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Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft recently completed its first fully autonomous flight.Talon Blue executed its first fully autonomous flight in Mojave, California, which included taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers and landing, according to a recent company release. The modular design, part of the defense company’s internally funded Project Talon portfolio, focuses on advancing manufacturing to lower cost and speed production without decreasing mission capability, per the statement.Upgrades to manufacturing and design decreased part count and overall weight, which lowered the cost and increased the production timeline to meet the demand for autonomous systems.“Our customers made it clear they…

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As Pentagon leaders launch their latest effort to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous and robotic systems, they can draw on key lessons from past attempts and recent breakthroughs.The planned Autonomous Warfare Command, slated to launch by next October, will promote “not a particular drone, but the ability to adapt in combat” against “realistic opposition,” according to a Sept. 30 memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who added: “We do not have a decade to transition our procurement and doctrine.”That’s because on today’s battlefields, effective adaptation to “realistic opposition” is something that happens in weeks, not the months and…

Less than a year after its official commissioning, Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions GmbH has reached another key milestone in the new SPOCK 1 satellite programme for the German Armed Forces. The German armed forces now have direct access to several Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) reconnaissance satellites dedicated exclusively to this purpose. They can commission these satellites independently, thereby building on the SAR reconnaissance capabilities already available via other satellites. Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions operates the SAR satellites and continues to expand the constellation. This capability is being used primarily to protect the brigade in Lithuania and to monitor NATO’s eastern…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—Last week brought the harrowing and miraculous news that Israeli passengers aboard flydubai flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, together with the pilot and crew, foiled a near-deadly terrorist attack intended to be carried out by the plane’s co-pilot. Israeli media, politicians, and the public exulted in the unlikely story’s narrowly happy ending and the heroism of its protagonists. But within days, the narrative shifted. What emerged was a tale of institutional failure. Government authorities with the responsibility of screening foreign airline crews to detect precisely this threat—from the Ministry of Transportation to intelligence agencies—had…

Less than a year after its official commissioning, Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions GmbH has reached another key milestone in the new SPOCK 1 satellite programme for the German Armed Forces. The German armed forces now have direct access to several Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) reconnaissance satellites dedicated exclusively to this purpose. They can commission these satellites independently, thereby building on the SAR reconnaissance capabilities already available via other satellites. Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions operates the SAR satellites and continues to expand the constellation. This capability is being used primarily to protect the brigade in Lithuania and to monitor NATO’s eastern…

On October 6, 2026, the U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a $3.7 billion private capital investment by Anduril Industries. The facility will manufacture critical components for the Virginia-class submarine, adding significant new capacity to America’s submarine industrial base in support of the Navy’s effort to increase attack submarine production. Anduril press release Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. Navy has awarded Anduril a contract of up to $2.9 billion, with payments tied directly to demonstrated production outcomes. This contract structure ensures that Anduril, not the taxpayer, takes on the majority of the…

As violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank has escalated, often with the acquiescence or support of Israel’s military, and the Israeli government has increasingly constricted Palestinian daily life, the potential for a new intifada — or uprising — has intensified. The first Palestinian intifada began in late 1987 and continued for several years. Civil society played a major role in organizing the first intifada, which started as mostly nonviolent and included economic measures such as strikes and boycotts. The second intifada broke out in 2000 and lasted into 2005. It was much more violent than the…

Key PointsBLADE, formerly HDT, submitted its Hunter WOLF robotic vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile resupply and casualty evacuation initiative.The U.S. Army selected six vendors in August and plans an operational assessment with an Army unit in early 2027 to inform production.BLADE, the robotics company formerly known as HDT, said it has submitted its Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative, a prototype effort to use robotic vehicles for resupply and casualty evacuation near the front line. The company was one of six vendors the U.S. Army selected for the…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush arrived in Phuket, Thailand, on Sunday for a scheduled port call after 188 days at sea, leaving just one carrier strike group, led by USS George Washington, in the Middle East for the first time in months. Across the Pacific, USS Abraham Lincoln, which Washington relieved in August, is holding off the west coast of California to disembark her air wing and offload ammunition ahead of a well-deserved homecoming this week. With several outlets now confirming…