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US Missile Strike Foils Iranian Capture of American Sea Drone

The US military destroyed two small Iranian boats that allegedly attempted to seize an American sea drone patrolling waters off Iran.

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Peraso Advances Low-Latency Drone Comms With 60 GHz mmWave Tech

Peraso is taking aim at one of the key challenges facing autonomous aviation: keeping unmanned aerial vehicles securely connected in environments crowded with electronic interference.

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Swarm Aero’s Missile-Carrying ‘Gamera’ Drone Joins Race to Replace MQ-9 Reaper

A new contender to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper has taken shape, with Swarm Aero pitching a low-cost autonomous aircraft designed to carry bomber-class missiles on long-range strike missions.

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AV Taps Attalon to Provide High-Energy Laser Systems for LOCUST Weapon

AeroVironment is executing a long-term agreement with Attalon to obtain laser subsystems that will support the production and fielding of its high-energy laser systems at scale.

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Northrop Grumman Leaves SNC-Led Team in US Navy Trainer Jet Competition

Northrop Grumman has left the team led by Sierra Nevada Corporation, which is pitching the clean-sheet Freedom aircraft for the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program.

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GA-ASI to Support US Air Force UAS Programs With Innovation Hub in Ohio

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is establishing an innovation hub in Dayton, Ohio, to support hardware and software development for US Air Force programs.

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US Air Force Awards L3Harris $60M for Cockpit-Selectable Fuzes

The US Air Force has awarded L3Harris a $60-million contract to produce sensors that let aircrews control the altitude at which a munition detonates.

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Anthropic Confirms Claude AI Use in Weapons and Surveillance

AI is moving deeper into weapons development and surveillance, with Anthropic confirming that actors used Claude to build military software and support intelligence-gathering operations.

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Young US Veterans More Exposed to Toxic ‘Forever Chemical’: Report

Young US military veterans have higher concentrations of potentially harmful synthetic chemicals known as PFAS in their blood.

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US Air Force, Northrop Grumman Move Sentinel Missile Closer to 2027 Flight Test

The LGM-35 Sentinel missile, successor to the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III that forms the ground leg of the US nuclear triad, is moving closer to its first flight test in 2027 after several delays.

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