Author: Tony Grist

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) —   On June 17th, Gen. Ken Wilsbach thought he had successfully flown his last sortie in the F-22 Raptor, but on Nov. 24th, he returned to the cockpit in America’s premier air supremacy platform. “Every opportunity to step to the jet is a great privilege,” Wilsbach said. “For leaders of flying units, being current and qualified builds credibility and demonstrates leading from the front.” Hours after Wilsbach assumed the duties of Chief of Staff of the Air Force, he encouraged commanders and leaders of all flying units to maintain or regain active flying…

DroneShield Secures $49.6M European Military Contract DroneShield has received a contract totaling $49.6m for a European end-customer A significant portion of this hardware is on-the-shelf with deliveries and payments expected to be completed in Q1 2026 16 December 2025 – DroneShield is pleased to announce it has received a contract for $49.6 million from an in-region European reseller that is contractually required to distribute the products to a European military end-customer. The contract is for handheld counter-drone systems, associated accessories, and software updates. DroneShield has a large portion of this stock on-the-shelf and expects to complete all deliveries in Q1…

Addition to the marketplace satisfies competition requirements and enables rapid acquisition of CHAOS systems across U.S. and NATO commands LOS ANGELES — CHAOS Industries, the defense technology company building Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) systems that give warfighters time to act against border and autonomous threats, today announced its addition to the U.S. Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD) Marketplace following its participation in Project Flytrap 4.5 in Putlos, Germany. The G-TEAD Marketplace enables any Army Service Component Command and NATO partners to rapidly acquire emerging technologies and capabilities. Project Flytrap 4.5 brought together U.S. soldiers and NATO partners in…

Services strengthen cyber resilience for Army’s Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program and future unmanned systems across all domains RESTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2025 — SpiderOak, a leader in zero-trust cybersecurity solutions for space, aerospace, and defense, announced today that Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ: RCAT), a recognized industry leader in advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, has selected SpiderOak to perform a comprehensive Blue UAS cybersecurity assessment of its Black Widow™ Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) platform. As part of the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue UAS framework, SpiderOak—an official Recognized Assessor—will conduct vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, and Foreign Ownership,…

Israel Buys Colt M4A1 via FMS Contract Using a Foreign Military Sales contract announced earlier this week, the Israeli Defense Force has ordered M4A1 carbines from Colt Industries. The contract awarded by Army Contracting Command is valued at $12.9 million and includes carbines and suppressors. It is to be fulfilled by the end of June of 2026. Read the full article here

Killer Innovations to Exhibit at SHOT Show 2026 — Booth #70929 Tumwater, WA   – Killer Innovations, the engineering-driven manufacturer behind Icon Defense and Velocity Defense, announced today that it will exhibit at SHOT Show 2026 at Booth #70929. The company will showcase its latest advancements in precision-engineered firearm components, continuing its commitment to pushing the boundaries of performance, manufacturing, and innovation. Killer Innovations operates on a culture of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and family. More than a traditional manufacturer, the company is a tight-knit team dedicated to rethinking how precision firearm parts are designed and produced. With a constant drive to innovate, the company…

GAO Report on Weapon Systems Testing In a recent report entitled, “Weapon Systems Testing: DOD Needs to Update Policies to Better Support Modernization Efforts” the Government Accounting Office suggests that the US military adopt iterative testing processes to further modernize its newly adopted acquisition methodology. Common in software development, iterative testing is a repeated cycle of developing, testing, and refining a product in small, incremental steps, using user feedback and data from each cycle to make gradual improvements, rather than aiming for a perfect release all at once. Already adopted to rapidly fill emerging warfighting gaps like Counter-UAS and Electromagnetic…

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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — There are no algorithms in foxholes – yet. While the U.S. Army has applied emerging artificial intelligence tools to streamline processes across the enterprise — most recently with the rollout of the Department of War’s new generative AI website, GenAI.mil — the impact of AI on the tactical edge Soldier and commander is still taking shape. With the help of industry experts and Soldier experimentation, however, the Army is building a blueprint for algorithmic warfare at the edge across technology, training, concepts, procurement, and ethical implementation. The potential of AI supporting command and control, C2…