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C. Albon, A&SF Venture capital-backed aircraft startup Hermeus announced May 28 its Quarterhorse unmanned aircraft will conduct a series of flight tests with the Defense Innovation Unit Source link

WASHINGTON — The Army has already sent so-called jailbroken systems to the Middle East as part of its ongoing 30-day hackathon, according to top officials. The effort stems from Operation Jailbreak, a sprint that began in early May and will conclude on June 6 to open up the interfaces of legacy and new equipment with the goal of making them interoperable to share data and information. Jailbreaking is a term that refers to reworking or eliminating the manufacturer software restrictions on systems. “We have already been pushing updates from here down to Central Command,” Alex Miller, the Army’s chief technology…

Saab JAS 39 Gripen E. Credit: Saab AB. Ukraine has planned to procure up to 20 Gripen E/F fighter aircraft from Sweden, as part of an effort to upgrade its air defence capabilities.   The intended acquisition, which will be negotiated in batches, was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at a press conference in Uppsala on 28 May 2026.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Alongside the planned purchase, Sweden has committed to donate up to 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter jets, along…

Pakistan’s Punjab has issued a high flood alert after India opened the spillway gates of the Salal Dam in Jammu & Kashmir for silt flushing, with water levels in the Chenab River expected to rise by 2–3 metres between 21 and 30 May. Emergency services across Punjab are on standby, and restrictions have been placed on public movement near riverbanks.Pakistan’s emergency services were placed on high alert on Friday following warnings from the Punjab provincial administration of a possible flood in the Chenab River.The concern stems from India’s decision to open the spillway gates of the Salal Dam, located in…

Loren Grush, Bloomberg The company also announced a $94 million contract with the U.S. Space Force to expand its fleet of ground-based optical telescopes to track satellites for the… Source link

Avcorp Industries has unveiled a new FPV drone with a 10 km operational range, marking a significant step in India’s indigenous defence technology ecosystem.The company has also set up drone labs and training programmes for the Indian Army, reinforcing the broader national push towards self-reliance in unmanned systems.Kolkata-based Avcorp Industries has introduced an advanced First-Person View (FPV) drone capable of achieving an operational range of up to 10 kilometres. This capability allows for extended remote scouting and precision tactical deployment, ensuring that personnel can conduct missions without being exposed to direct threats.The FPV design provides operators with real-time visual control,…

Carley Welch, Breaking Defense The system uses BAE’s Rapid Optical Observation and Kill (ROOK) program, which takes down threats by “confusing,” or jamming missile systems or drones Source link

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon request for $1.85 billion in reconciliation funding could be used not just to study whether foreign shipbuilders could construct a warship for the US Navy, but also to begin bankrolling the first vessel built in Japan or South Korea, an Office of Management and Budget official told Breaking Defense.  The money in question is a request for an upcoming reconciliation bill to include $1.85 billion in Navy research and development funds that would be used on “two separate study and procurement efforts” aimed at investigating the ability of allied shipbuilders to build future cruisers, destroyers and…

By Syed Aseem Ul-Islam Author Profile: Syed Aseem Ul Islam is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, specializing in adaptive and model-predictive flight control systems. He received his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, and his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in flight dynamics and control from the University of Michigan. Note: This is a republishing of a September 2021 article that unpacks how Pakistan could potentially design and develop an indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). A previous article discussed how the goals and projects under Project Azm needed to…

Johnnette Technologies has signed a landmark MoU with Munitions India Limited to integrate advanced indigenous warheads into loitering munitions and UCAV systems, marking a decisive step towards India’s defence self-reliance under Aatmanirbhar Bharat. This partnership ensures a 100% indigenous supply chain for next-generation aerial combat solutions.Johnnette Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a leading Indian manufacturer of unmanned combat systems, has formalised a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Munitions India Limited (MIL), a premier Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence.The agreement was signed in Pune on 27 May 2026 and represents a significant stride towards complete self-reliance in cutting-edge aerial…