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Taiwan is developing a $1.45 million AI system designed to identify Chinese military ships, aircraft and mobile missile launchers in satellite imagery, giving intelligence analysts a faster way to detect changes in People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployments. The system will scan images covering about 38.6 square miles within minutes, automatically comparing new data with historical…

One of the most powerful aircraft carrier strike group of the United States launched more than 450 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles during operations against Iran. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed these details as he boarded the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at sea on October 8, one day prior to the ship returning to…

The US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab has expanded its collaboration with electric Seaglider developer REGENT Craft, adding $5 million for prototype capability demonstrations and command-and-control integration.The extension, announced September 30, brings the partnership’s total value to $19.25 million. The latest phase includes six deliverables focused on demonstrating the full-scale Seaglider prototype in operationally relevant environments…

GE Aerospace has successfully ignited the GEK800 turbofan engine in a new test for a cruise missile propulsion system designed for long-range, stand-off strike missions.The engine was tested at Kratos’ X-58 test facility. The GEK800 is jointly developed by GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, with the latest ignition marking the start of…

A Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) destroyed a Russian naval drone in the Black Sea on September 12, in what Ukraine’s Navy described as the first-ever combat between two unmanned boats. The operation was a joint effort with Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, HUR, which spotted the Russian vessel before the Ukrainian drone attacked.According to the…