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T. Veillon, War Room In modern warfare, the front line no longer begins where supply trucks stop. It begins wherever a drone can see. Source link

DETROIT — Months after the Army said it was restructuring its Unmanned Systems (UxS) autonomy program, a service official said today that the Army is swapping out Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) for Polaris’ MRZR platforms. “The important thing here is continuing what the RACER program started, which was like, ‘What’s the best you can do in off-road autonomy?”’ Michael Rose, the chief technology officer for CPE Mission Autonomy said. RACER is a former DARPA program that developed autonomy software stacks enabling Army and Marine Corps unmanned ground vehicles to maneuver on off-road terrain.  Rose explained that now CPE Mission Autonomy…

J. Trevithick, The WarZone A much bigger fleet of smaller turboprop E-130Js is set to replace the smaller fleet of larger E-6B jets, but the Navy has also acknowledged risks. Source link

The Army’s work with the 25th Infantry Division (ID) in Hawaii is providing an operational test bed for Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2), bringing soldiers, software developers, and technology providers together to rapidly refine capabilities in the field.  Through a series of Lightning Surge exercises, the 25th has tested an open architecture that connects sensors, fires, airspace, and other data while allowing developers to respond to soldier feedback with software changes in hours or days. Lockheed Martin is the Full Stack Operational Implementation Lead for the Army’s 25th ID. The goal is to replace platform-specific systems and lengthy development…

Embraer’s defense & Security revenue in Q2 was driven by higher KC-390 Millennium revenue recognition. Credit: InsectWorld/Shutterstock.com. Embraer has raised its fiscal 2026 profitability and cash flow guidance after posting a 23% growth in revenue in the second quarter (Q2) driven by the Defence & Security segment. The company now forecasts adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margin of 10.0% to 10.6% for the year, up from 8.7% to 9.3%, and adjusted free cash flow excluding Eve of $400m or higher, up from $200m or higher. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged…

In late 2025, nearly five years after the February 2021 coup, the military junta held a multi-phase election. The polls, which were heavily skewed in favor of the military, produced the expected outcome: the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party won 232 of 263 seats in the lower house of the Union Parliament and 109 of 157 seats in the upper house. The election was intended to put a thin veneer of legitimacy on the military dictatorship in order to gain partial re-entry into the international community while continuing its war against the country’s resistance elements. Following the military-administered…

Preston Knowles, Medium A Bipartisan Imperative for the 21st Century Source link

The contract is intended to speed up the development and support of TAGM weapon systems, including Hellfire. Credit: Michael Fitzsimmons/Shutterstock.com. Trinzic, the business slated to be spun off from KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions, has secured a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order estimated at $208m to continue its work supporting the US Army’s Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) portfolio.   Announced on 10 August 2026, the five-year agreement extends the company’s involvement as prime contractor for a key segment of the Army’s munitions and aviation modernisation strategy.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across…

On July 29, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim remarked that Myanmar had agreed to repatriate 300,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and 5,000 from Malaysia. Subsequently, Malaysian and Bangladeshi media outlets enthusiastically disseminated the news. However, the very next day, Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed stated that Myanmar had forwarded no such proposal to Bangladesh, and while the two sides maintain contact, the topic of the repatriation of 300,000 refugees has not been discussed.  While people may be tempted to view this event in the context of the domestic politics of Malaysia, it, in fact, confirms a long-standing…

Bloomberg Steve Feinberg, the deputy secretary of defense, said the department is targeting accelerated or increased procurement for critical programs including wide-area surveillance,… Source link