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.

What Is Ukraine’s Spooky New “Alien Road Scanner” Weapon?

A Russian FPV drone was destroyed after an encounter with a weird new Ukrainian weapon. Is this a high-powered laser or something else entirely?

Air Force Acquires Mobile Units Making Fuel From Air And Electricity

The U.S. Air Force is acquiring AIRCO’s containerized system which can produce aviation fuel anywhere int he world, with the first unit to be delivered next year.

Startup Loft Orbital Is Launching AI-Powered Satellites This Fall

Building space-based AI. Designing new molecules with quantum computers. Why pink noise is bad for your sleep. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

Why U.S. May Not Be Able To Stop Iran’s Shahed Drone Attacks

Unlike ballistic missiles, attack drones can be produced and launched with minimal infrastructure, making them difficult targets. Iran may continue attacks indefinitely.

“Putin’s Poisons” Used In UK Attacks Portend Chemical War On NATO

Russia’s theatrical assassinations of Putin’s critics via exotic banned poisons could presage the mass deployment of chemical weapons by Moscow in a future war with NATO.