Air23:26 UTC
First Release Of USAF’s New HACM Hypersonic Cruise Missile Has Happened Over Australian Range
The US and Australia are partners on the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, which has finally reached flight testing after major delays.
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- Industry22:22 UTC
Houthis Lose Ground Along Strategic Bab Al Mandeb Strait In Saudi-Backed Counteroffensive
The Houthis' previous gains, including critical coastal territory, are eroding, but it isn't clear how long the offensive can be sustained.
- Air21:51 UTC
Pentagon picks 4 vendors for counter-drone directed energy pilot program
AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing were selected for JIATF-401’s pilot program.
- Air21:03 UTC
Spain Picks Airbus A321 For New Electronic Intelligence Aircraft
The three-aircraft fleet will not only restore Spain’s crewed airborne signals intelligence capability, but make it among the most powerful in Europe.
- Space20:48 UTC
Vandenberg Eyes New Launch Support Facilities, Possible On-Site Manufacturing
The Space Force is looking for industry feedback on its plans to create a new “Mission Development Zone” at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., to support launch providers with space for additional payload processing capacity, test and assembly facilities, and potentially rocket and spacecraft manufacturing infrastructure.
- Air20:21 UTC
Boeing nabs potential $14.7 billion PAC-3 seeker contract
The award was issued as an undefinitized contract by PAC-3 prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
- Air19:39 UTC
US OKs missile guidance kits, Patriot repairs, Javelins for Middle East partners
One proposed deal would allow the United Arab Emirates to purchase $1 billion-worth of Advanced Precision Kill System-II Guidance Sections.
- Industry19:30 UTC
How embedded agents are accelerating defense AI adoption
Microsoft Copilot illustrates how AI agents, built within commonly used, pre-approved and secure defense environments, can boost employee productivity.
- Space19:13 UTC
Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering […]
- Air18:54 UTC
Northrop’s Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Makes First Flight
Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue YFQ-48A Collaborative Combat Aircraft took its first flight Oct. 3, heightening the competition for the Air Force’s future combat fleet.
- Space18:21 UTC
Can Golden Dome truly succeed without logistics and sustainment in space?
[Sponsored] Former MDA Director Lt. Gen. (ret.) Trey Obering says on-orbit servicing could enhance orbital resilience.
- Industry18:00 UTC
Pentagon, FBI personnel-data breaches raise questions
The defense breach, which exposed about 3 million people, went undetected for months.
- Air17:52 UTC
Northrop logs first flight for self-funded drone wingman
The YFQ-48A performed fully autonomous “taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers and landing” over the Mojave Desert in California, according to Northrop Grumman.
- Air17:39 UTC
The P-3 Orion Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Has Flown Its Last Mission
U.S. Customs and Border Protection was the only operator of P-3 AEW aircraft with their radar domes on top, using them to hunt drug smugglers.
- Air17:25 UTC
7th Air Force seeks new counter-drone capabilities for point defense modernization in South Korea
The RFI release comes amid growing concerns about North Korea’s drone arsenal.
- Air16:22 UTC
Germany pledges $1.1B military aid package to Ukraine flush with drone interceptors
“Russia must know that we will take steps to defend ourselves against any further escalation,” said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- Air16:13 UTC
As Air Force Goes Big on Autonomy, Are Cargo Drones Next?
The Air Force’s plans to field 1,000 semi-autonomous fighter and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drones within just a few years made headlines at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference last month. But beyond the service’s signature Collaborative Combat Aircraft and Massed Modular Aircraft programs, a half-dozen or so firms are pitching another kind of autonomous aircraft: cargo drones to solve some of the thorniest logistics problems.
- Air15:31 UTC
US Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexican border as cartel drone use rises
The service is seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels.
- Policy15:00 UTC
US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will now helm broad domestic technology and economic policy discussions.
- Maritime15:00 UTC
U.S. Navy Completes Successful Test Flight of Blackbeard Long-range Hypersonic Strike Missile
Blackbeard, an air-launched, long-range hypersonic strike missile, successfully completed another milestone recently, with a flight test on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. This represents a key developmental test step in the program’s progression to Early Operational Capability (EOC). U.S. Navy press release Developed by Castelion and led by ...
- Land15:00 UTC
After developing Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace, Kaizen nabs $49M IDIQ from Army with first task order for classified work
Delivered through the service’s Digital Capabilities Contracting Center of Excellence (DC3oE), the award allows select Army organizations to use Kaizen’s application layer system, one meant to streamline typically clunky military workflow tools.
- Industry14:54 UTC
European defense startups to raise record $10.5 billion in 2026, Dealroom forecasts
“This is Europe catching up rather than the U.S. slowing,” Dealroom said of the trend. “EU 27 funding more than doubled in a year.”
- Air14:01 UTC
Germany to set up first drone regiment next year, modeled after Ukraine war lessons
Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.
- Air14:01 UTC
Germany to set up first drone regiment next year, modeled after Ukraine war lessons
Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.
- Air13:58 UTC
Kraken and Saab UK develop pioneering autonomous ‘drone seeker’ vessel
Kraken and Saab UK are integrating K3 SCOUT with Giraffe 1X radar to develop a new rapidly deployable C-UAS seeker capability at sea. Kraken Robotics press release World-leading uncrewed surface vessel (USV) company Kraken Technology Group and defence prime Saab UK have developed and tested a pioneering prototype autonomous “drone seeker” vessel for maritime environments. ...
- Land13:45 UTC
What are humanoid robots actually for on the battlefield?
Despite their cinematic, sci-fi allure, humanoid robots could potentially address real manpower and survivability problems, a former Turkish general argues.
- Air13:08 UTC
HENSOLDT strengthens Ukraine’s air defence
Kyiv (Ukraine) / Ulm (Germany), 05 October 2026 – On the sidelines of Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Ukraine, … mehr...
- Air12:45 UTC
New uses for proven weapons: adapting the Chain Gun for CUAS
Northrop Grumman’s M230LF Chain Gun is finding a growing role in countering uncrewed aerial systems, with the 30mm weapon already deployed to Ukraine and adopted by US forces.
- Space12:30 UTC
Airbus demonstrates Quantum-Secure communications in live tactical operations Airbus demonstrates Quantum-Secure communications in live tactical operations
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated a quantum-secure tactical communications network connecting military and law enforcement users across different
- Maritime12:24 UTC
US Marine Corps anti-ship weaponry to see exercise action on remote Japan island near Taiwan
The U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its ground-based anti-ship and air-defense systems to Japan’s southwesternmost island for exercises this month.