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29 July

US Army to Receive Upgraded Virtual Battlespace System for Simulation Training

The US Army selected Virtual Battlespace 4 new version from Bohemia Interactive Simulations, a BAE Systems subsidiary, to boost virtual training capabilities.

29 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

AirMatrix and Robin Collaborate on ‘All-in-One’ Anti-Drone System

Troops will soon be able to detect, track, and neutralize hostile drones through one automated workflow, thanks to a joint venture between Canada’s AirMatrix and the Netherlands’ Robin Radar Systems.

29 July

USS Fitzgerald conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan

Rojoef Manuel

DC Firm Snags Seed Funding to Push AI Deeper Into Maritime Defense

A Washington DC-based AI company backed by a team of US Navy veterans has received seed funding to expand its product line and services for maritime defense.

29 July

A soldier deploying an unmanned aerial system. Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

33,000 AI Drone Strike Kits Headed to Ukraine in Pentagon Deal

US-German autonomous software company Auterion has just scored a Pentagon contract to deliver 33,000 AI strike kits for Ukrainian drones, boosting Kyiv’s fight against Russia.

28 July

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

California Firm Claims Its Cloud Tech Can Make GPS 100x More Accurate

Swift Navigation unveiled Skylark, a cloud-powered positioning tech designed to correct GPS errors and deliver centimeter-level accuracy.

28 July

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Using Games, School to Draw Minors Into Military Tech Development

Russia is targeting schoolchildren through video games, contests, and academic programs to push them toward building weapons and other military capabilities, including unmanned aerial systems used in the country’s war with Ukraine.

25 July

U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Caleb Walker, a crew chief with the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Risks Falling Behind Rivals in AI-Powered Influence and Information Ops: Study

The US military needs more advanced generative AI tools to keep pace with Russia and China in the realm of online influence and information warfare, a Pentagon-backed study has revealed.

25 July

Kvertus AD Berserk unmanned ground vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukrainian Firm Mass Produces Drone-Proof Robotic Vehicle

Ukrainian tech company Kvertus has launched serial production of a ground robot resistant to electronic warfare.

25 July

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Swarms of ‘Spy Cockroaches’ Set to Creep Into Germany’s Defense Strategy

A German company is developing swarm robots from live cockroaches fitted with tiny “backpacks” to take on covert intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

24 July