Merlin has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for its C-130J autonomy programme with the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the company announced on 4 June.
Merlin has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for its C-130J autonomy programme with the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the company announced on 4 June.
The founder of one of America’s most consequential defense technology companies looked at Ukraine’s drone interceptor production this week and called it extraordinary. Palmer Luckey, who built Anduril Industries into a defense technology giant now valued at more than $28 billion, posted
The UK’s ability to tackle ‘real-world’ threats at sea would be significantly enhanced by expanding maritime uncrewed system (MUS) numbers as a substantial proportion of what could grow to be a ‘1,000-ship navy’, a UK defence minister has said. The impact of such MUS capacity in countering such ‘rea
Israel struck back against Iran overnight on June 8, 2026, sending dozens of fighter jets deep into Iranian airspace to dismantle air defense systems that Tehran had recently deployed to restore capabilities destroyed during an earlier Israeli campaign called Operation Roaring Lion. The Israeli Defe
Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel on June 8, 2026, targeting two of the country’s most important air bases in the most serious Iranian attack since a ceasefire was reached on April 8, while Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined the assault and announced a full blockade