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News June 22, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air Force photo MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies delivered the VC-25B Bridge aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for use in the Air Force One fleet, the company announced in a statement. The aircraft is a modified Boeing 747-8i intended to support the Presidential Airlift mission while the current VC-25A aircraft continue to age and other aircraft remain in development, the statement reads. L3Harris completed the aircraft conversion in 10 months, with work performed across three shifts, the company says. The VC-25B is designed to serve as an airborne…

Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and StrategyЦензор.НЕТ —…

Ulm, June 19, 2026 – The three CDU Members of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Dahler,Roderich Kiesewetter, and Volker Mayer-Lay, traveled to Ulm on June 19. During theirvisit to Elbit Systems Deutschland, they learned about current production processesand Elbit’s plans. Elbit Systems Deutschland has been expanding in recent years,employing several hundred staff members in Germany and continuously strengthening its operations and footprint in the region. In an open and constructive discussion, CEO Marian Rachow explained the upcomingprojects to them. Following this, the members of parliament were given a tour of the facility, providingthem with insight into the production of the soldier radio…

A Defense Department official disclosed that U.S. forces used Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool to help deploy “over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets” during the first four days of combat operations in Iran.The disclosure offered a glimpse into how generative AI is being used by the military. It came in a court filing supporting the Justice Department’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit targeting a Mississippi power plant, also owned by Musk, that supplies electricity to data centers used to run the AI system.Cameron Stanley, the Defense Department’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, made the disclosure in a statement…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is approved to hire hundreds of employees, after widespread layoffs and voluntary separation incentives led to major staffing cuts across the Department of Health and Human Services. But so far this fiscal year, the CDC has hired just over two dozen new employees. Nine current CDC employees who spoke to Federal News Network, who all spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid retaliation, said the agency is focused less on making full-time hires and more on moving staff into vacant positions through temporary reassignments. CDC has lost more than a quarter of its…

Global Times By Global Times Published: Jun 22, 2026 10:09 AM An employee at a national defense and military industrial unit, after discovering that he had disclosed details of Chinese scientific research projects while serving as a paid consultant for a foreign company, voluntarily reported the matter and rebuffed the recruitment attempt, and was therefore not held legally liable, China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) unveiled the case on Monday. The investigation was launched after state security authorities received a voluntary tip-off from a defense industry institution. The individual who voluntarily provided the lead, surnamed Zhang, had participated in the…

Gaming is becoming an increasingly expensive hobby. This is especially apparent with the announcement of the Steam Machine’s details from Valve. The cheapest version of the device is currently set at $1,049. Purchasing this option will provide it with 512GB storage, but it doesn’t even come with a controller. To get a controller packaged with the Steam Machine, it’ll instead cost $1,128 — a price increase of $79. Amusingly enough,…

Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces it has been selected to supply mtu engines for two major Korea Coast Guard (KCG) patrol boat programs, supporting the strengthening of the fleet and expanding its maritime mission capabilities. The KCG has announced the selection of mtu 16V 2000 M96 engines for its 50-ton class patrol boat program. Two shipsets, each equipped with two mtu 16V 2000 M96 engines, are scheduled for delivery by 2027. These new vessels will replace aging ships and enhance operational effectiveness. The overall plan calls for more than 50 shipsets over a 15-year period, ensuring sustained fleet renewal and long-term maritime security. Additionally, mtu 20V…

The most important battlefield in the Iran War was not inside Iran at all. The United States and its partners demonstrated that they could strike Iranian targets. Iran demonstrated that it could impose costs in return. Neither outcome was surprising. The more important question is whether technologically accelerated warfare can remain politically controllable when the systems surrounding the battlefield begin to move faster than the political and military leaders responsible for managing them. Although this conflict has been framed by most observers as a conventional fight, that question goes to the heart of irregular warfare. The Defense Department’s 2025 irregular…

Autonomous boats helped escort a U.S. Army vessel during a recent military exercise, the Army said, in a demonstration of how uncrewed assets are changing maritime operations. Soldiers from the 125th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, deployed unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, in Casiguran Sound bay, during an exercise with the Philippine Army. The USVs deployed ahead of a U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel, or LSV, as it neared Casiguran port, the Army said in a June release, observing the environment and transmitting information to personnel on land.The operation was part of Salaknib 2026, and supported the…