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Aurex Pushes AI Into Hypersonic Mission Planning and Battle Management
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (125+ words) The Defense Post Artificial intelligence is taking on a bigger role in hypersonic warfare, with US defense firm Aurex advancing two AI systems that simulate strike missions and battlefield decisions before they happen The platforms, GHOST-AI and CASTER-AI, model both…...
MANTECH to Future-Proof US Navy's Surface Radar Capabilities
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (253+ words) Virginia-based MANTECH has secured a $197-million contract to support radar modernization works at the US Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center " Crane Division (NSWC Crane). MANTECH's role in the recent deal is to assist those pathways through research, development, engineering, and…...
Duke Robotics Confirms New Elbit Order for "Bird of Prey" Drone Weapon
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (115+ words) The Defense Post Florida-based company Duke Robotics has announced that Elbit Systems Land secured a new order for its Bird of Prey drone-mounted weapon system, with deliveries scheduled for later this year The Bird of Prey, formerly known as TIKAD,…...
Lebanese President Says Will Not Yield "A Single Inch" of Territory to Israel
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (271+ words) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended on Thursday negotiations with Israel, saying they were not a betrayal and he would not surrender "a single inch of Lebanon's territory," according to the presidency. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that…...
Dutch Firms Build "Smart Eyes" for Europe"s Missile Interceptors
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (110+ words) The Defense Post Two Dutch firms are aiming to make European missile interceptors smarter by developing advanced radar seeker technology designed to improve target tracking and discrimination The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and defense firm Destinus plan…...
Ukraine's Potential Next Battlefield Ride? Airbikes and Airbuggies
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (98+ words) The Defense Post Ukraine is exploring a new way to move troops into battle, with the country's government-backed Brave1 innovation platform beginning work on airbikes and air-mobile buggies for frontline missions According to Militarnyi, the proposed vehicles are envisioned as optionally…...
Ukraine, Norway Team to Arm Ground Robots for Combat
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (93+ words) The Defense Post Ukrainian firm Dev Droid has partnered with Norway's Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace to push armed ground drones out to fight in the battlefield A new memorandum of understanding will pair Dev Droid's combat-proven unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) with…...
Innoviz, Givon Defense Partner on Li DAR for Counter-Drone Systems
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (131+ words) Givon Defense has been testing multiple sensing technologies to address the persistent challenge of maintaining an accurate, real-time location of low-altitude drones in complex operational environments. "We believe this collaboration with Givon Defense highlights the value of advanced sensing in…...
Black Recon Drone Learns a New Trick: Launch From Almost Any Vehicle
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (185+ words) Black Recon drone launching from vehicle-mounted RADS docking stations. Image: Teledyne FLIR Teledyne FLIR Defense and STORM Vanguard are giving the Black Recon unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) a new level of deployment flexibility, allowing it to launch from nearly any…...
Armored Vehicle Maker INKAS Expands Production Facilities in Canada, US
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (251+ words) Canadian company INKAS is expanding its manufacturing and production capabilities with three new facilities across North America, slated to fully operate by the end of July." The armored vehicle maker and systems integration specialist leased an additional, approximately 42, 000-square-foot (3, 901-square-meter)…...