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50 drones in one swat: Reusable Lockheed Martin’s Morfius X-Rotor uses powerful microwave to kill dozens of UAVs at a time
A reusable microwave drone reportedly disables more than 50 hostile UAVs per flight Lockheed Martin pushes cheaper answers to increasingly dangerous battlefield drone swarms The Morfius X-Rotor counter-drone system enters testing after successful multi-state flight evaluations Lockheed Martin has unveiled its Morfius X-Rotor counter-drone system at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow,…
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Russia converts planes older than Putin to launch drone killers — 80-year-old An-2 set to get FPV interceptors to down Ukrainian UAV
Russia arms Soviet-era aircraft with airborne FPV interceptor drone launch systems Yak-52 trainer receives six launch rails for interceptor drone operations Eighty-year-old An-2 gains unexpected role in modern aerial drone warfare Russia has begun fitting Yak-52 trainer aircraft and An-2 utility planes with equipment designed for launching FPV interceptor drones…
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Quote of the day by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen: ‘Software is eating the world’ — a pithy assessment of the modern tech landscape
Marc Andreessen was a prominent figure in the early internet era, creating some of the earliest web browsers, including Netscape and Mosaic, which he authored. In recent years, he’s weighed in on subjects including AI — but it was his comments on software that really summarised how technology evolved during…
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Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services
Pentagon issues Oracle with first ever direct-award contract Nearly $7 billion in existing Oracle licensing is consolidated into a single contract vehicle The contract is projected to deliver $441 million in savings by unifying technology purchases The US Department of War (DoW) has awarded Oracle with a near-$7 billion contract…
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South Korean nuclear container ship proposal receives US approval for 15,000 TEU ultra-safe molten salt reactor design
US bureau clears early design for South Korea’s nuclear container ship concept Twin molten salt reactors replace conventional engines in ambitious cargo vessel proposal Engineers removed fuel tanks to create additional cargo-carrying capacity South Korea has secured preliminary US approval for the conceptual design of a 15,000 TEU container ship…
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Ukraine’s heavy bomber drones airdrop ARK-1 mine-laying robots behind Russian lines
Ukrainian hexacopter reportedly lowered an ARK-1 behind Russian lines using cables The ARK-1 carries a TM-series anti-tank mine toward enemy positions after release The ground robot reaches speeds up to 45 kilometers per hour Ukraine has reportedly used heavy bomber drones to transport ARK-1 robotic vehicles carrying anti-tank mines behind…
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