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US CENTCOM Forms First Multinational Kamikaze Drone Task Force in Middle East

The US Central Command has announced the creation of Task Force “Falcon Strike,” its first multinational, multi-domain suicide drone unit operating in the Middle East.

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US Marines Train to Counter Drones With Standard-Issue Weapons

The US Marine Corps has begun service-level training to teach troops how to counter drone threats using standard-issue weapons they already carry.

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New British Drone Tricks Enemy Radar Into Seeing a Target 20 Times Larger

A drone designed to act as a smart decoy for enemy radar is the core idea behind Spectr, a new unmanned aerial vehicle developed by UK firm OM Defence Systems.

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The Next Underwater Ship Inspector Is a Robot Called ‘Bayonet Sweep’

A Vermont firm is handing underwater inspection and maintenance tasks to robots instead of human divers.

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Poland Debuts First Miecznik Frigate ‘ORP Wicher’

Poland’s state-owned PGZ Naval Shipyard has officially christened and launched the future ORP Wicher in Gdynia, marking the debut of the nation's Miecznik-class multirole frigate program.

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Attalon’s New Valaris Laser Family Puts Up to 300kW of Power on the Table

A new lineup of directed-energy solutions from US firm Attalon gives defense users multiple laser power options for different operational requirements.

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Texas Firm Turns Engine Exhaust Into Power for Drone Propellers

A Texas-based firm has figured out how to use the air coming out of an aircraft’s engine to spin its propellers, potentially simplifying the entire rotor system.

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Ukrainian Firm Unveils Ground Robot That Hauls 210 Kg

Ukrainian drone developer Temerland has introduced the Gnom L2, a modified unmanned ground vehicle designed to transport heavy military loads across challenging terrain.

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2.64 Quadrillion Calculations a Second: Meet the US Space Force’s New Supercomputer

Massive and complex datasets that once took weeks to analyze can now be processed in seconds with the Makau high-performance supercomputer from the US Space Force’s Maui High Performance Computing Center.

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GPS Down? China Turns to Celestial Navigation for Hypersonic Weapons

Researchers at the Guangdong Aerospace Research Academy have reportedly developed a self-contained, star-based navigation system that can operate without relying on satellite signals or electromagnetic inputs.

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