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Sep- 2025 -

15 September

House Report Finds Pentagon-Funded Research Aided Chinese Military

A congressional investigation found Pentagon research funding supported Chinese universities tied to Beijing defense industry.

11 September

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Kraus Hamdani’s Longest-Endurance Drone Joins Pentagon Blue UAS List

The US Department of Defense has added Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s K1000ULE uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to its Blue UAS Cleared List and Blue UAS Select List, marking it as a secure, NDAA-compliant platform ready for immediate procurement.

4 September

Americas

Concept of the Orpheus satellites. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

Ronald Watkins

Pentagon Invests $5 Million in Startup Developing Space-Based LiDAR

The Pentagon is putting $5 million into a Florida startup developing space-based LiDAR for three-dimensional mapping of Earth from orbit.

1 September

Americas

The New Jersey Army National Guard hosted their Best Warrior competition from 29 April to 02 May at ASA Fort Dix on squad live fire range 30B. SGT Tera Vera, 902 QM Co., once masked during a chemical attack, must resupply ammo to the front line during the Stress Shoot Competition. This lane required competitors to complete a multitude of warrior tasks throughout the course to include a live fire exercise with the M4 and M17. (Images provided by the USASA Fort Dix Training Division / Steven Roussel)

Rojoef Manuel

Ex-Pentagon Official Urges White House to Form US Nuclear Enforcement Unit

The US may need a dedicated military and intelligence unit to confront nuclear proliferation threats, according to Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center in Virginia.

Aug- 2025 -

21 August

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Grid Aero Rolls Out Cargo Drone Built for Long Haul, Heavy Loads

California startup Grid Aero has emerged from stealth with the Lifter-Lite, an autonomous cargo drone it dubs “the pickup truck of the skies.”

15 August

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DARPA Builds ‘World’s Largest’ Real-Time EW Test Range for Next-Gen RF Systems

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has developed the “world’s largest” virtual radio frequency test range for electronic warfare.

Jul- 2025 -

28 July

Americas

Soldiers arriving in Europe following the Pentagon’s 2022 announcement of additional forces moving from the United States to Europe in support of our NATO allies

Staff Writer With AFP

Europe Hopes for ‘No Surprises’ as US Weighs Force Withdrawals

After keeping Donald Trump happy with a pledge to up defense spending at NATO's summit, Europe is now bracing for a key decision from the US president on the future of American forces on the continent.

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.

23 July

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