🔎 Elbit’s “Frontier” Uses AI to Fuse Multi-Sensor Feeds and Prioritize Threats

📬 In Today’s Defense Brief

🇹🇼 US-Taiwan Collab Turns Target Drone Into Mach-0.8 Attack UAV Read More

🔎 Elbit’s “Frontier” Uses AI to Fuse Multi-Sensor Feeds and Prioritize Threats Read More

📦 Teledyne Unveils Autonomous “Drone-in-a-Box” Platform Read More

🛰️ Space Force Reorg Will Pipe Commercial Space-Tracking Data Directly to Warfighters — and Buy More of It Read More

🕵️ ODNI Plan Would Shrink Counterintel & Counterterror Centers, Alarming Former Officials Read More

🎱 Plus 5 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

🇹🇼 US-Taiwan Collab Turns Target Drone Into Mach-0.8 Attack UAV Read More

• U.S. and Taiwanese engineers converted a target drone into a strike-capable UAV, achieving Mach 0.8 speeds and demonstrating air-to-surface attack profiles. The platform was tested for precision guidance and modular payload capacity.

• Developers said the project leverages commercial components to reduce costs and timelines, offering Taiwan a low-cost strike option that can saturate defenses. The converted drone is designed for high-risk missions where survivability is low.

• Officials emphasized that the system is not meant to replace advanced UCAVs but to provide a disposable, fast-strike solution that complicates adversary air defenses. Taiwan sees the platform as part of its asymmetric deterrence against China.

🔎 Elbit’s “Frontier” Uses AI to Fuse Multi-Sensor Feeds and Prioritize Threats Read More

• Elbit unveiled “Frontier,” an AI-driven command-and-control platform that integrates radar, EO/IR, EW, and other feeds into a unified picture. The system reduces operator workload by prioritizing threats and suggesting responses.

• Frontier is built to function in cluttered battlespaces, where multiple overlapping sensors create data overload. It applies machine learning to highlight the most relevant signals and filter noise, improving reaction time.

• The company said the tool is modular and scalable, designed for both national defense networks and mobile tactical units. Frontier can also ingest allied or third-party sensors to support coalition operations.

📦 Teledyne Unveils Autonomous “Drone-in-a-Box” Platform Read More

• Teledyne introduced the SkyCarrier, an autonomous “drone-in-a-box” system for persistent surveillance and logistics missions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment in remote or austere environments.

• The box station autonomously launches, recovers, and recharges drones, enabling continuous operations without human presence. Payload options include ISR packages, comms relays, and small cargo delivery.

• SkyCarrier emphasizes modularity, supporting multiple UAV types and missions. Teledyne is pitching the system for border security, disaster response, and defense customers seeking low-cost, autonomous overwatch.

🛰️ Space Force Reorg Will Pipe Commercial Space-Tracking Data Directly to Warfighters — and Buy More of It Read More

• The Space Force is converting its Joint Commercial Operations cell into a permanent construct that funnels commercial space domain awareness (SDA) into all combatant commands. It will report under the soon-to-be Combat Forces Command.

• The reorg establishes two functions: one to integrate SDA into Space Force deltas and components, and another to rapidly acquire commercial data and analytics in short cycles. Updates to the Unified Data Library are enabling automated data feeds.

• Officials said PNT integration was fast, but fusing commercial SDA with legacy missile-warning systems is slower due to classification limits. The move reflects increasing reliance on commercial sensing for operational awareness.

🕵️ ODNI Plan Would Shrink Counterintel & Counterterror Centers, Alarming Former Officials Read More

• ODNI is considering cuts to the National Counterintelligence and Security Center and the National Counterterrorism Center, following earlier closures of CTIIC and the Foreign Malign Influence Center. Former officials warn the changes risk weakening threat integration.

• Critics argue reductions are already hampering information sharing on Chinese cyber operations, election interference, and espionage, with some foreign partners reportedly pulling back cooperation.

• ODNI declined comment, but officials fear coordination gaps could undermine readiness and slow public warnings if the centers’ scope continues to shrink.

🌏 Other Important News

✈️ Air

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🌊 Sea

• Navy Fielded MQ-4C Triton Early Despite Open Deficiencies, Watchdog Finds Read More

• Combat Craft Medium To Gain New, Improved Sibling Read More

🧠 Cyber & C2

• DoD to Assess Cyber Enterprise for Potential Consolidations, Says GAO Read More

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