SpaceX Advance Guard Joins Tech Skirmishes To Protect Starlink In Iran

While battling the U.S., Iran’s rulers are also staging a war-within-a-war, aimed at destroying the SpaceX stations enabling daredevil dissidents to connect with the Web.

What Ukraine And Iran Reveal About GPS In Modern Warfare

How Ukraine and Iran’s drone warfare expose critical GPS vulnerabilities and why future conflicts will depend on strong, hybrid navigation systems beyond just satellites.

A Woman’s Place Is In The Drone War

Mariia Berlinska, Ukraine’s “Mother of Drones,” says drone technology has helped women secure their rightful place on the front lines.

Why The Iran War Poses Risks To AI

How the Iran War could impact data centers. Why it’s time for nuclear microgrids. A key to breeding drought-resistant plants. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

How Did Short-Range Russian Drone End Up In Kyiv’s Main Square?

A small Russian drone with mysterious colored markings crashed in Kyiv’s Maidan Square. Analysts unpick the mystery of how it traveled so far and what those circles mean.

Military ‘Smartphone’: Comms, Jammer, Drone Control And More In One

A new AI-enabled device developed for the U.S. Army based on software defined radio provides communications, counters jamming, operates drones and more, seamlessly.

After Missile Strike, Satellite Titan SES Restoring Outpost In Israel

Satellite colossus SES is racing to restore its teleport in central Israel days after the outpost “was targeted and struck by a missile on March 9,”” SES executives said.

FPV Drone Attack On U.S. Victory Base In Iraq Is A Stark Warning

Video showing an FPV drone flying unopposed over Victory Base in Iraq for two minutes before striking a building shows how vulnerable bases are to this type of attack.

Iran Battles Will Spotlight Ukraine’s World-Leading Role In Drone War

As Ukraine’s top anti-drone strategists and interceptors join U.S. aerial battles with Iran, its rise as a world leader in drone warfare will grab the global spotlight.

Building The Power Grid For Space-Based Data Centers

How a new startup plans to power satellites with lasers. A new class of ultrafast AI chips also uses lasers. And startup Axiomatic AI is building better AI models for science and engineering.