⚡ The Railgun Returns: General Atomics Unveils a Reinvented Electromagnetic Weapon

📬 In Today’s Defense Brief

💥 XTI Tests Valkyrie ‘Vanguard’ Platform as U.S. Eyes Hybrid VTOL Roles — Read More

🎯 EOS Showcases ‘Slinger’ Lightweight Weapon System for Counter-UAS and Air Defense — Read More

🚀 Voyager Acquires ExoTerra, Bolstering American Propulsion Capabilities — Read More

⚡ General Atomics Advances Railgun Weapon Development for Naval Integration — Read More

⚓ Navy Probes USS Nimitz Fuel Supply After Crashes; Trump Points to “Bad Fuel” — Read More

🎱 Plus 5 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

💥 XTI and Valkyrie Launch Vanguard Platform to Power AI-Driven VTOL Flight — Read More

• XTI Aerospace and Valkyrie Sciences launched Vanguard, an AI-driven platform designed to enhance autonomy, performance, and energy efficiency in the TriFan 600 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.

• The platform integrates AI-enabled flight architecture, graphene-based composites, and advanced battery systems to improve operational intelligence across all flight phases.

• Backed by Valkyrie’s analytics and digital twin technologies, Vanguard will help accelerate XTI’s ambitions in next-gen vertical flight and unmanned system applications.

🎯 EOS Gives Slinger Weapon System ‘Brains’ to Beat Drone Swarms — Read More

• EOS Defense Systems unveiled an upgraded Slinger remote weapon system featuring aided target recognition and automated engagement functions to counter drone swarms.

• The 30mm RWS now offers selectable autonomy, passive and networked sensor integration, and reduced operator burden for self-defense missions.

• Proven in combat, Slinger combines radar precision, AI-enabled tracking, and low-cost kinetic intercepts to protect mobile assets within layered counter-UAS architectures.

🚀 Voyager Acquires ExoTerra, Bolstering American Propulsion Capabilities — Read More

• Voyager Technologies acquired ExoTerra Resource, a U.S. developer of high-efficiency electric propulsion systems for defense and commercial spacecraft.

• The move strengthens domestic supply of maneuvering and station-keeping propulsion, critical for satellite survivability, threat avoidance, and rapid orbital repositioning.

• ExoTerra’s proven Halo thrusters—already flown on DARPA Blackjack and SDA spacecraft—will now be scaled under Voyager’s industrial base to advance U.S. space mobility and deterrence.

⚡ The Railgun Returns: General Atomics Unveils a Reinvented Electromagnetic Weapon — Read More

• General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is reviving its railgun initiative with new electromagnetic weapons capable of launching tungsten-pellet payloads at hypersonic velocities.

• The system’s kinetic intercept concept targets high-speed air and missile threats at lower cost per shot, with scalable 3-, 10-, and 32-megajoule variants in testing.

• Leveraging EM launch experience from Navy carrier catapults, GA aims to overcome past challenges of heat, wear, and power demand while pitching the weapon for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome air-defense effort.

⚓ Navy Probes USS Nimitz Fuel Supply After Crashes; Trump Points to ‘Bad Fuel’ — Read More

• The Navy is investigating contaminated JP-5 jet fuel aboard the USS Nimitz as a possible cause of two aircraft crashes in the South China Sea involving an MH-60R and F/A-18F.

• All crew were safely recovered, but officials confirmed “bad fuel” as a leading hypothesis amid early findings of potential contamination within carrier storage systems.

• The incident has triggered full-spectrum testing of carrier-based fuel supply chains while drawing political attention following former President Trump’s remarks on the mishaps.

🌏 Other Important News

✈️ Air

• Turkey Inks Deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon Jets — Read More

• St. Louis Machinists Reject Boeing’s Contract Offer in Key Labor Vote — Read More

🛡️ Land

• India Unveils Tracked AAP-TR Armored Platform for Rapid-Response Formations — Read More

• Zorawar Light Tank Integrates Nag Mk-II Missile, Expanding Anti-Armor Reach — Read More

⚓ Maritime

• Hyundai and HII Expand Partnership Targeting U.S. Navy and Commercial Shipbuilding — Read More

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