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Saronic Breaks Ground on Port Alpha Shipyard in Texas

Saronic has broken ground on Port Alpha, a new Texas shipyard aimed at revolutionizing U.S. autonomous maritime systems.

2026-10-07Original source: Naval News ↗

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After developing Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace, Kaizen nabs $49M IDIQ from Army with first task order for classified work

Kaizen received a $49M Army IDIQ contract through the Digital Capabilities Contracting Center of Excellence for classified work, following Pentagon counter-drone marketplace development.

2026-10-06Original source: DefenseScoop ↗

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How robotics and physical AI can responsibly tackle key physical security challenges

Robotics and AI can responsibly address evolving cyber and physical security threats.

2026-10-06Original source: The Robot Report ↗

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How AI agents are informing JIATF-401’s procurement plans after Falcon Peak

JIATF-401 director details new AI agent procurement plans following Falcon Peak counter-drone hub deployment

2026-10-06Original source: Archive · 2026-10-04 · DefenseScoop ↗

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Historic first as Royal Navy launches torpedo from uncrewed submarine, XV Excalibur

Royal Navy robot submarine XV Excalibur successfully fired a torpedo in a milestone trial off Scotland.

2026-10-05Original source: Naval News ↗

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HII Wins U.S. Navy Contract for 10 ROMULUS USVs

HII received a U.S. Navy contract to construct 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program.

2026-10-05Original source: Naval News ↗

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Navy to procure 30 robotic ships at an average cost of $40M per vessel

Navy to procure 30 robotic ships at an average cost of $40M per vessel, announced less than a week after establishing a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center.

2026-10-02Original source: DefenseScoop ↗

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U.S. creates new Autonomous Warfare Command to fuse and enhance military drone ops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled AutoWarCom at Marine Corps Base Quantico to fuse and enhance military drone operations.

2026-10-01Original source: DefenseScoop ↗

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Robotics Competition Winners Advance Military Exploration of Humanoid Capabilities

Army selects five companies as xTechHumanoid competition winners to assess commercial humanoid technologies for future military operations.

2026-10-01Original source: U.S. Department of Defense News ↗

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Pentagon task force, Army announce billions in counter-drone tech awards

Pentagon task force obligated $50 million of ten new counter-drone awards, with remaining funds contingent on congressional fiscal year funding.

2026-09-30Original source: DefenseScoop ↗

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New report urges defense agencies to adopt unified data observability

Defense leaders warn legacy monitoring tools create critical blind spots in complex cloud architectures, rendering them unsustainable for autonomous and AI-dependent systems.

2026-09-28Original source: DefenseScoop ↗

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Navy creates warfighting development center in Virginia to determine how the sea service will employ unmanned systems in future battles

Navy creates Virginia development center to determine unmanned system employment in future battles, CNO Adm. says it will bring operational coherence to drone integration efforts.

2026-09-27Original source: DefenseScoop ↗

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