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25 July

Air

South Korea Introduces Mortar-Carrying AI Drone

South Korea’s Nearthlab has launched a next-gen attack drone that carries mortar shells and coordinates strikes in AI-driven swarms.

25 July

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Swarms of ‘Spy Cockroaches’ Set to Creep Into Germany’s Defense Strategy

A German company is developing swarm robots from live cockroaches fitted with tiny “backpacks” to take on covert intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

24 July

Americas

U.S. Airmen participate in the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis Experiment 3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 13, 2025. Experiment participants were challenged to use human-machine teaming to deliver decision advantage in scenarios marked by complexity, speed, and uncertainty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Tests AI to Shrink the Kill Chain

The US Air Force has tested an AI system designed to help warfighters make faster decisions on which threats to engage first in active combat zones.

24 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

BlackSky Wins Latin American Contract for On-Demand Satellite Monitoring

BlackSky secured a contract to deliver on-demand monitoring services using its satellite systems for defense and intelligence agencies in Latin America.

24 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Forces Test GAMBLER AI System for Real-Time Combat Intelligence

US defense and intelligence teams put the GAMBLER prototype to the test, aiming to streamline real-time decision-making in complex combat environments.

23 July

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

From Whiteboards to Warzones: Virginia Startup to Bring AI to Military Logistics

Virginia-based startup Rune Technologies has received $24 million in funding to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered software for military logistics.

23 July

Asia Pacific

Combined squads of Indian and U.S. infantrymen practice small-unit tactics Feb. 9, 2021, during bilateral Indo-U.S. Exercise Yudh Abhyas at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, India. Now in its 16th iteration, Yudh Abhyas brings together India's 11th Jammu And Kashmir Rifles Battalion and the U.S. Army's 2-3 Infantry Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in order to build on the enduring Indian-U.S. partnership through 14 days of combined field training, cultural exchange and a brigade-level command post exercise, leading to greater interoperability between the two nations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Tolliver, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team public affairs.)

Rojoef Manuel

India to Embed AI Tech Into Army Systems Under New Roadmap

India is rolling out a formal roadmap to scale up its use of AI, machine learning, and big data analytics across its army, aiming to streamline operations and improve decision-making.

22 July

Americas

Concept of Hadrian’s factory in Mesa, Arizona. Photo: Hadrian

Rojoef Manuel

LA Defense Startup Lands $260M for Massive AI-Enabled Factory Buildout

Los Angeles-based defense startup Hadrian has secured $260 million in funding to grow its AI-enabled manufacturing footprint in Arizona and California.

21 July

Americas