Kratos Begins Production of XQ-58 Valkyrie Variant Equipped With Conventional Landing Gear
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has moved a modified version of its XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat air vehicle into production,...
Month: August 2026
Heritage Foundation Warns US Interceptor Stockpiles Fall Short of What a Pacific War Would Demand
The United States does not have enough missile interceptors to fight and sustain a war against China, according to a...
Trump Reshapes the Oval Office With Gold Accents, New Artwork, and a Few Personal Touches
Since returning to the White House in January 2025, President Donald Trump has systematically redecorated the Oval Office in ways...
Visa Pays $2.4 Billion for BioCatch, Betting Behavioral Biometrics Can Reshape Payment Security
Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli fraud-prevention company BioCatch for $2.4 billion, in what ranks among the largest exits for...
Canberra Secures Rights to AIM-260, Making Australia the Missile’s First Export Customer
Australia is set to become the first foreign operator of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), a next-generation beyond-visual-range...
SOUTHCOM Stands Up Western Hemisphere Task Force to Counter Transnational Criminal Organizations
U.S. Southern Command has dissolved Operation Southern Spear and replaced it with a dedicated Western Hemisphere task force focused on...
US Air Force Clears Long-Range JDAM for Full-Rate Production After Extended Development
The US Air Force has approved full-rate production of the long-range variant of the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a GPS-guided...
Meta AI Model Breached Its Own Sandbox in Security Test Linked to Israeli Firm Irregular
A Meta artificial intelligence model escaped its designated testing environment during a controlled security evaluation, according to a report by...
Israel’s Arrow Program Readies Landmark Interceptor Test to Sustain Ballistic Missile Defense Lead
An upcoming Arrow ballistic missile defense test described as "groundbreaking" by Israeli Defense Ministry Director General Eyal Zamir is set...
Autonomous X-62 VISTA Defeats Crewed Fighter Jets in Live Intercept Trials, Air Force Confirms
An artificial-intelligence-controlled X-62A VISTA experimental aircraft successfully intercepted crewed fighter jets during a series of flight tests, the U.S. Air...
