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U.S. Defense Department Drafts New Battery Plan to Support Expanding Drone Fleets

The Pentagon is tightening its battery playbook as drones spread across the force. Officials confirm a department-wide battery strategy will be published in early 2026. It builds on the 2023 framework and new direction from Congress. The plan ties standards, safety, supply and stockpile policy to growing demand from small UAS, shipboard systems and undersea vehicles. Leaders expect the strategy to align acquisition with industrial capacity and to reduce exposure to fragile mineral supply chains.

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RAF Expands Loyal Wingman Program with New UK ACP Tranche 2 Requirements

The UK has officially moved its Loyal Wingman program from talk to action. A new notice for Autonomous Collaborative Platforms, Tranche 2, spells out what the Ministry of Defence wants, how much it’s planning to spend, and when contracts are expected. It lists key categories, rough budget numbers and a timeline. Major defense companies have taken note, but they’re keeping their plans to themselves. Behind the scenes, teams are working through payload options, export routes and pricing.

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Air Force Establishes Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office to Meet 2027 Cybersecurity Goals

The Air Force spent the last week making zero trust a permanent part of its operations. A memo issued on July 22 created a dedicated office to oversee it – the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) – and named its first chief zero trust officer. This group now has control over timelines, budgets, and green-lighting all service-level implementation efforts tied to the 2027 Defense Department targets.

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CSIS Finds Passive Ground‑Based Sensor Networks Enhance Air and Missile Defense Resilience

A new study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies suggests that using a network of ground-based sensors could make U.S. and allied air and missile defenses much more effective. Defense officials call it the most detailed public report on passive mesh sensing so far, and they think it’s coming at the right time – since enemy missiles are getting faster, smarter, and more numerous every year.

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NATO Accelerates Patriot Battery Deliveries to Ukraine Under Fast-Track Orders

NATO’s supreme allied commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, has orders to push Patriot air- and missile-defense batteries to Ukraine at a pace faster than any previous transfer in the two-year campaign to reinforce Kyiv’s skies. He told Army officers and industry executives gathered here that planners are already matching available launchers with transport assets so hardware can leave European depots “as soon as coordination ends.”

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Experts Warn of Serious Escalation After Salt Typhoon Hacks Army National Guard Systems

A Chinese state-sponsored intrusion set off alarms in Washington this week after investigators confirmed that the hacking unit known as Salt Typhoon burrowed into a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months and quietly siphoned off the keys to many other government systems. Defense officials briefed on a June 11 Department of Homeland Security memo say the breach represents the most dangerous incursion into a National Guard environment ever recorded.

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Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 Debuts at LandEuro 2025 to Counter Drone Swarms

LandEuro 2025 opened on 16 July at the Rhein-Main Congress Centre in Wiesbaden, drawing delegations from twenty-seven nations and a broad cross-section of the European defense industry. Germany’s Rheinmetall used the forum to introduce a production-standard Skyranger 30 turret mounted on an 8×8 Boxer chassis. According to industry sources, senior procurement officers from at least seven NATO members attended the live firing showcase at a nearby Bundeswehr range on the eve of the exhibition.

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

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 after the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) gave the final green light.

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

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 capitals confirmed. The move ends months of speculation about how Berlin intends to plug the range gap between its existing Patriot batteries and the future European hypersonic weapon now in concept studies.

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