Defense \\ Pulse

Your weekly dive into the most important military-tech trends by Mattt \\ from hypersonics to AI, drone swarms to dual-use innovations. If it's shaping defense's future, it's on my radar.

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Apr 9, 2026

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Typhoon gets low-cost counter-drone rockets, Northrop's Lumberjack hunts with Palantir

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Apr 2, 2026

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Airbus Bird of Prey fires its first missile, Lockheed launches Hellfire from a cargo container

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Mar 26, 2026

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DEFENSE PULSE Weekly \\ 0210

Army's first pilotless Black Hawk delivered, first airborne lasers contracted

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Mar 19, 2026

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Turkey extends its drone lead, U.S. brings the railgun back from storage

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Mar 12, 2026

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DARPA designated Bell's newest X-plane, the X-76

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Mar 5, 2026

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3D-printed scramjet hits Mach 5+ as the Pentagon races to fix its hypersonic testing problem

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Feb 26, 2026

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F-22 "Raptor 2.0" is almost here: stealth fuel tanks and infrared sensors heading to squadrons

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Feb 19, 2026

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Only 71 days from concept to first flight: new approach to build an autonomous strike aircraft

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Feb 12, 2026

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Europe's First Private Hypersonic Missile Test Hits Mach 6

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