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Aug- 2025 -

1 August

Soldiers from U.S. Army Special Operations Command train with devices connected via the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) system in preparation for their employment during Project Convergence 22. PC22 is an All-Service and Multinational campaign of learning featuring experiments on hundreds of different technologies and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by CPT Alex Werden)

SOCOM Bets on AI and Autonomy to Redefine Special Ops

The US Special Operations Command is zeroing in on modular, open-standard AI solutions to power the next generation of autonomous systems.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Space

Giulia Bernacchi

Slingshot Aerospace Rolls Out TALOS AI for Military Space Training

Slingshot Aerospace has launched TALOS, an AI-powered system designed to simulate satellite behavior in training and simulation environments.

31 July

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

No Internet, No Problem: EdgeRunner’s Tactical AI Chatbot Runs Off the Grid

Washington-based EdgeRunner AI is offering a ChatGPT-like solution that runs entirely offline, built for secure, mission-critical use in sensitive military environments.

31 July

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Havelsan Embeds AI Across Defense Systems for Faster, Smarter Warfare

Havelsan has announced the integration of artificial intelligence across its defense portfolio, aiming to enhance military effectiveness across all domains.

29 July

Sea

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

Air

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.

25 July

Americas

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

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

South Korea Introduces Mortar-Carrying AI Drone

South Korea’s Nearthlab has launched a next-gen attack drone that carries mortar shells and coordinates strikes in AI-driven swarms.

25 July

Europe

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

Americas