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Tsunami unmanned surface vessels. Photo: Textron Systems

Textron to Supply US Navy With Tsunami Drone Boats

The US Defense Innovation Unit has contracted Textron Systems to provide its proprietary Tsunami unmanned surface vessels for the US Navy.

4 May

A Mexican special operations team run to the first firing position during an assaulter stage of Fuerzas Comando 2025 at Ilopango, El Salvador, Aug. 20, 2025. Fuerzas Comando 2025 brings together 16 special operations team from across Central, South America and the Caribbean to test skills through a 10-day special operations forces competition alongside a senior leadership seminar to collectively refine skills and foster military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Hassani Ribera)

Rojoef Manuel

Premier Graphene Secures First Mexican Defense Deal for Military Gear

California-based carbon material producer Premier Graphene has secured its first contract with Mexico, marking its entry into the country’s defense manufacturing sector.

4 May

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Tate enters data into his portable maintenance computer in front of an F-22A Raptor aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 21, 2009. Tate and the jet are deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force. (Released))

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Ramps Up AI Talent With New Hiring Blitz

The US Air Force is moving fast to lock in top AI talent, rolling out a new initiative to hire, prep, and retain experts as the tech becomes central to modern warfare.

4 May

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Receive First Tamir Interceptors for Iron Dome-Based MRIC System

Israel and Rafael have delivered the first batch of Tamir interceptors for the US Marine Corps’ Medium-Range Intercept Capability program.

4 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

ThinKom Unveils ‘Alecto’ High-Power Microwave Weapon to Take Down Drone Swarms

In a battlefield increasingly shaped by drone swarms, California’s ThinKom Solutions is responding with a new high-power microwave system designed to counter coordinated unmanned threats.

4 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Teledyne Releases New AI Software for Sub-Pixel Drone Detection

Teledyne FLIR OEM is upgrading its counter-drone capabilities with Prism C‑UAS, a new software stack designed to detect and track unmanned aerial threats even at the edge of visibility.

4 May

Christine Casimiro

Australia Explores Domestic Solid Rocket Motor Production With Northrop Grumman

Australia has formally selected Northrop Grumman to assist in establishing sovereign solid rocket motor production capabilities.

4 May

Christine Casimiro

US Approves Sale of APKWS to Israel, Qatar, and UAE

The US State Department has approved three separate foreign military sales of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System to Israel, Qatar, and the UAE.

4 May