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'Star Wars' actor Kenneth Colley dies at 87 after COVID infection, agent says

Star Wars · United Kingdom

'Star Wars' actor Kenneth Colley dies at 87 after COVID infection, agent says

58% Center coverage: 93 sources

Star Wars star Kenneth Colley has died at the age of 87, his agent of 10 years has confirmed to Metro.The English actor, most famous for his role as Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, died from pneumonia after contracting Covid, on Monday June 30 in Ashford, Kent.See the Story

Lawmakers Want All Troops Wearing American-Made Boots

Senate · Belleville

Lawmakers Want All Troops Wearing American-Made Boots

100% Center coverage: 7 sources

All service members would wear combat boots manufactured entirely in America and made with U.S.-sourced materials under a new bill introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.See the Story

Castelion Raises $350M Series B to Scale Hypersonic Missile Business

Arsenal FC · United States

Castelion Raises $350M Series B to Scale Hypersonic Missile Business

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

A hypersonics weapon startup is lining up a massive new funding round to scale its business with the U.S Department of Defense.See the Story

Fincantieri Marine Group Appoints George Moutafis as Chief Executive Office

Coverage: 2 sources

Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), the U.S. subsidiary of Fincantieri – one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and a global leader in the constru...Donald Trump · United States See the Story

EU militaries game out Ukraine-inspired resupply tactics via drones

Coverage: 2 sources

ROME — As supplies are rushed to the front line in Ukraine using unmanned aerial and terrestrial platforms, the European Defense Agency has brought manufacturers and militaries together at an Italian training site to ensure Europe has the right kit and doctrine – as soon as possible – to do the same thing.Unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles were sent into action at an exercise near Rome organized by the EDA to spark better dial…Star Wars · Rome See the Story

What’s in a name? Fighters, bombers and modern aerial combat

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Aerial combat has evolved from dogfights between high-speed, maneuverable fighters to duels among missile-armed aircraft at long range. In 2015, John Stillion presciently analyzed this transformation. His research demonstrated that victory no longer results from the fastest, most maneuverable fighter destroying an enemy in a dogfight. Instead, air combat today favors larger, less detectable aircraft using networked information to defeat adversar…Aircraft · China Read Article

S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Bradley Bowman and Sinan Ciddi in this op-ed say that regardless if Turkey ever gives up its S-400, the risk is too great for the US to send it any F-35s.Star Wars · Turkey Read Article

Navy’s biennial global exercise to include Canadian, Japanese, NATO officials

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

2025 will be the third iteration of what the US Navy has dubbed its Large Scale Exercise.Star Wars · Canada Read Article

The Army’s Role in the Pacific

Coverage: 2 sources

Deterrence can’t be achieved with maritime or air systems alone.Artificial Intelligence · United States See the Story

US Navy Prepares to Order up to 6,000 Active Expendable Decoys for F-35, F-18 Self Protection

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Leonardo is referred to as the “only contractor” in a position to “complete all requirements” associated with a related sources sought notice.F-35 · United States See the Story

European drone builders tinker with AI in navigation and targeting

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

MILAN — Drawing from Ukraine’s battlefield successes, a growing number of European companies have begun fielding drones with artificial intelligence features.An element of Ukraine’s recent “Spider Web” operation on June 1 – a covert drone attack carried out deep inside Russia – was largely overlooked: the supporting role played by AI.According to the Center for Strategic and International studies, AI-driven tools were likely critical in training…Artificial Intelligence · Ukraine Read Article

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