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25 July

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.

25 July

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone From Canada Targets ‘Complex’ Military Supply Routes

Canadian aerospace firm Volatus has launched a new heavy-lift drone program, introducing the gasoline-powered Condor XL for long-range cargo missions.

24 July

Arms

Paratroopers have demonstrated the firepower that they could bring to bear during combat missions as the British Armys global response force. As the culmination of a course in support weapons skills, paratroopers staged a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain. A fast-moving scenario saw an advancing force of enemy armoured vehicles engaged and defeated with Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles, 81mm mortar, Grenade Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns and General Purpose Machine Guns. Paratroopers opened fire from both ground positions and while moving in RWMIK patrol vehicles. The five-week-long Support Weapons Cadres trained soldiers from Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment to serve in their units specialist Machine gun, Mortar and Anti-tanks platoons. Soldiers were taught the practical skills to fire and maintain weapons in the field, and how to use firepower in different tactical scenarios.

Rojoef Manuel

British Soldiers at Risk of Brain Damage From Weapon Use

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that thousands of British soldiers are potentially suffering from brain damage due to their own weapon systems.

24 July

Americas

U.S. Airmen participate in the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis Experiment 3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 13, 2025. Experiment participants were challenged to use human-machine teaming to deliver decision advantage in scenarios marked by complexity, speed, and uncertainty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Tests AI to Shrink the Kill Chain

The US Air Force has tested an AI system designed to help warfighters make faster decisions on which threats to engage first in active combat zones.

24 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Bat-Inspired Sensor Could Help Drones Navigate Without Cameras

A new echolocation system developed by researchers at the University of Michigan could help drones and robots “see” in darkness without cameras, laser-based sensors, or GPS.

24 July

Europe

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Roketsan Blends Surveillance and Strike Capabilities in One ‘Robotic Dog’

Roketsan unveiled KOZ, an unmanned ground system that resembles a mechanical dog and can carry four guided munitions into high-risk areas.

24 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Forces Test GAMBLER AI System for Real-Time Combat Intelligence

US defense and intelligence teams put the GAMBLER prototype to the test, aiming to streamline real-time decision-making in complex combat environments.

23 July

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

From Whiteboards to Warzones: Virginia Startup to Bring AI to Military Logistics

Virginia-based startup Rune Technologies has received $24 million in funding to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered software for military logistics.

23 July

Air