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June 5, 2026, 2:00 AM
May 14, 2026
- 12:00 AM · SCMP — Tech12:00 AMLead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University — SCMP — Tech
May 13, 2026
- 4:43 PM · Naval News4:43 PMPteroDynamics to supply Transwing VTOL drone to Royal Australian Navy — Naval News
- 4:23 PM · Defense News4:23 PMContractor awarded $3.5 billion to build out Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutters fleet — Defense News
- 3:03 PM · Wired
- 2:33 PM · Breaking Defense2:33 PML3Harris turns handheld radios into counter-drone jammers — Breaking Defense
- 2:29 PM · DefenseScoop2:29 PMAir Force wants to develop follow-on to ARRW hypersonic missile — DefenseScoop
- 2:24 PM · NYT — Technology2:24 PMA Start-Up Aiming to Make Geothermal Energy Mainstream Goes Public — NYT — Technology
- 2:07 PM · Breaking Defense2:07 PMAir Force expects new KC-46 vision system in 2028 as lawmakers question price hike — Breaking Defense
- 12:34 PM · TechCrunch12:34 PMRivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M — TechCrunch
- 12:20 PM · The War Zone12:20 PMIsrael Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones — The War Zone
- 12:13 PM · Breaking Defense12:13 PMPentagon launches new framework agreements to acquire 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles — Breaking Defense
- 11:37 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 11:17 AM · Breaking Defense11:17 AMAir Force greenlights requirements for MQ-9A Reaper drone replacement — Breaking Defense
- 11:01 AM · Breaking Defense11:01 AMWorking ‘outside the lines’ to scale production isn’t working: Cadenazzi — Breaking Defense
- 9:55 AM · Naval News9:55 AMEcuador Commissions Its Largest Naval Vessel: BAE Jambelí — Naval News
- 9:30 AM · Naval News
- 9:17 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 9:13 AM · Defense News9:13 AMBaltic nations ponder biggest bang for their bucks in $14 billion arms spending spree — Defense News
- 8:42 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 8:16 AM · SpaceNews8:16 AMSES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites — SpaceNews
- 7:54 AM · The Aviationist7:54 AMPratt & Whitney and GE Set to Assemble Next-Gen Adaptive Cycle Engines — The Aviationist
- 7:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 7:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 6:58 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 6:00 AM · Payload Space6:00 AMExobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission — Payload Space
- 6:00 AM · SpaceNews6:00 AMVarda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research — SpaceNews
- 6:00 AM · MIT Technology Review6:00 AMA plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial — MIT Technology Review
- 5:40 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 3:35 AM · Naval News3:35 AMSubSea Craft Advances MARS USV as Production Begins — Naval News
- 3:14 AM · Naval News3:14 AMNavantia progresses with BAM-IS Submarine Rescue Vessel construction — Naval News
- 3:00 AM · NYT — Technology3:00 AMAnduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion — NYT — Technology
May 12, 2026
- 8:21 PM · Defense One8:21 PMIn reversal, Hegseth now backs E-7 radar plane — Defense One
- 8:00 PM · Wired8:00 PMxAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit — Wired
- 6:47 PM · Air & Space Forces Magazine6:47 PMPentagon Says US Has Spent Around $29B on Iran Operations, Full Cost Remains Unclear — Air & Space Forces Magazine
- 6:03 PM · SpaceNews6:03 PMFCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition — SpaceNews
- 5:33 PM · SpaceNews
- 4:57 PM · DefenseScoop4:57 PMHouse Foreign Affairs Committee considers proposals to speed up U.S. weapons exports — DefenseScoop
- 4:52 PM · Defense One4:52 PMHegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation — Defense One
- 4:46 PM · Breaking Defense4:46 PMUS, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief — Breaking Defense
- 4:11 PM · The War Zone4:11 PMDrone-Hunting M28 Skytruck In The Works For Poland — The War Zone
- 2:30 PM · SpaceNews2:30 PMQuantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa — SpaceNews
- 1:21 PM · The War Zone1:21 PMNew Version Of Bomber-Launched ARRW Hypersonic Missile Is A Ship Killer — The War Zone
- 12:24 PM · The Guardian — World12:24 PMHead of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military — The Guardian — World
- 11:35 AM · Defense News11:35 AMAllies surpassed the US in military budget purchasing power last year, new report shows — Defense News
- 11:23 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 10:53 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 10:24 AM · NYT — Technology10:24 AMStart-Up Raises $1.3 Billion for an A.I. ‘Grid’ — NYT — Technology
- 10:16 AM · Defense News10:16 AMNATO to cultivate vetted counter-drone vendor pool for nations to pick and choose — Defense News
- 10:00 AM · SpaceNews10:00 AMSpace Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration — SpaceNews
- 9:00 AM · SpaceNews9:00 AMStar Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid — SpaceNews
- 8:42 AM · Naval News8:42 AMU.S. Navy wants new LRAW Stand-off Anti-Submarine Weapon — Naval News
- 7:53 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 7:11 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 7:07 AM · Defense News7:07 AMTurkey’s Aselsan eyes growth in networked, mass-producible weapons, CEO says — Defense News
- 7:00 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 6:20 AM · Tom's Hardware
- 3:08 AM · Naval News3:08 AMRaytheon to provide SeaRAM for Australia’s Upgraded Mogami-class frigates — Naval News