DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Fast-Track Nuclear Submarine Delivery with AI Inspections

July 16, 2025

A new alliance between Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) and Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics was unveiled on July 15. Announced during a White House technology round-table in Pittsburgh, the arrangement places Gecko's autonomous inspection robots and data-analytics software inside BPMI's nuclear-propulsion supply chain.

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

€250 Million Airbus Framework to Build France’s New Military Cyber Range

July 16, 2025

French defense officials have confirmed that an eight-year program led by Airbus Defence and Space will stand up a dedicated cyber-training ecosystem for the Ministry of the Armed Forces, bringing fresh resources to the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER) less than a week

Aircraft Propulsion

First In‑Flight Trial of VK‑800 Engine on Yak‑40 Testbed Advances Baikal Program

July 15, 2025

Novosibirsk, Russia - A Yakovlev Yak-40 flying laboratory lifted off from SibNIA's Yeltsovka airfield on July 14, logging the first airborne run of UZGA's new VK-800 turboprop. The 15-minute sortie reached roughly 700 meters and about 340 kilometers per hour. Test crews

Air & Missile Defense Systems

Germany Files Request for US Typhon Missile Systems to Enhance Air Defense

July 15, 2025

Germany has taken the first formal step toward buying the US-built Typhon mid-range missile system. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius lodged the request during two days of talks with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in Washington on 14 July, officials in both

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Alaska Trial Exposes GPS Jamming Vulnerabilities in U.S. Attack Drone Programs

July 15, 2025

Range crews are not often surprised by conditions in Interior Alaska. They are used to below-freezing temperatures at sunrise rapidly changing to muggy noon haze and gusts off the Yukon River that will lay steel antennas sideways. What no one anticipated during

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BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Fast-Track Nuclear Submarine Delivery with AI Inspections

€250 Million Airbus Framework to Build France’s New Military Cyber Range

First In‑Flight Trial of VK‑800 Engine on Yak‑40 Testbed Advances Baikal Program

Germany Files Request for US Typhon Missile Systems to Enhance Air Defense

Alaska Trial Exposes GPS Jamming Vulnerabilities in U.S. Attack Drone Programs

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer