Iran fires on US ships in Strait of Hormuz
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The US military’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare and counter-drone technology in US history.
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Iran threatens to attack U.S. forces in Strait of Hormuz after Trump launches mission to guide ships
Iran warned the United States on Monday not to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz as the American military launches a new effort to “guide” stranded ships through the critical waterway
Two requests to industry may help the Pentagon address one of the emerging challenges of warfare: enabling a relatively small number of human operators to direct a far larger number of robots. Much of that huge sum will be wasted if the military spends it before establishing a clear understanding of how operators will buy,
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US military plans turning MQ-9 Reaper into drone mothership with 100 small UAVs
U.S. Special Operations Command wants a large funding boost in its 2027 budget to
Boeing's new CH-47F Chinook concept adds drone deployment and an autonomous mode to the military helicopter's existing cargo and troop-carrying roles.
As the service races to mold a counter-drone strategy based on lessons from Ukraine and now Iran, it is testing AH-64s armed with rockets and proximity-fuzed shells against drones weighing over 50 pounds, officials said recently during the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit.
A new report highlights how civil-military integration is shaping drone technology, from commercial innovation to defense applications.
As drones move from experimental platforms to mission-critical aerospace systems, the real challenge isn’t autonomy or software. It’s mass-production. To meet unprecedented demand, drone manufacturers are increasingly turning to additive manufacturing.