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14 May

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

Digital Render of Arctic Security Cutter

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.

14 May

An artist's rendition of Leidos' new Low-Cost Containerized Munitions.

Jodesz Gavilan

US Military Expands Strike Capacity With 3,000 Leidos LCCM Missiles

The US Department of Defense has moved to procure 3,000 low-cost containerized cruise missiles from Leidos as part of a broader effort to expand mass-produced strike capacity.

14 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MQ-9 Reaper Tests New Rocket Capability Against Airborne Targets

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the US Air Force have pushed the MQ-9 Reaper drone deeper into the precision-strike role with successful tests involving APKWS laser-guided rockets.

13 May

211214-M-HB658-1322 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 14, 2021) Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. During the demonstration, the Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 aboard Portland successfully engaged the training target. The photograph was captured utilizing a short wave infrared lens and optical filter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Opens Laser Weapons Course for Sailors

The US Navy has launched a new training program for sailors operating laser weapons at its Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory in California.

13 May