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US-Norwegian startup Heaviside launches Tyr loitering munition
WASHINGTON — Heaviside, a two-year-old US-Norwegian drone startup, has joined the competition for low-cost, expendable drones with its Tyr loitering munition, the company announced today. The weapon is named after a Norse god, and while the company’s headquarters and most of its staff are in Los Angeles, most of the engineering, development, and testing are […]
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Palantir CTO Blasts Silicon Valley’s ‘Doomsday Cult’ Over AI Safety — Says Pentagon Has ‘Already Replaced – Benzinga
Palantir CTO Blasts Silicon Valley’s ‘Doomsday Cult’ Over AI Safety — Says Pentagon Has ‘Already Replaced Benzinga Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar joined US Army as lieutenant colonel in 2025; his job: find coders that Army do – The Times of India
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar joined US Army as lieutenant colonel in 2025; his job: find coders that Army do The Times of India Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer – Business Insider
Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer Business Insider Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Airbus, Kratos complete first European test flight with Valkyrie CCA
Debut sortie supports partners’ pursuit of opportunity to equip the German air force with combat-ready system by 2029. Airbus has completed a successful debut test flight with the Kratos-produced Valkyrie uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (CCA). Conducted at an undisclosed test site in northern Europe on 29 September, the milestone saw the 3t-class vehicle perform a […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026ZeroAvia targets early 2027 to close critical Series D funding
Continued support for UK operation hinges on securing fresh financing as cumulative losses at unit top £110 million. Hydrogen propulsion developer ZeroAvia faces a race against time to secure additional financing by the second quarter of next year or face a fresh round of cutbacks, the latest accounts for its UK operation warn. This would […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026US Army helicopter pilots test new in-flight ‘relief’ system
U.S. Army Helicopter pilots in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade are evaluating a system designed to let them relieve themselves in flight. Soldiers will evaluate whether it can help address a problem pilots face during prolonged missions: limiting fluid intake to avoid restroom breaks. The brigade completed the Army’s first-ever helicopter test flights using the […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026Fortem Technologies Raises $50 Million Series B Led By Lockheed Martin – Pulse 2.0
Fortem Technologies Raises $50 Million Series B Led By Lockheed Martin Pulse 2.0 Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026Lockheed Martin Debuts PAC-3 Edge™ for the U.S. Army’s Innovative Future Interceptor Program – Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Debuts PAC-3 Edge™ for the U.S. Army’s Innovative Future Interceptor Program Lockheed Martin Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Army brings back ‘night court’ audit of programs, shifting more than $100M
The Army may have a new take on acquisition and modernization, but senior leaders have brought back an innovation from the first Trump administration: top-to-bottom reviews of program spending. “Night court,” as the Army calls it, started in 2018. Then-Army Secretary Mark Esper and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley would meet up at the […]
Land Systems · Oct 12, 2026US Army gets first mobile cannon to replace M777 howitzer, officials say
The U.S. Army has taken delivery of its first Korean-made mobile tactical cannon less than a year after first issuing a solicitation, service officials said Thursday. Speaking to reporters ahead of the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting, the Army’s leader for offensive fires said that the mobile tactical cannon, made by Hanwha […]
Land Systems · Oct 12, 2026Army again tweaks acquisition structure to remove unwanted layer of bureaucracy
WASHINGTON — A year after the Army’s sprawling acquisition overhaul, the service has again realigned the structure of its weapons portfolios, albeit at a much smaller scale, senior service members recently told reporters. With the new changes, the Army has attempted to remove a layer of bureaucracy between its Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) and its […]
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Palantir CTO Says ‘Human Error’ Likely Caused Deadly Iran Strike That Killed 123 Children — Disputes Clai – Benzinga
Palantir CTO Says ‘Human Error’ Likely Caused Deadly Iran Strike That Killed 123 Children — Disputes Clai Benzinga Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 20265 L3Harris Systems Achieve Jailbroken Status at US Army Events – ASDNews
5 L3Harris Systems Achieve Jailbroken Status at US Army Events ASDNews Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026RTX secures USD 6.30 billion deal: RTX Corporation stock heads into October 20 results – ad-hoc-news.de
RTX secures USD 6.30 billion deal: RTX Corporation stock heads into October 20 results ad-hoc-news.de Source: news.google.com — article syndicated from the publisher’s feed; all rights remain with the original publisher.
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026Kenya Airways secures $350m state loan to shore up finances
Government also agrees to restructure existing loans to SkyTeam carrier in addition to fresh loan. Kenya’s government is to provide a KShs45.15 billion ($350 million) shareholder loan to national carrier Kenya Airways, as well as agreeing to restructure KShs122 billion of existing loans. The SkyTeam carrier disclosed the fresh funding initiatives in a stock market […]
C4ISR & Cyber · Oct 12, 2026Vector, Nammo expand push to mass-produce armed drones
Defense companies Vector and Nammo Defense Systems announced Monday at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting that they had expanded their partnership to integrate munitions into small drones for U.S. military use. The companies first teamed up earlier this year to pair Nammo’s munitions with Vector’s unmanned aircraft. The expanded agreement aims […]
Air & Aerospace · Oct 12, 2026Vector, Nammo expand push to mass-produce armed drones
Defense companies Vector and Nammo Defense Systems announced Monday at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting that they had expanded their partnership to integrate munitions into small drones for U.S. military use. The companies first teamed up earlier this year to pair Nammo’s munitions with Vector’s unmanned aircraft. The expanded agreement aims […]
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