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Inspired by Ukraine, US Army picks two commercially available drones
The U.S. Army has chosen Anduril’s Ghost X and Performance Drone Works’ C-100 to provide reconnaissance and other capabilities to company-level units, the service announced Wednesday. The effort to field small drones to companies is a…
The D Brief: Aid for Ukraine’s grid; Anduril’s new missiles; US chips still reach Russia; SpaceX’s…
Outgoing President Joe Biden is on the verge of authorizing long-range weapons in Russia, multiple outlets (including Axios, the Telegraph, and the Guardian) have reported over the past week. A formal announcement could follow a planned…
So you want to build a quantum computer?
LEMONT, Ill.—For all the hype, funding and policy around quantum computing, there is still a lot of basic scientific research to be done to bring a quantum information system to life. Leading researchers at Argonne National Laboratory…
Anduril touts new, easy-to-build cruise missiles
Can Anduril Industries really produce a cruise missile faster and for one-third less money? Company officials say their new Barracuda line of air-breathing missiles will cost 30 percent less than comparable weapons and are designed to…
Could a Canadian experiment help US Navy recruiting?
More than 100 young Canadians are spending a trial year in the Royal Canadian Navy as part of a new initiative that’s worth examining as a model for the U.S. Navy’s own recruiting efforts.Participants in the Naval Experience Program, or…
Dear industry: Pentagon wants quantum GPS
The Pentagon’s biggest quantum challenge isn’t just the tech itself—it’s making the technology relevant and relatable to commanders and troops. But a push to develop and deploy quantum sensors for navigation as a more accurate, less…
The big loophole allowing Russia to access US chips? China
Russia is evading sanctions to acquire U.S.-made semiconductors and weapons components for use in Ukraine—largely through China, according to a new Senate report that led lawmakers to grill chip-making executives on Tuesday.“Manufacturers…
The D Brief: Harris-Trump debate; Houthis’ maritime targets; US strikes in Yemen; Domestic-terrorism…
Much of Tuesday’s first-ever debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump concerned foreign affairs, including Russia’s war on Ukraine, the Hamas-Israel war, and U.S. competition with China. “Do you…
How the U.S. Army is rethinking howitzers
The U.S. Army’s search for its next howitzer remains in motion, six months after service leaders scrapped efforts to upgun its current M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer.Even as the Army was terminating the…
Expect Air Force’s first robot wingmen to be AMRAAM ‘trucks’
Weapons-builder RTX is working with General Atomics and Anduril to fit air-to-air missiles on the first set of Air Force drones that will fly and fight alongside fighter pilots in combat. The service has set RTX’s Advanced Medium…
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