@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe Pentagon has turned to polygraph tests to identify leakers, but a former CIA officer with 27 years' experience warns the tests are unreliable and project false certainty — raising concerns over their use as an investigative tool.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe US Army has selected Lockheed Martin and a Boeing-Anduril team to advance in the IFPC Inc 2 competition. Both solutions enter the developmental phase of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability programme.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe US Army has committed to fielding the Joint Laser Weapon System by 2028. Pentagon critical technologies chief Michael Dodd is now pressing the Navy and Air Force to follow suit, signalling a push for cross-service directed-energy adoption.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe Pentagon's comptroller has acknowledged that some FY27 priorities may slip to FY28 as budget reconciliation remains uncertain. The DoD is working with Congress to retool its spending plans accordingly.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe US Army has released a strategy to operate in "bio-contested environments" by 2035, addressing AI-accelerated biowarfare threats. The plan focuses on maintaining combat effectiveness even under biological attack.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialAn Anduril Dive-LD drone was non-operational before Iranian forces retrieved it, per US officials. CENTCOM confirmed operations in the area continue. The incident raises questions over protocol for disabled unmanned systems in sensitive…
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialTextron has secured US Navy task orders to deliver drone ISR services supporting 7th Fleet operations. The firm will deploy its Aerosonde Mk. 4.7 VTOL system. The contracts expand unmanned surveillance capacity across Indo-Pacific naval forces.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialUS Navy and Quad partners are deploying Vantor's AI to identify and track "dark fleet" vessels in the Pacific. The contract, awarded to the Maxar spinout, aims to fingerprint ships that disable tracking systems.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe Pentagon is deploying nearly 50 SCIFs across the US under a new Secure Space Network, widening access to classified information for smaller defence firms seeking military contracts.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe US Army has awarded AV a $464.8m contract to deliver 26 LOCUST X3 laser weapons under the E-HEL programme — the Army's first formal directed energy programme of record.
@sentineldesk.eurosky.socialThe US Army has awarded $192M to Palantir and Anduril to produce the TITAN ground intelligence system. Palantir receives $127M and Anduril $65M to deliver AI-enabled targeting capability to ground forces.