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31 August

Voltaic Marine Pairs Electric Drone Boat With Remote Turret in Recent Sea Trials

Voltaic Marine has trialed a new configuration of its AEU39 uncrewed surface vessel with a remote weapon turret in a recent exercise at sea.

28 August

A rocket engine or launcher is set up in what appears to be an outdoor testing facility. A stream of bright yellow-orange jet flames is seen jutting out of its main exhaust. In the background, a concrete wall is seen, with the blue sky visible farther back.

Inder Singh Bisht

Firehawk Wins $24M US Contract to Expand 155mm Propellant Production

The US has contracted Firehawk Aerospace to expand domestic propellant production in support of the M1128 155mm base-bleed projectile.

28 August

Philippine Marine Corps and US Marine Corps personnel speak during the MARFORPAC–PMC Staff Talks at Camp HM Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 5, 2026. Photo: Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Marine Corps Turns to AI for Theater-Level Logistics in Indo-Pacific

Tagup is expanding its AI-powered logistics platform to selected theater-level sustainment use cases supporting US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific under a $2.1 million contract modification.

28 August

The federal court ruling blocking the Trump administration’s measures against Anthropic puts the company’s dispute with the Pentagon over AI safeguards at the center of a broader constitutional fight. Photo: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/Pexels

Samantha Alexa

Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Anthropic Ban on Military AI

A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting Anthropic off from the US government, ruling that the move was unconstitutional retaliation over the company’s AI policies.

28 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Battelle Develops Color-Changing Spray to Spot Biological Threats

US firm Battelle aims to revolutionize biological threat detection in military environments with its new technological breakthrough.

27 August

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos to Facilitate Troop Mental Health Studies for US Navy

The US Navy has awarded Leidos a $56-million contract to conduct data-driven behavioral health research and operational evaluations to improve the psychological health and readiness of warfighters.

27 August

Palladyne AI’s SwarmOS is designed to enable multiple autonomous systems to coordinate and share information as a collaborative swarm. Image: Palladyne AI

Samantha Alexa

Palladyne AI, NORDA Team Up on Autonomous Drone Swarms

US defense technology company Palladyne AI and NORDA Dynamics, a Ukrainian-Estonian drone developer, are teaming up to combine swarm coordination with autonomous terminal guidance.

27 August

US Space Force Guardians assigned to Space Delta 5 conduct military planning Dec. 18, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Photo: David Dozoretz/DVIDS

Samantha Alexa

US Space Force Uses AI to Track Space Programs in Real Time

An AI-powered project management platform will give the US Space Force real-time visibility across its growing portfolio of national security space programs.

27 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Dataminr Brings Agentic AI to Real-Time Intelligence for Defense Agencies

New York-based Dataminr is leveling up its approach to real-time intelligence by giving agentic AI access to over 1 million public data sources for fast, accurate alerting.

27 August