Lockheed Martin Builds Quantum Hub to Speed Up Defense Tech

INNOVATION

Lockheed Martin Builds A Quantum Hub To Speed Up Defense Tech

Lockheed Martin is launching the Quantum Innovation Center (QuIC) to accelerate development of quantum technology for critical national security missions, the company says. Building on more than 15 years of work in quantum navigation, communications, and sensing, the QuIC aims to rapidly prototype and deliver defense capabilities.

INVESTMENT

As private investment in defense increases, some bottlenecks in funding: AIA-Bain

“Defense does not face a shortage of capital. It faces barriers that make expanded investment, particularly in critical bottleneck areas, more difficult,” a new study by the Aerospace Industries Association and Bain & Company stated.

AI

Over 100,000 US Defense Personnel Now Use Palantir’s Maven AI: Official

The Pentagon is scaling an AI-enabled battlefield platform while working to build the secure computing infrastructure needed for wider military deployment.

A Low-Noise Drone With AI Ambitions Takes Shape in the US

Low-noise autonomous drone uses a smaller acoustic signature and swarmOS command-and-control system.

TECHNOLOGY

Ukraine’s defense tech sector must offer investors more than innovation

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has built one of the world’s most dynamic defense technology ecosystems under conditions few industries ever face. Technologies can move from development to battlefield deployment within months or even weeks, receiving immediate feedback from the front lines. This unprecedented battlefield validation has emerged as one of Ukraine’s most distinctive features.

SPACE

The secrecy of the UK’s new ‘Space Effects Squadron’

The UK announces a new unit to counter adversaries in space but fails to specify what capabilities it will have now, or in the future.

EUROPE

Australia commits additional $42m to Ukraine under new security pact

Australia will join a UK- and Norway-led coalition supporting the development of Ukraine’s Navy.

SECURITY

Quantum Attack Protection Built Into CaveroCore For Defence

Cavero Secure is demonstrating a new approach to hardware security intended to proactively defend against supply chain attacks and emerging quantum threats, the company says. CaveroCore secures completed devices even before shipment, allowing for secure activation in the field using a network of trusted devices; the system identifies cloned, counterfeited, or compromised components.

DRONES

Anduril links up with Latvia’s Origin on counter-drone air defence

The deal could bolster defences on NATO’s eastern flank

CHINA

Air Force, civilian staff dispute status of China Aerospace Studies Institute

On Oct. 1, the Air Force will eliminate all 10 civilian positions at the China Aerospace Studies Institute, the Air University center that publishes unclassified research on the People’s Liberation Army’s air, space and missile forces. Its director said the move will effectively end the institute, even as the service says CASI’s mission will continue.

Beijing Pushes International Guardrails for Military AI

China is pushing for greater international coordination on military AI as tensions with the US deepen over technology, security, and governance.

MARITIME

UK confirms British shipyards to build floating naval docks

The docks will enable inspections, upgrades, repairs and maintenance for the UK’s current and future nuclear submarine fleet.

AIR FORCE

Air Force Certifies Anduril Barracuda Cruise Missile for Open System Updates

The Anduril-built Barracuda cruise missile recently received certification as the Air Force’s first large-scale production munition compliant with open systems architecture.

STRATEGY

Speed to Fielding Is Not Speed to Combat Power

I spent more than 20 years in U.S. Army air defense, much of it in cramped control stations where the difference between a successful engagement and a catastrophic loss came down to the soldier at the console. The radar did its job. The fire control system did its job. But the responsibility, the weight, and the trust sat on one person making a call in seconds, sometimes less.