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Breaking Defense • Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

L3Harris’ Wraith Shield update repurposes existing antennas to detect and jam hostile drone control signals

L3Harris says its forthcoming Wraith Shield software update will use existing antennas to scan for drone command-and-control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them. Executives characterized the upgrade as a software-driven enhancement to counter-drone electronic warfare capability without new hardware changes.

Also: Defense Daily

2026-05-13T12:55:41.545022-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

By Ars Technica: US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

2026-05-13T12:13:16.645141-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Phil Stewart

Pentagon reaches agreements with defense firms on containerized missiles

By DefenseNews.com: The Pentagon is announcing framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 to acquire over 10,000 containerized missiles.

Aviation Week

Pentagon Strikes Missile Deals With Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, Zone 5

The War Zone

Pentagon Lays Out Plan to Procure 10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles

Also: Breaking Defense, c4isrnet.com, Seeking Alpha, insidedefense.com and Military Times

2026-05-13T09:09:38.870409-07:00

Supply Chain Military Aircraft Procurement Orders Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer sees KC-390 production reaching 10 aircraft per year by 2030, eyes assembly lines in U.S. and India

By Air Data News: Embraer expects to gradually increase production of the KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to 10 units annually by the end of the decade, while also studying the possibility of establishing assembly lines in the United States and India if ongoing campaigns advance into major contracts.

Also: aviationnews.eu and Aviation Week

2026-05-13T11:03:21.286759-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Diana Stancy

After Middle East ops, Navy to start feeling funding crunch this summer: CNO

By Breaking Defense: The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.

2026-05-13T10:36:14.942145-07:00

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Financial Times • George Hammond, Sylvia Pfeifer

Defence tech start-up Anduril doubles valuation to over $60bn

By Financial Times: Peter Thiel-backed company raises $5bn as the US administration turns to smaller players for latest military kit.

CNBC

Anduril doubles valuation to over $60 billion as defense tech funding boom continues

anduril.com

Anduril Announces $5B Series H Raise

Also: GeekWire, CNA, Defense Daily and 4 more

2026-05-13T01:23:12.090665-07:00

Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Axios • Colin Demarest

U.S. Air Force wants Northrop jammer to upgrade F-16s

By Axios: "This is, essentially, putting sixth-generation electronic warfare into a fourth-generation platform.".

2026-05-13T07:06:23.133270-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

In Latvia, military robots roll across a new communication challenge: woodlands

By Breaking Defense: Several users reported significant challenges with the UGVs’ communication systems, many of them using Starlink, in densely forested areas of the Baltic nation.

2026-05-13T01:57:09.373330-07:00

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