

Cummings Aerospace ready to manufacture Hellhound munition
Cummings Aerospace is ready to produce the Hellhound loitering munition at a low rate as it looks to prove it can manufacture the weapons at scale.

Europe
France plans to test homemade HIMARS alternative by mid-2026
French officials have tasked two industry teams with developing options, while a foreign purchase is also still in the cards.

Sikorsky proves out ‘rotor blown wing’ drone
Sikorsky reported successful flight tests for its 115-pound, battery-powered twin prop-rotor unmanned aircraft.

Pentagon investing millions in battlefield rapid disease detection
The handheld device will reportedly be able to test blood or fluid samples on future battlefields without needing refrigeration or temperature control.

Palantir delivers first 2 next-gen targeting systems to Army
The announcement comes nearly one year to the date of the service awarding the firm a $178 million contract to deliver 10 TITAN ground systems.

US Army approves production of vehicle-mounted GPS alternative
The Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing system will provide forces the ability to operate in GPS-denied environments.

Voice-controlled drones a military game-changer, Primordial Labs says
Primordial Labs' Anura allows operators to control robots with just their voice, which could change the way drones interact with humans on the battlefield.

Army will field its long-range hypersonic weapon by end of fiscal year
The U.S. is in a race to field the capability and develop systems to defend against hypersonic missiles, which China and Russia are developing and testing.

Poland, Slovakia team up for ammunition, weapon purchases
One initiative relates to Poland’s offer to supply K2 tanks, to be mode domestically under a license from South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem, to Slovakia.

Back to war: Wounded Ukrainians return to battle after amputation
Many brigades have at least one amputee soldier still on active duty — men who returned to combat despite the grim outlook for their country.

L3Harris breaks ground on solid rocket motor production expansion
L3Harris' Aerojet Rocketdyne broke ground on a major expansion of solid rocket motor production facilities as the U.S. seeks to rebuild its stockpile.
