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Jul- 2026 -

6 July

China, Russia Launch Naval Exercise as Beijing Tests Missile

China and Russia launched annual joint naval exercises off the Chinese coast, as Beijing test-fired a strategic missile into the Pacific Ocean.

2 July

Technology

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Cordero, a platoon sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses his smartphone to take a photo of his wife, Staff Sgt. Jessica Cordero, as she disassembles an M4 Carbine Rifle during the weapons lane portion of the Expert Infantryman Badge/Expert Soldier Badge (EIB/ESB) competition March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Staff Sgt. Cordero, a financial management technician assigned to 4th Financial Management Support Unit, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Support Brigade, competed in the ESB competition earning the coveted ESB setting her apart from her peers as a symbol of excellence. The "Ready First" 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division hosted the EIB/ESB competition which included a series of rigorous and demanding events such as the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment, day and night land navigation, individual weapons qualification, medical lanes, patrol lanes, and a 12-mile road march. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Wheeler Brunschmid).

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Tests Mobile Apps for Frontline Ops

The US Army has tested new approaches to give warfighters direct data access in the field through mobile applications as part of an exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Jun- 2026 -

24 June

Air

Rojoef Manuel

NATO, Ukraine Open Challenge to Counter Enemy Airfields

NATO and Ukraine have launched a competition to develop technologies that can disrupt and disable enemy airfields.

19 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The Gremlin-X mini-bomber drone. Photo: Palladyne AI

Rojoef Manuel

Palladyne to Demo Mini-Bomber UAS, Swarming Software for US Army

Palladyne AI has secured contracts to research, develop, and test applications of its Gremlin-X mini-bomber drone and SwarmOS coordinated autonomy software for US Army missions.

15 June

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

SPARC AI Tests Overwatch Long-Range Targeting, Image Recognition

Australian company SPARC AI has completed a long-range target acquisition test of its Overwatch software platform.

15 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A directed-energy system. Photo: Aurelius Systems

Rojoef Manuel

Aurelius Trials Archimedes Counter-Drone Laser Weapon for Pentagon

Aurelius Systems has completed live testing of its Archimedes autonomous directed-energy system for the Pentagon in Indiana, highlighting the laser weapon’s ability to negate unmanned aerial system threats.

5 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground recently tested the GRIZZLY vertical launcher for use with the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), following on previous institutional knowledge testing the launcher’s use with the Hellfire missile.

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed’s GRIZZLY Containerized Launcher Completes First Drone Kill Using JAGM

Lockheed Martin has tested its GRIZZLY containerized launcher firing a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile to intercept a Group 3 one-way attack drone, marking the first demonstration of the capability.

1 June

Sea

US Navy medium displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Shortlists Seven Contenders for MUSV Sea Trials

The US Navy has selected seven companies to advance to the at-sea testing phase of its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program, marking the next step in its effort to rapidly field autonomous maritime systems.

May- 2026 -

28 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

F-35 Directs MQ-20 Drone in New Collaborative Combat Aircraft Test

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has demonstrated interoperability between the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet and the MQ-20 Avenger drone in support of the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

18 May

Europe