🚀 Inversion Unveils “Arc,” A Space-Based Delivery Vehicle For Rapid Earth Delivery

📬 In Today’s Defense Brief

🛡️ Europe Races To Build A “Drone Wall” In Wake Of Escalating Incursions Read More

🛰️ Space RCO To Fund On-Orbit Radars That Warn Of Space-Bound Threats Read More

🕵️‍♂️ Army Accelerates “Black Widow” Short-Range Recon Drone Production Read More

💥 FN America’s Futuristic MTL-30 Grenade Launcher Advances With New Army Contract Read More

🚀 Inversion Unveils “Arc,” A Space-Based Delivery Vehicle For Rapid Earth Delivery Read More

🎱 Plus 8 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

🛡️ Europe Races To Build A “Drone Wall” In Wake Of Escalating Incursions Read More

• European leaders are coalescing around a distributed “drone wall” concept—layered sensors, EW, and counter-UAS effectors—to blunt surveillance and strike drones creeping across borders. Ukraine’s wartime playbook is informing requirements for cheaper, maneuverable defenses that can be fielded fast across multiple nations.

• Advocates push for rapid procurement and common standards, arguing that attritable defenses and software-defined systems can out-iterate threat drones. The approach emphasizes fusing national networks versus a single EU-owned shield, balancing sovereignty with interoperability.

• Momentum is building amid recent airspace disruptions, with near-term priorities including detection coverage, jammer mobility, and shared TTPs. The initiative aims to translate Ukraine’s two-week innovation cycles into European doctrine and acquisition practice.

🛰️ Space RCO To Fund On-Orbit Radars That Warn Of Space-Bound Threats Read More

• The Space Rapid Capabilities Office plans two Direct-to-Phase II SBIR awards (~$3M each/24 months) to flight-demo low-cost, low-mass radars hosted on Space Force satellites, focused on detecting threats heading toward U.S. assets in space.

• The radar demos complement a separate on-orbit optical payload effort, moving toward a layered warning architecture in GEO that can cue defensive measures and inform combatant commands faster than today’s ground-based sensing.

• Program officials frame the push as an affordable path to proliferated space sensing, accelerating tech maturation while shaping future Space Domain Awareness and defensive operations requirements.

🕵️‍♂️ Army Accelerates “Black Widow” Short-Range Recon Drone Production Read More

• The U.S. Army is speeding production of Red Cat’s Black Widow SRR micro-UAS to fill near-term platoon-level recon needs, part of broader NATO-wide demand for small drones that survive jamming and deliver rapid ISR at the edge.

• Officials emphasize resilient comms, ease of use, and rapid fielding over exquisite performance, mirroring lessons from Ukraine about massed, attritable UAVs that can be iterated quickly and deployed widely.

• Accelerated timelines align with DoD’s push to expand industrial capacity for small UAS, with Black Widow positioned to backfill aging SRR inventories while informing next-gen requirements.

💥 FN America’s Futuristic MTL-30 Grenade Launcher Advances With New Army Contract Read More

• FN America received a $2M Prototype Project Opportunity Notice to advance the MTL-30, a high-velocity semi-auto 30×113mm launcher aimed at closing a precision grenadier gap separate from the Precision Grenadier Program of Record.

• The prototype effort is a risk-reduction sprint for fire-control, recoil, and integration challenges, exploring a path to precise, longer-range, low-collateral effects for dismounted units.

• If successful, MTL-30 could reshape squad-level lethality with programmable airburst and improved standoff, sitting between underbarrel 40mm and heavier crew-served weapons.

🚀 Inversion Unveils “Arc,” A Space-Based Delivery Vehicle For Rapid Earth Delivery Read More

• Inversion introduced Arc, an autonomous, reusable capsule designed to deliver cargo—or other mission effects—from LEO to anywhere on Earth in under an hour, aiming to create a new ultra-fast logistics layer from space.

• The company envisions pre-positioned constellations enabling on-demand drops, pitching military, disaster relief, and commercial use cases where speed and access trump traditional airlift.

• Arc’s roadmap targets scalable fleets and lower costs versus bespoke reentry vehicles, with near-term milestones focused on flight testing and proving precision delivery accuracy.

🌏 Other Important News

✈️ Air

• South Korea Fields Inflatable Decoys To Mimic F-35s And Soak Enemy Missiles Read More

• Turkey’s Jet-Powered Kizilelma Fighter Drone Conducts First Armed Test Flight Read More

• Ukraine’s “Vampire” Drone Showcased As Low-Cost Precision Strike And Logistics Asset Read More

⚓ Sea

• UK Unveils CETUS, PROTEUS And SCYLLA As Naval Autonomy Testbeds For ASW Read More

• Japanese Destroyer JS Chokai To Integrate Tomahawk Missiles In U.S. Trials Read More

🛡️ Land

• U.S. Army’s Enduring High Energy Laser Moves Forward With New HII Facility Investment Read More

🧠 AI & C2

• Picogrid Integrates “Universal Translator” Into Palantir’s Maven To Link Stovepiped Systems Read More

• Defense Disruptors: Ethos Launches AI-Driven “Human Readiness Platform” For Training Read More

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