DIU soliciting industry for supersized underwater drones
The Defense innovation Unit is on the hunt for a “combat autonomous maritime platform.”
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Copperhead-100 and Copperhead-500 on display (Images courtesy of Anduril) Weapons Anduril unveils new torpedo that can be launched by underwater drones
The Copperhead-M comes in two models with different payload capacities.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing prepare a small unmanned aerial system for takeoff during an Adaptive Airborne Enterprise Exercise Talon Spear at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. June 21, 2023. The goal of Exercise Talon Spear is to integrate small unmanned aerial systems for the rapid mobility capability for agile combat employment. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Alexcia Givens) Emerging Tech SOCOM awards Anduril $86M contract for autonomy software integration
U.S. Special Operations Command is keen on collaborative autonomy capabilities to aid commandos.
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan arrives to a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Tech Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead Navy and Marine Corps
John Phelan is set to take the helm as secretary of the Navy after lawmakers confirmed him Monday.
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Anduril’s Long Range Sentry Tower (Anduril image) Tech Marines to lean on Anduril tech to protect bases from drones
Anduril was awarded a $642 million contract to deliver, install and sustain a family of systems to protect Marine Corps installations from small drones.
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An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright) Tech Trump nominates Anduril executive, former special operations officer to be Army undersecretary
If confirmed, Michael Obadal would serve as the Army’s No. 2 civilian official.
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Barracuda-500 (Anduril photo) Weapons DIU, Air Force move forward with 2 vendors to next phase of Enterprise Test Vehicle program
DIU and the Air Force are eyeing the ETV platform for a program that looks to develop a palletized munition weapon system.
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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted Governor of Hawaiʻi Dr. Josh Green at USINDOPACOM headquarters, February 24. (Photo by Sgt. Angel Heraldez) Emerging Tech Combatant commands to get new generative AI tech for operational planning, wargaming
The U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command and European Command are first in line to receive new generative artificial intelligence capabilities delivered by Scale AI and its industry partners via DIU’s Thunderforge initiative.
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(Credit: General Atomics) Weapons Air Force designates CCA drones as first unmanned fighter aircraft
“Maybe [it’s] just symbolic, but it’s telling the world that we are leaning into a new chapter of aerial warfare,” Gen. David Allvin said.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Emerging Tech Trump, Modi announce new US-India autonomous systems partnership
The Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance aims to boost co-development and co-production of maritime drones and counter-drone systems.