AeroVironment has secured a $46.6 million contract from the Italian Ministry of Defense for the delivery of the JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) medium uncrewed aircraft system (MUAS)
Australia has launched a quantum technology project designed to help its military maintain operations in areas where Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are degraded or denied. Led by Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), the initiative focuses on developing secure timing technologies by creating a ground-to-satellite optical quantum link—one of the most technically demanding components of a quantum-secured timing network
Russian drones now carry incendiary ammunition capable of reaching 2,000°C, designed to target enemy fortifications, bunkers, and equipment in Ukraine, military sources said. The newly developed incendiary munitions, already in use by Russian forces, are being dropped from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to destroy field warehouses, burn through concrete structures, and force infantry out of shelters, according to a report by
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has delivered the first two Lionfish small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) to the U.S
Ukraine has conducted tests of long-range first-person-view (FPV) drones equipped with fiber optic control, the state defense technology cluster Brave1
The Netherlands has committed €500 million to a large-scale drone project for Ukraine as part of a
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The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has ordered an investigation into unauthorized disclosures of classified information. A memorandum issued on March 21 tasked the Director for Defense Intelligence (Counterintelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security) with leading the probe
Embraer has completed the initial structural fatigue tests on the composite wing for its New Technologies Demonstration Platform (PDNT), a project supported by Brazils Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). The innovation project, funded by the National Development, Scientific and Technological Funding (FNDCT) and managed by Finep, focuses on research and development of low and medium Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)
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