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* Lockheed Martin Skunk Works successfully completed a live demonstration of artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) on a Stalker XE Block 25 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an Alta X 2.0 drone modified by Drone Amplified. This test demonstrates how AI can automatically adjust an unmanned mission
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Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT presents TAERVUS, a fully integrated system for Electromagnetic Warfare (EW). Among other things, it combines state-of-the-art radio direction finders, receivers and jammers/exciters with powerful signal processing software and HENSOLDT's own Spectrum Battle Management Suite (SBMS). These systems, trusted and field-proven over many years,
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* Thales is giving forces a new edge in electromagnetic warfare (EW) with two new systems built to accelerate radar detection and AI analysis, helping operators act faster across air, land, and sea. The innovations aim to simplify complex intelligence workflows while enabling more precise responses to threats in multi-domain operations.
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Ukrainian first-person view (FPV) drones are reportedly hitting targets more accurately with a new AI-guided system that developers said can keep working even under heavy electronic warfare (EW). The device, called TFL-1, provides autonomous terminal guidance for the final 400 to 500 meters (1,312 to 1,640 feet) of
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Niklas Köhler, co-founder and co-CEO of German technology company Helsing, presented the current development status of the HX-2 to selected media representatives and provided insights into the further development of the strike drone. According to Köhler, the company has "destroyed" an average of 30 drones per week for
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Lamarr.AI’s technology assesses structural conditions, creates detailed 3D models of buildings, and recommends retrofits.
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* PhysicsAI has announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company a prime contract under the Albatross program, a cutting-edge initiative to develop autonomous soaring capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Under this contract, PhysicsAI will design, train, and test advanced artificial intelligence agents that can
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* Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software products and aircraft, has announced the completion of a successful autonomous flight demonstration in collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space, through the integration of Shield AI’s Hivemind software with Airbus’s DT25 target drone. The flight, conducted in Andøya, Norway,
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* Auterion, a provider of autonomous systems software for defense, has announced that it has raised $130 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Auterion’s Series B funding will accelerate its mission to “build swarms, not individual drones” by scaling production of its AuterionOS platform and Nemyx
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* L3Harris Technologies and Shield AI successfully demonstrated an artificial intelligence-enabled drone detection system during the Department of War’s recent Technology Readiness Experimentation event. L3Harris and Shield AI Demonstrate AI-Powered System to Defeat Unmanned ThreatsThis test event showed the system can more quickly detect hostile drones at longer ranges than
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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has announced a new U.S. Army contract that will fund Black Hawk modernization engineering efforts. The initial $43 million contract award will focus on foundational capabilities for modernization: enhancement of the airframe and inclusion of a digital backbone capability to allow for rapid unmanned
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* Auterion, the international defence software company and provider of AI-powered drone software solutions, has announced a landmark commitment to deliver 33,000 artificial intelligence-driven drone 'strike kits' to Ukraine. The initiative, backed by a $50 million Pentagon contract, represents a major step forward in supporting Ukraine’s defense