Unmanned
Germany expands naval-surveillance push with eight SeaGuardian drones
The SeaGuardians will focus on maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare across the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic.
By Linus Höller
US shipyard HII expands in UK to service growing Europe UUV business
The enlarged HII site in Portchester, England, will now be able to assemble the company’s Remus 620 medium-class modular unmanned underwater vehicles.
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Hegseth announced that Grok will soon go live in DOD and that “all appropriate data” from military IT systems would be available for "AI exploitation."
Swedish military to pump forces, money into mobile drone-defense units
The plan entails reassigning and retraining soldiers to guard cities and critical infrastructure against aerial threats.
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Space
Kongsberg, Helsing team up for European satellite-intel constellation
The cooperation will include setting up local satellite production in Germany to create “a self-reliant European defense capability,” the companies said.
Artificial Intelligence
New lab offers generative AI for defense wargaming
The hope is that AI players are realistic enough to facilitate the creation of multiple strategies during a wargaming exercise.
Unmanned
Saildrone, Lockheed to place missile launchers on naval drones
Larger Saildrone USVs are also under consideration to carry Lockheed Martin weaponry, such as the Mk 70 Vertical Launching System.
US Navy to deploy unmanned systems with surface forces this year
The Navy is on course to stand up new unmanned surface vessel divisions in the coming weeks, service officials said.
Germany expands naval-surveillance push with eight SeaGuardian drones
The SeaGuardians will focus on maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare across the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic.
Unmanned
US shipyard HII expands in UK to service growing Europe UUV business
The enlarged HII site in Portchester, England, will now be able to assemble the company’s Remus 620 medium-class modular unmanned underwater vehicles.
Swedish military to pump forces, money into mobile drone-defense units
The plan entails reassigning and retraining soldiers to guard cities and critical infrastructure against aerial threats.
Navy F-35 pilots train to wield drones with touchscreen tablets
These autonomous unmanned systems, operating with artificial intelligence, can be used as “loyal wingmen” by aviators.
Cyber
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Hegseth announced that Grok will soon go live in DOD and that “all appropriate data” from military IT systems would be available for "AI exploitation."
Electronic Warfare
