From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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In ‘red hot’ counter-drone market, Echodyne CEO sees radar demand boom

Defeating drones starts with detection, and suppliers of relatively small and affordable radars are rushing to meet global demand.
The US military wants a fleet of laser trucks. Here’s what they might look like.

Two ground vehicles could define how the Pentagon fields high-energy laser weapons at scale.
Pentagon’s push to field weapons faster risks outrunning its own oversight, watchdog finds

Workforce reductions meant that weapon systems reach warfighters with “undocumented shortfalls related to effectiveness, suitability, [and] survivability.”
Video purportedly shows Ukrainian unit running down Russian Shahed. The US is paying attention.

An unverified video of Ukrainian unit taking down a Shahed drone with an American-made interceptor comes as the U.S. Army seeks to field drones at scale.

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