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Lockheed’s Skunk Works unveils work on a potential CCA competitor
Officials say multipurpose Vectis drone is to fly by 2027, have “Indo-Pacific” range.
Threats
Russian drone over Romania is an early test of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation
New campaign aims for a more integrated and comprehensive response to Moscow’s incursions, officials said.
Science & Tech
Drone boats, new landing craft get Army Pacific tryouts
The service is looking for better ways to protect its waterborne forces.
Business
This Ukrainian startup has re-invented drone swarming
Collaborative drone swarms that bring together kamikaze drones and wheeled robot grenade launchers could be coming to a battlefield near you.
Threats
Defense One Radio, Ep. 193: How drone warfare is changing
A researcher unpacks recent adaptations in drone technology after more than three years of Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion.
Science & Tech
Air Force debuts pilotless cargo flights in the Pacific
The service incorporated remotely-operated flights into its massive REFORPAC exercise as it aims to make cargo flights cheaper.
Science & Tech
Ukraine’s milestone shows drones prevent defeat, but don’t secure victory
Drone innovation is speeding up, but war has not followed. Is this the future?
Science & Tech
Defense One Radio, Ep. 192: Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens
A Munich-based developer with a new air-to-air counter-drone system shares insights into Europe's growing defense industry and recent lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion.
Defense Systems
Pentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts
The Army will be in charge of the outfit, which will replace the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.
Defense Systems
How many drones does it take to replace a destroyer?
Fresh off a summer of testing robotic boats, the Navy's Task Force 66 wants to turn lessons into metrics.
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