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6 March

US Army Funds Vertical Takeoff Cruise Missile Concept With 290 Km Range

California-based startup Mach Industries is developing a vertical takeoff precision cruise missile for the US Army’s maneuvering forces.

6 March

Joe Saballa

Pentagon Selects Scale AI to Support AI-Driven Military Planning, Decision-Making

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has selected Scale AI to lead a project that will harness artificial intelligence to enhance military planning, decision-making, and operations.

6 March

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Ruled Out of US Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Program: Report

Lockheed Martin has reportedly been excluded from the US Navy’s effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet under the Next Generation Air Dominance program.

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

US Pauses Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine

The US has "paused" intelligence sharing with Ukraine amid breakdown in relations between Kyiv and the White House, CIA director said.

5 March

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed, Nokia, Verizon Integrate Commercial 5G Solutions for Military Network

Lockheed Martin and Verizon have partnered with Nokia to integrate commercial 5G network solutions into a telecommunications base station for military wireless connectivity.

5 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Pratt & Whitney’s Rotating Detonation Engine Promises More Powerful Missiles

Pratt & Whitney has wrapped up a series of tests on a new propulsion technology that promises a leap in fuel efficiency, range, and speed for future weapons.

5 March

Joe Saballa

US Exploring 3D-Printed Dark Ceramics for Hypersonic Missiles, Aircraft

America's hypersonic missiles and aircraft may soon incorporate 3D-printed dark ceramics capable of withstanding extreme conditions.

5 March

Concepts of the uncrewed fighter aircraft YFQ-42A (bottom) and the YFQ-44A are pictured in artwork. The aircraft are designed to leverage autonomous capabilities and crewed-uncrewed teaming to defeat enemy threats in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force artwork courtesy of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Anduril Industries)

Christine Casimiro

USAF ‘Loyal Wingmen’ Receive Fighter Drone Designations for First Time

The US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program prototypes have been given fighter drone designations, a first in the service’s history.

5 March