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A row of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) sit in a motorpool for issue and receiving for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2024. The Spartan Brigade is the second brigade in the Army to receive the AMPVs and is currently undergoing familiarization and training to prepare Soldiers on the next generation of tracked combat vehicles in accordance with the Army’s key initiatives for lethality, readiness and modernization. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bernabe Lopez III)

RENK Brings Autonomous Driving Solution to US Army’s AMPV

RENK America has partnered with BAE Systems and Forterra to integrate autonomous capability into the US Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.

14 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

OpenAI Pushes GPT-5.5 Into Cyber Defense With ‘Daybreak’ Initiative

OpenAI is weaving artificial intelligence models deeper into software defense workflows through its “Daybreak” initiative, aiming to embed security capabilities directly into the software development process.

14 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Peraton Targets Cognitive Warfare With New AI Platform

Peraton is aiming to give soldiers an edge in fast-moving cognitive warfare with its new Interactive Realtime Information System, an AI platform designed to convert large volumes of data into usable intelligence.

14 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Colombian Soldiers Killed in Guerrilla Minefield

Four soldiers died in Colombia after stepping on a minefield laid by guerrillas who, recently, were negotiating peace with the government.

14 May

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Michigan Tech Turns Ocean Microbes Into Power for Underwater Sensors

A research brewing at Michigan Technological University could one day make underwater battery replacement far less necessary.

14 May

Giulia Bernacchi

ZenaTech Eyes Gulf Defense Market With Ukraine Drone Production Hub

Canada-based ZenaTech established a Ukrainian subsidiary for counter-drone and interceptor systems aimed at defense customers in the Gulf.

14 May

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Northrop Unveils GPS-Free Navigation System for Deep Space Missions

Spacecraft could soon navigate far beyond Earth without relying on GPS or satellite signals.

14 May

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shaking hands at a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2017.

Staff Writer With AFP

Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing Summit

Chinese President Xi warned his US counterpart Trump that missteps on Taiwan could push the two countries into "conflict."

14 May

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Christine Casimiro

US Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5B Contract for Five Arctic Security Cutters

The US Coast Guard has finalized a $3.5-billion contract for Davie Defense to supply a new class of polar icebreaker vessels comprising five Arctic Security Cutters.

14 May

Christine Casimiro

Anduril, US to Scale Production of Barracuda-500M Cruise Missile

The Pentagon has signed a framework agreement with Anduril Industries to scale production of the low-cost, surface-launched Barracuda-500M (SLB-500M) cruise missile.

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