🌊 US SeaGuardian Drone Drops Sonobuoys to Hunt Submarines

📬 In Today’s Defense Brief

💻 Army Software Engineering Center Reorganizes for Agility and Survival

🌊 US SeaGuardian Drone Drops Sonobuoys to Hunt Submarines

🏙️ China Is Building Full-Stack Defense Innovation Cities

🚤 Qatari Performance Marines Unveils ‘Ghost 7’ USV, Aims for Sea Trials This Year

🚀 GE, Lockheed Advance Next-Gen Ramjet Engine Work

🎱 Plus 7 other news stories you may like

📰 Full Breakdown

💻 Army Software Engineering Center Reorganizes for Agility and Survival — Read More

• The Army’s Software Engineering Center (SEC) is restructuring to move faster and remain relevant as software becomes central to warfare. Leaders say the reorg is about survival in an environment where legacy acquisition timelines can’t keep pace with modern conflict or commercial innovation cycles.

• The changes emphasize flatter structures, tighter alignment with operational units, and faster iteration, allowing teams to deliver code and updates at speed rather than waiting years for formal programs of record.

• Officials frame the shift as cultural as much as organizational, pushing engineers to think like operational partners and product teams, not just sustainment shops, as the Army leans harder into software-defined capability.

🌊 US SeaGuardian Drone Drops Sonobuoys to Hunt Submarines — Read More

• The MQ-9B SeaGuardian has demonstrated the ability to deploy sonobuoys, expanding its role into anti-submarine warfare and maritime domain awareness. The capability allows the long-endurance unmanned aircraft to cue undersea detection without relying solely on crewed patrol aircraft.

• By combining ISR sensors with sonobuoy deployment, SeaGuardian can extend ASW coverage over wide ocean areas, especially in regions where manned assets are scarce or politically constrained.

• The development reflects a broader trend of pushing higher-end missions onto unmanned platforms, using persistence and lower operating costs to supplement traditional naval aviation.

🏙️ China Is Building Full-Stack Defense Innovation Cities — Read More

• China is developing large, state-backed “defense innovation cities” that integrate research, manufacturing, testing, and military end users in a single ecosystem. The goal is to compress timelines from concept to fielded capability.

• These hubs blur lines between civilian tech firms, universities, and the People’s Liberation Army, enabling rapid transition of commercial technologies into military applications under a coordinated national strategy.

• U.S. analysts warn the approach gives Beijing structural advantages in scaling emerging technologies like AI, autonomy, and advanced manufacturing, challenging more fragmented Western defense innovation models.

🚤 Qatari Performance Marines Unveils ‘Ghost 7’ USV, Aims for Sea Trials This Year — Read More

• Qatar-based Performance Marines unveiled the “Ghost 7,” an uncrewed surface vessel designed for ISR, patrol, and modular payload missions, with sea trials planned later this year.

• The company positions Ghost 7 as a flexible platform that can support regional maritime security, surveillance, and potentially strike or EW roles depending on payload configuration.

• The announcement underscores growing interest from Middle Eastern firms in unmanned naval systems, reflecting lessons from recent conflicts and increased demand for persistent maritime presence at lower cost.

🚀 GE, Lockheed Advance Next-Gen Ramjet Engine Work — Read More

• GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin are advancing work on next-generation ramjet propulsion, targeting future high-speed weapons and missile systems.

• The effort focuses on improving efficiency, manufacturability, and thermal performance to support sustained high-Mach flight, a key enabler for advanced strike and air-defense missions.

• Ramjet development is increasingly central as militaries pursue hypersonic and high-speed systems, with propulsion seen as one of the hardest technical hurdles to scale reliably.

🌏 Other Important News

🛡️ Land

• U.S. Army deploys heavy combat vehicles to the Middle East — Read More

• India tests anti-drone “bullet” concept for kinetic C-UAS — Read More

🛰️ Space

• Space Force ends Resilient GPS satellite program — Read More

🌍 Global

• Trump’s Greenland ambitions could strain long-standing alliances — Read More

• Pentagon readies 1,500 troops as Minnesota protests grow — Read More

• Nigerian airstrikes kill scores of militants in Borno — Read More

• U.S. warns of increased military activity over Mexico and Central America — Read More

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