Doodle Labs eyes US, European production sites as demand soars for jam-resistant drones
Doodle Labs hopes to turn its success in equipping jam-hardened drones in Ukraine into additional production sites in Europe and he United States.
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Lockheed Martin’s Morfius X-Rotor built to fry 50 enemy drones in one flight
Lockheed Martin is rolling out the Morfius X-Rotor, a recoverable counter-drone system the company says can kill 50 enemy drones in one flight.
Pentagon must rethink incentives, outgoing DIU chief says
Brown spoke with C4ISRNET about the future of DIU, the importance of commercial capability integration and the need for resources and support from DoD.
Pentagon leaders discuss China’s space ambitions at classified meeting
The Pentagon's top policy official said this week competition with China in space is "fierce."
Saab touts successful test of new air-defense weapon
The Swedish company is pushing into the market of short-range defenses, which includes intercepting drones.
Are autonomous ships and vehicles ‘unmanned’ or ‘uncrewed’?
Most literature in this field from all sources – whether academic, governmental or other – tends to use the gender-biased terms “manned” and “unmanned."
Navy to deploy carrier strike group with Project Overmatch networking
Project Overmatch remains Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday’s No. 2 priority, behind delivery of the Columbia-class submarine.
US officials balance arms sales push against securing tech secrets
The push to flush more American weaponry into the world market follows an increased appetite by governments to up-arm.
US Navy increasingly factoring climate change into exercises
The U.S. Navy's climate strategy paints climate change as one of the “most destabilizing forces of our time,” aggravating other national security issues.
Pentagon’s acquisition chief talks inflation, Ukraine, ‘Vampires’
The Boeing-made, ship-based weapons were given to Ukraine by a U.S. ally LaPlante did not identify.
Mark your calendar for a planned drone wingmen competition
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall also said drone wingmen could be a way for international allies to take part in the Next Generation Air Dominance effort.
