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ArmyEpirus Delivers First High-Power Microwave Counter-Drone System To Army Marking Progress Toward Fielding
Epirus on Wednesday said it has delivered the first prototype high-power microwave (HPM) system to the Army, a key milestone on the path to fielding a capability that can counter […]
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InternationalChina’s Nuclear Warhead Buildup Exceeding Previous Projections, New DoD Report Says
The Pentagon estimates that China now has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, a hundred more than last year, and projects that Beijing will have over 1,000 such weapons by […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Joins New U.S.-U.K. Strategic Naval Charter
Leaders from the U.S. and U.K. naval services signed a new version of a strategic charter between the two countries this week, for the first time including the U.S. Marine […]
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CongressHASC CITI Chair Cites Concern DoD’s Replicator Plan May Move Funds Away From Munitions
A lead House Armed Services Committee lawmaker on Thursday cited concern that the Pentagon’s new Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems over the next two years could […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Invests In Satellite RF Sensing Company HawkEye 360
HawkEye 360, which operates a constellation of satellites that sense radio frequency transmissions on Earth, on Wednesday said it has raised an additional $10 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] and […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Moves Past Next Gen Interceptor Preliminary Design Review
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it recently completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for its version of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) and outlined next steps in its competition. […]
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Business/FinancialCzech Group Acquiring Vista Outdoor’s Ammo Business
Vista Outdoor, Inc. [VSTO] and the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) on Monday say that CSG has agreed to acquire Vista’s Sporting Products business for $1.9 billion, giving the Prague-based defense company […]
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SpaceBlackSky to Develop Automated Target Recognition Under AFWERX Contract
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] said on Oct. 16 that it has won a Space Development Agency contract through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX innovation arm to help track forces […]
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Unmanned SystemsTeledyne Introduces New Black Hornet Nano Drone With Leap Ahead Performance
Building on eight years of operational performance and lessons learned on the battlefield, including in Ukraine, Teledyne FLIR Defense on Tuesday unveiled the fourth generation of its palm-size Black Hornet […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySaronic, A New Navy Maritime Autonomy Company, Is Market Ready
Saronic, a startup developing autonomous unmanned surface vessels, on Tuesday had its public coming out, disclosing a $55 million seed funding round and saying it is ready with products for […]
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