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India has achieved a significant breakthrough in counter-drone technology with the successful testing of the autonomous swarm interceptor ‘YAMA’. Developed by Bangalore-based private firm Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace, this innovation promises to bolster the nation’s defences against the proliferating threat of drone swarms in modern warfare.The ‘YAMA’ autonomous interceptor is designed specifically to neutralise flying warheads and hostile drone swarms.The ‘YAMA’ system, tested under the company’s FWD program, represents India’s first indigenous autonomous swarm interceptor. Named after the mythological figure Yamaraj, the god of death, it symbolises its role in swiftly neutralising airborne threats. This development underscores the growing…

Matthew Woessner, RealClearDefense While much of American higher education has fallen down on the job, promoting political orthodoxy, constraining free speech, and eroding public trust, our… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is set to order 30,000 one-way attack drones “over the next few days” as it determines the first winners of its Drone Dominance initiative, a department official told lawmakers today. Over the past two weeks, unmanned platforms from 25 drone companies have braved the “Gauntlet” where US military operators put one-way attack drones through their paces in a series of combat-readiness tests at Fort Benning, Ga., said Travis Metz, the Pentagon’s program manager for the Drone Dominance program. “That competition ended last Sunday, and we will be announcing and placing orders with the winning vendors over the…

The Department of Defense has a new acting leader for its cybersecurity enterprise, with the agency tapping former Air Force Chief Information Security Officer James “Aaron” Bishop to serve as the department-wide CISO and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity. The move was announced Feb. 27, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Nextgov/FCW on Thursday.Bishop takes over for David McKeown, who is retiring from the government after more than four decades in federal service. McKeown had been serving as CISO in an acting capacity.“The DCIO(CS)-CISO is a critical position, responsible for providing expert policy, technical, program, and Department-wide oversight support to the…

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile hits a delivery milestone after a successful production qualification flight test. Credit: © Lockheed Martin Corporation. The US has deployed its next-generation Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) into combat for the first time during the ongoing military operations targeting Iranian assets, according to a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM). The deployment took place as part of Operation Epic Fury, which started on 28 February 2026. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more In a post on X, US CENTCOM…

The long-awaited Kaveri engine, once intended to be the heart of India’s premier fighter jets, appears to have found a new lease on life through the shadows of stealth technology. Recent recommendations by the Defence Procurement Board to acquire 60 Ghatak Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) have effectively pivoted the Kaveri program from a stalled ambition into a critical strategic asset, The Week reported. This move signals a significant shift in how India intends to achieve self-reliance in aerospace propulsion.Developing a domestic jet engine is widely considered the “holy grail” of aeronautical engineering, a feat only a handful of nations have…

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WASHINGTON — After being rerouted to support operations in the Middle East against the Iranian regime, the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to remain at sea for 11 months, according to Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby.  While the Navy’s carrier deployments are slated to last seven months, the Ford’s current deployment has been extended and could break previous records set during the Vietnam-era. “That extension will ultimately be about an 11-month deployment, so there will be an impact on her return and the schedule for her maintenance availability so she’s ready to go again,” Kilby…

Further escalating hostilities in Iran could leave state and local governments in the crosshairs of hacktivists aligned with the regime as they look to retaliate in cyberspace, experts warned this week.While internet traffic in Iran itself has dropped precipitously since the U.S. and Israel began their bombing campaign over the weekend, observers with the nonprofit Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center warned that groups aligned with the Iranian regime in other countries may strike vulnerable targets, including government websites, financial services and the energy sectors.Randy Rose, MS-ISAC’s vice president for security operations and intelligence, said this could at first take the…

GlobalData operates an intelligence and productivity platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change. Credit: GlobalData. LONDON, 05 March 2026 – GlobalData Plc, the trusted intelligence platform and parent company of Army Technology, today moves from AIM to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The move reflects the scale and maturity achieved through GlobalData’s long-term strategy: building a single connected intelligence platform through sustained investment, a unified operating model, and targeted acquisitions.  GlobalData operates an intelligence and productivity platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change. By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI, GlobalData helps organisations see…