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US Army explores wearable gear to detect hostile drones

The Army is in the early stages of developing and testing a wearable or lightweight device intended to alert soldiers to the presence of hostile drones. The effort focuses on giving troops a portable detection capability, though no technical details or program schedule were provided.

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U.S. plans expanded weapons-testing capacity as Kratos advances radar, hypersonic and combat-drone work

A proposed Montana “Super Range” would add capacity to test autonomous weapons, space and electronic-warfare technologies, supersonics and hypersonics. Separately, Kratos and the Department of War are expanding infrastructure for AN/SPY-1 radar sustainment and hypersonic thermal-protection evaluation, while Kratos reports a combat drone’s first European flight and progress in turbojet production.

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ANRA launches VISTA app to share nearby drone flight intent and positions with public safety agencies

ANRA Technologies has introduced VISTA, a receive-only application that displays nearby drone activity using information from UAS traffic management services. It is intended to give public safety agencies and commercial drone operators a shared airspace picture without requiring changes to existing aircraft or flight software.

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Airbus Helicopters’ U145 autonomy system set for first flight

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Ukraine fields low-cost interceptors as Russia expands jet-drone infrastructure and the Pentagon seeks $50 billion for mass prod

Ukrainian units have received 80 interceptor drones, bought for about $3,800 each, to counter Russia’s jet-powered Shahed/Geran-4 attacks. Satellite imagery shows a new Russian launch facility with eight launch positions and 32 drone-preparation areas, while U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon wants $50 billion to scale autonomous-weapons stocks into the millions.

Bloomberg

TSMC open to Terafab collaboration but insists on controlling chip production

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is discussing a potential collaboration with Elon Musk’s Terafab project, but says it would need to retain control of chip production. The report offers no details on the scope, timing or structure of any partnership.

Reuters

Trump plans Montana defense test range for autonomous weapons, space systems, electronic warfare and hypersonics

President Donald Trump says a new “super range” in Montana will test advanced military technologies, including autonomous weapons, space systems, electronic warfare and hypersonic weapons. The announcement outlines a proposed testing site but provides no details on its scope, schedule or funding.

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House Democrats seek audit and pause of FAA’s AI-driven air traffic tool over safety concerns

Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are asking the GAO to review the FAA’s developmental air traffic management system and have urged the agency to pause its use until questions are answered. The tool analyzes schedules and factors such as weather to predict traffic flows; lawmakers warn it could produce inaccurate, safety-critical information.