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DARPA Pushes Next-Gen Military Battery Program Targeting 10x Energy Gain

The US is launching a new effort to develop next-gen military batteries capable of delivering significantly higher endurance and power output for future battlefield systems.

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Thales Brings 70mm Laser-Guided Rocket Into the Counter-Drone Fight

A laser-guided rocket sits at the center of Thales’ latest push for a counter-drone capability aimed at balancing cost and modern performance.

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Russia Uses Drone-to-Drone FPV Delivery to Strike Deep in Ukraine: Report

Russia has turned to low-cost FPV drones delivered via larger carrier drones to strike civilian areas in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine reported.

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Israeli Settlers Torch West Bank Vehicles, Mosque: Palestinian Reports, Army

Israeli settlers torched vehicles and attempted to set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank Sunday, as the Israeli military deployed troops to quell what it described as violent riots by "Israeli civilians."

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Taiwan Launches Website to Collect Intelligence on China

Taiwan has launched a website for Chinese citizens to leak intelligence, inviting those "who share the same values of democracy" to collaborate on reporting on Beijing.

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Sudan Drone Strikes Killed Over 1,000 in First Five Months of 2026: UN

The UN rights chief decried Monday a "sharp increase" in the use of drone warfare in conflict-torn Sudan, with more than 1,000 civilians killed in such strikes during the first five months of 2026.

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GA-ASI Partners With INTEC Group to Pitch Gambit Drones for Germany

German firm INTEC Group is set to support GA-ASI in its bid to provide Gambit collaborative combat aircraft for Germany's future “loyal wingman” requirement.

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Poland’s First Three F-35 Fighter Jets Enter Service

The first batch of Polish F-35 fighter jets has officially entered service, marking Poland as the first country on NATO’s eastern flank to field the US-made fifth-generation combat aircraft.

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Ukraine Sets 2,000-Km Strike Goal in New Military Roadmap

Ukraine has approved a new military development plan that aims to field homegrown warheads capable of striking targets up to 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) away.

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China Warns AI Could Become a Battlefield ‘Yes-Man’

China’s military is sounding the alarm over a growing artificial intelligence problem: systems that tell users what they want to hear instead of what is actually true.

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