The U.S. Army is operationalizing Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System drones as a core element of multi-domain strategy, training forces at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to employ one-way attack munitions against peer adversaries including China.
The Trump administration directed the Pentagon to restrict SpaceX's military Starshield satellite service for Ukraine, capping drone and communications speeds to 100 miles per hour. The move reflects escalating tensions over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.
Naval Group moved Rubis (S639), the fifth of six Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarines, to its shiplift in Cherbourg ahead of sea trials. Four submarines have already been delivered to the French Navy.
The autonomous delivery startup marks 10 years in Rwanda with 3M+ completed flights and is now expanding to Côte d'Ivoire through an 8-year health ministry partnership covering 10 hubs and 12M people.
DISA awarded Leidos an $11 billion contract expansion to migrate all combatant commands to DoDNet by September 30, 2028, but the sole-source award faces a bid protest from Competitive Range Solutions.
CHAOS Industries unveiled VESPID, an autonomous counter-drone interceptor designed to cost 90% less than conventional systems, with initial production of 12,000 units annually and plans to scale to 50,000.
Proofpoint, backed by Thoma Bravo, is acquiring publicly traded Varonis Systems for $6.3 billion in cash. The deal combines human and agent cybersecurity with data and AI security capabilities.
The FCC filed classified Department of Defense correspondence supporting restrictions on Chinese drone manufacturers DJI and Autel, citing supply chain vulnerabilities and foreign manufacturing dependence as national security risks.
Arizona National Guard will become the first state unit to operate General Atomics' Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aircraft system, receiving 8 aircraft by September 2027 and 4 more by end of 2029.
The EU Council renewed EUNAVFOR MED IRINI's mandate through March 2029, adding monitoring of Russian shadow fleets, protection of critical undersea infrastructure, and enhanced maritime domain awareness in the Mediterranean.
The Department of Energy approved Critical Decision 2/3 for the Main Processing Building at Savannah River, establishing scope, cost and schedule baselines and authorizing full construction to proceed.
Ocius Technology opened a Sydney engineering, production and maintenance hub for Bluebottle unmanned surface vessels. Australia ordered 40 Bluebottles for A$176 million under Project Sea 1200.
Hadrian will operate an automated factory within Lockheed Martin's Grand Prairie facility to manufacture components for PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, PrSM, and GMLRS missiles, supporting Lockheed's Pentagon contracts to triple PAC-3 and quadruple PrSM production.
Shield AI delivered the first of 12 V-BAT autonomous aircraft to Taiwan Coast Guard Administration after competitive selection in July 2026, with AIDC providing localized support and training infrastructure.
The Pentagon established Project Agincourt to create a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command coordinating unmanned systems across the joint force. The Pentagon has already deployed $1B in drone-dominance funding to field operators, with plans to field hundreds of thousands of one-way attack systems this year.
Norway inaugurated domestic production of Leopard 2A8 tanks at a new Levanger facility, assembling 37 of 54 ordered tanks and establishing itself as a NATO regional assembly hub with 36-tank annual capacity.
Sen. Tim Sheehy secured $10 million in the FY27 NDAA for a feasibility study of a new weapons testing complex to address capacity constraints for hypersonic, autonomous, and directed-energy systems.
Georgia Tech Research Institute will serve as weapons systems integrator for the medium variant of the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher, the Army's replacement for the Typhon mid-range launcher.
The Pentagon mandates defense contractors eliminate critical minerals from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea by January 2027, but domestic production of aerospace-grade materials will not reach sufficient capacity until 2028 or later.
The Army posted an industry notice October 14 seeking manufacturing capacity feedback for Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 production, signaling a shift toward competitive multi-supplier contracting away from sole-source awards.
The U.S. Army accelerated delivery of Bell's next-generation tiltrotor to 2027 for the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, with fiscal 2027 funding jumping to $2.1 billion from $350 million in FY2026.
The U.S. Air Force awarded three small companies places on a $5.4 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for adversary air and close air support training through October 2029, with only $3,000 obligated at award.
The UK Space Agency selected ClearSpace as prime contractor for an £61M active debris removal mission launching no earlier than 2029, targeting capture of two defunct UK satellites in low Earth orbit.
France will develop the Avion de Combat du Futur as a domestic successor to the Rafale after FCAS collapsed in June 2026. The program targets conventional mission capability in 2040 and nuclear-armed ASN4G operations in 2050, budgeted well below €50 billion.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announced AUTOWARCOM, a new four-star combatant command for autonomous warfare activation by October 1, 2027. The Pentagon is opening test ranges to private companies and establishing theater innovation labs for doctrine development.
Joint Task Force-Gold is integrating cyber defense and passive anomaly detection for the Golden Dome for America missile defense system, with initial capability due by end-2026. Stage 1 completion is targeted for 2028.
EMS Defense Technologies, a Honeywell Aerospace subsidiary, won a $1.5 billion ceiling IDIQ contract to supply counter-unmanned aircraft systems hardware, software and services to the Department of Homeland Security.
Lockheed Martin and Avio reached a cooperation agreement to expand U.S. solid rocket motor production capacity at a new Virginia facility, with Avio investing over $500 million to supply motors for ER GMLRS and Precision Strike Missile programs.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a $50 billion reconciliation funding request separate from the $53.6 billion Drone Dominance budget to accelerate production of autonomous and robotic systems from thousands to millions of units annually.
The U.S. Army is reshaping air defense procurement to field multiple interceptor types across five programs, targeting 4,000 to 8,000+ annual missile production to diversify suppliers and hedge against single-source risk.
The Army issued a 46-page operational doctrine shifting from counterinsurgency to big-unit maneuver warfare, with major implications for munitions deployment, organic industrial base expansion across 23 government depots and arsenals, and contractor surge production.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a $55 billion autonomous warfare initiative centered on the newly established Autonomous Warfare Command, consolidating autonomy efforts under SOCOM pending Congressional approval.
The U.S. Army will imminently award its Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Medium variant following source selection, with Light and Heavy variants planned for 2027 and 2028-2029.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a major expansion of one-way attack systems, with hundreds of thousands fielded in 2026 and millions planned for coming years as part of autonomous warfare acceleration.
NAWCAD proved an unmanned system can navigate and land aboard Navy vessels without GPS using computer vision and AI guidance software, eliminating the need for multimillion-dollar radar systems and ship modifications.
The U.S. Army formalized Merops as a program of record in 142 days and procured 13,000 interceptors at $15,000 each, accelerating acquisition for counter-drone air defense across NATO and CENTCOM theaters.
The Navy completed its first arrested landing of an F-35C stealth fighter on a Ford-class carrier, validating compatibility with electromagnetic catapults and advanced arresting gear aboard USS John F. Kennedy.
The Air Force awarded prototype development contracts to seven companies for the Massed Modular Aircraft, targeting $10 million per base aircraft and operational prototypes by 2028.
The Army's new 'How The Army Fights' operational concept pivots from counterinsurgency to big-unit maneuver warfare, requiring surge production capacity, forward-deployed munitions storage, autonomous logistics, and expansion of 23 government depots and arsenals.
The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment $464.8 million for LOCUST X3, a modular high-energy laser system for counter-UAS operations. AeroVironment says the contract covers more than 26 laser weapon units, with first delivery targeted for Q4 FY2027.