Tech Elites Sworn Into Army Reserve to Shape Military AI—Is This the Future We Signed Up For?
Tech Elites Sworn Into Army Reserve to Shape Military AI—Is This the Future We Signed Up For?
L’Oreshnik (9M729), missile balistique hypersonique russe à Mach 10, MIRV, jusqu’à 3 000‑5 000 km. Déploiement prévu en Biélorussie cette année.
https://www.lindependant.fr/2025/08/03/guerre-en-ukraine-la-russie-annonce-la-production-du-missile-hypersonique-oreshnik-attendu-dici-la-fin-de-lannee-en-reponse-aux-armes-occidentales-12857186.php
#Geopolitics #DefenseTech #Hypersonic #Oreshnik #MIRV #BelarusDeployment
La Turquie dévoile “GAZAP”, bombe thermobarique de 970 kg : densité de fragmentation x3 vs MK‑84, souffle à 3 000 °C, rayon destructeur >1 km.
https://www.geo.fr/geopolitique/la-turquie-devoile-la-plus-grosse-bombe-non-nucleaire-du-monde-227903
#Geopolitics #DefenseTech #Thermobaric #MilitaryInnovation
Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance: What the United States Can Learn from Ukraine
Ukraine turned a corrupt, Soviet-era defense industry into a dynamic, drone-focused tech ecosystem—in just 3 years and under wartime pressure. The transformation wasn’t gradual; it was radical, decentralized, and innovation-driven. The lesson for the West? Future warfare demands speed, agility, and bottom-up disruption, not bureaucratic bloat. Ukraine’s case is a warning shot—and a blueprint. #DefenseTech #Ukraine #MilitaryInnovation
Drone Production Unleashed. What Could Go Wrong?
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Russia executes 2 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk — [video[ Ultimate guide on how drones changed warfare in Ukraine — Russian jets violate Finnish airspace — Zelensky slams Russia’s delay on peace memorandum as mockery of the whole world — Ukraine denies Trump’s claim that POW swap with Russia ‘completed … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/saturday-may-24-2025/
Unlike most #aviation publications, The Air Current is 100% reader supported, which means that when I went to #Kyiv to report on the #drone industry in #Ukraine, I didn't have to worry about what US #defense contractors might think about my story. I think that independence is especially evident in Part Two of my report, now online. #defensetech #UAS https://theaircurrent.com/ukraine-special-report/ukraine-drone-industry-part-two-adapt-survive/
experience in both public and regulated commercial sectors - but that experience may be telling her to wade in carefully rather than dive deep.
What's your take on government contractors in the current budget environment? Are measured insider buys enough to convince you, or are you waiting for more significant signals? Get our complete analysis of insider activity: https://bit.ly/3EmrLQA
#InsiderBuying #TheInsidersFund #SAIC #GovernmentContracting #DefenseTech #NotInvestmentAdvice
Future Battle Tanks to Feature Unmanned Capability, Stronger Firepower & Armor: Russian Tank Maker UVZ
Defense tech company Helsing to produce 6,000 additional strike drones for Ukraine.
The company is also planning to build multiple ''Resilience Factories'' across Europe, to provide countries with local and sovereign manufacturing capacities.
Other #eVTOL developers may be dropping like flies, but investors keep giving #ArcherAviation more money — $730 million in the last 90 days alone. I caught up with Archer CEO Adam Goldstein yesterday to discuss why. #aviation #electricaviation #defensetech https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/archer-defense-funding-300mm-raise/
India Develops Advanced AI Army to Compete with China’s Military.
See here - https://techchilli.com/ai-india/india-develops-advanced-ai-army-to-compete-with-chinas-military/
Ukraine in 2024 surpassed Russia in producing kamikaze drones, according to the CEO of Ukroboronprom. They are developing similar drones to "Shahed-131" and "Shahed-136". He confirmed the words of the Minister of Strategic Industries who said, "What explodes in Russia is all ours." The CEO also mentioned involving private companies and scientists in developing new weapons. #Ukraine #DefenseTech
Ukraine will receive six more TRML-4D radar stations from the German company HENSOLDT by the end of 2024. These stations use advanced AESA radar technology to detect and classify various types of airborne targets, focusing on small, fast, and low-flying ones. They are capable of detecting and tracking around 1500 targets within a radius of up to 250 km. #Ukraine #DefenseTech
Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation presented PARASOL - a domestic portable electronic warfare device. It has 2 modifications: one protects positions from Russian FPV drones and the other protects the equipment by deactivating drones within a 200m range. The state has already contracted "MixSteel" to purchase 2 modifications of PARASOL, which is actively used by the Defense Forces. #Ukraine #DefenseTech
The UK Ministry of Defense is considering sending a prototype of a laser weapon called DragonFire to Ukraine. It is designed to shoot down drones and missiles with an invisible and silent laser beam. The system is powerful enough to intercept projectiles moving faster than ballistic missiles. The UK aims to deploy DragonFire by 2027 or even earlier to Ukraine. #Ukraine #DefenseTech
Ukraine's Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister met with UAV producers. Over 120 companies attended. In 2023, Ukrainian UAV production significantly increased, with 67 models codified and 58 securing state contracts. Over 200 Ukrainian companies are active in the UAV industry. Plans for 2024 aim to multiply drones on the front lines, with long-term contracts already being negotiated. #Ukraine #DefenseTech
Australia plans to boost AUKUS tech sharing and restrict foreign access with new law.
I just published v0.15 of #OpenAthena for Android
The app now lets you tap any point in a drone image to locate it on the Earth