reaper Gains Smart Surveillance Boost in Breakthrough Flight

Surveillance network tech is an airspace monitoring system, fuses multiple sensor types, tracks cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft, provides real-time airspace awareness, and supports counter-UAS operations.

4 December

The unmanned aerial systems part of a one-way attack drone squadron recently deployed to the Middle East.

Giulia Bernacchi

CENTCOM Launches First One-Way Attack Drone Squadron in Middle East

US Central Command has established Task Force Scorpion Strike, the first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East.

4 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Airborne EW Platform Lets Forces Spot Emitters in GPS-Dark Zones

Wraith is an airborne EW system, weighs 32 pounds, navigates using visual odometry with multiband global navigation satellite systems, and can be launched by two people in minutes.

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