WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, senior US Army leaders signed off on starting the next phase of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program — engineering and manufacturing development — in hopes of getting soldiers into the cockpit by 2030. “This an important step for FLRAA...

Milestone B: Army’s FLRAA helicopter graduates to engineering and manufacturing development phase

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The capabilities it demonstrated during the exercise include counter-unmanned aircraft system surveillance and electronic warfare,.

US Army tests new drone-jamming robot truck with advanced e-warfare power

BAE Systems has been awarded a $493-million contract to continue producing the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier for the US Army. It includes production and delivery between August 2025 and July 2026, ensuring sustained supply to the US Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT). “We are focused...

US Army Awards BAE Additional $493M M109A7 Howitzer Contract

Denver, CO

Lockheed Martin has selected Voyager Space to provide an advanced upper stage solid-propulsion subsystem for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) defense capability. Under the partnership, the Denver-based firm will lead the design and production of a “flight-qualified, production-ready subsystem” before the NGI’s expected delivery date....

Colorado Firm to Provide Propulsion Subsystem for Lockheed’s Next Generation Interceptor

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The first Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node was delivered to a base in Washington state, just months after Palantir Technologies won a $178 million contract to build prototypes. Why it matters: TITAN is key to the U.S. military's connect-everything-everywhere campaign and is a dramatic move away from spreadsheets and sticky...

Palantir sends AI-fueled TITAN prototype to Army

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Oshkosh, WI

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the fatal Lancair ES crash during opening day of EAA’s AirVenture on July 22 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. According to the NTSB report, ADS-B data indicates the aircraft departed Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) in Trenton, New Jersey, around 7:40...

NTSB Releases Prelim Report on Fatal Oshkosh Accident

Los Angeles, CA

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Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is welcoming Peiter “Mudge” Zatko back to the agency as its new chief information officer (CIO) as of June, a DARPA spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. Zatko, who first joined DARPA in 2010 as a cyber program manager, announced his new role...

DARPA Names Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko CIO

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

The company will use the funding to scale production and launch its megawatt-class electric motors.

New megawatt motor that could double electric aircraft range gets funding boost

The Department of Defense has awarded Terra Quantum a contract to study the feasibility of developing a quantum-resistant network for the U.S. Air Force. Terra Quantum, a quantum computing company, plans to build a fast, ultra-secure, long-range communications network using post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The aim is to make intercepting sensitive...

US Air Force Taps Quantum for Ultra-Secure Long-Range Communications

A new humanoid robot just dropped. Here's everything you need to know about the Figure 02 robot, where it fits into an increasingly crowded field of humanoid robots and what comes next. The wires seen in the Figure 01 robot are more tucked away in Figure 02, indicating the company...

AI Brains in a Humanoid Robot: Meet Figure 02

ICON Aircraft has successfully completed its asset sale to SG Investment America, with nearly all assets transferred to the new entity, which will continue to operate as ICON Aircraft. The manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, declaring $170 million in debt. In June, legal filings showed SG...

ICON Aircraft Completes Sale to SG Investment America

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded BAE systems a $48 million contract to further develop an analytics system used by military intelligence analysts. The contract announced on Aug. 6 will “mature components” and add new features to Insight, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system currently used by AFRL. Insight uses advanced data processing, analytics, and automation to improve military intelligence and “close capability gaps.”

AFRL Awards $48M Analytics Contract to BAE Systems

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

ChargePoint’s Omni Port combines common EV connector types into one port. Omni Port supports current and future EV models, including 800-volt vehicles. Omni Port allows drivers to select the correct connector type through the ChargePoint app or charger screen. If you’re an EV driver, you know the drill: pulling...

Say Goodbye to EV Charging Hassles with ChargePoint’s New Omni Port

Alameda, CA

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The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

Canberra and Anduril Industries have signed an agreement to expedite the Royal Australian Navy’s Ghost Shark autonomous submarine production. The framework stipulates 40.2 million Australian dollars ($26 million) of investment provided by the government and the company to transition associated prototype developments to production. Additional work includes the establishment...

Australia, Anduril Co-Fund Ghost Shark Submarine Drone Production

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Merlin Tests Autonomous Controls on KC-135

Robotics company Merlin says it has flown the first three flights in its autonomous control program on the KC-135. The flights were conducted at the Pittsburgh...

Merlin Tests Autonomous Controls on KC-135

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