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3 August

M1135 Reconnaissance Vehicle team conducting hazardous response drill at a nuclear power plant area.

Antares to Fast-Track US Military Base Nuclear Microreactors With $470M Injection

Nuclear technology firm Antares has secured $470 million in capital to accelerate the deployment of factory-built microreactors for US Armed Forces installations starting in 2028.

3 August

The SkyValor counter-unmanned aerial system. Photo: CACI

Rojoef Manuel

CACI to Deploy Anti-Drone Systems for Pentagon Under $500M Deal

CACI has secured a contract worth up to $500 million to supply its SkyValor counter-unmanned aerial system solution to the US Department of Defense.

3 August

Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is capable of conventional takeoffs and landings from existing runways at airports.

Giulia Bernacchi

Korean Air, Archer Partner on Military eVTOL for South Korea

Korean Air partnered with Archer Aviation to develop a military version of the company's Midnight aircraft.

3 August

Senior Airman Laura Fitzpatrick, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron medical material technician, examines pharmaceuticals at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 12, 2024. Fitzpatrick was recognized as Pride of the Pack for managing the HCOS’s Self-Life Extension Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

Giulia Bernacchi

PVP to Present Battlefield Pain Therapy Research at Military Health Symposium

PVP Labs will present research on its investigational pain treatment, Taphalgin, at the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium.

3 August

Next Generation Command and Control end-user device during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Prepares to Scale Next-Generation Command System

The US Army has announced that its Next Generation Command and Control system is ready for broader deployment.

3 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Trials Hybrid Power to Make Battlefield Assets Less Detectable

The US Army is testing a quieter way to power battlefield assets, reducing dependence on traditional generators that can expose unit positions through their acoustic and thermal signatures.

3 August

Christine Casimiro

US Air Force Deploys Counter-Drone Laser Weapon to Europe

The US Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa has deployed the Compact Laser Weapon System to undisclosed locations across Europe.

3 August

Illustration of US Army soldiers using the AI-supported COA-GPT battlefield planning system during collaborative mission planning. Image: Evan Jensen with AI elements

Samantha Alexa

The US Army Is Giving AI a Seat at the Battlefield Planning Table

The US Army is testing an experimental generative AI system that can help commanders rapidly generate and compare battlefield plans, potentially transforming how military operations are planned and decisions are made.

Jul- 2026 -

31 July

Soldiers from 2-130th Infantry Regiment hone their skills in counter UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) training at McGregor Range, N.M.

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Opens Integration Hub for New Defense Technologies

The US Army has launched “Reveille Forge” at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, a permanent integration facility to accelerate the testing and distribution of next-generation defense systems.

31 July