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Two operational programs sit at the frontier of what non-kinetic warfare can reach. Talon LURCHER is designed to deliver non-kinetic effects against targets moving faster than Mach 20. At those speeds, data latency in the track and fire control loop makes conventional targeting geometry unreliable before a solution can even be computed. LURCHER develops and integrates technology specifically designed to close that gap, enabling consistent and accurate delivery of effects to fast-moving, long-range targets, and serving as the key technical enabler to properly aim the weapon system at hypersonic threats.
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Talon UPCYCLE operates in a different domain entirely. Using Compass Call SPEAR Gen 3 pods, it develops tactical counter-space EW systems capable of degrading, denying, disrupting, and deceiving adversary SIGINT and IFTU satellites in proliferated low Earth orbit. An aircraft that has spent decades dismantling adversary ground networks is now being extended into space. Electromagnetic Battle Management connects all of it to the force with real-time spectrum situational awareness, targeting Early Operational Capability in early FY2028.
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Key Points
  • DARPA published a special notice on May 29, announcing the forthcoming PINPOINT program to develop revolutionary GPS-independent inertial navigation sensors, with a formal solicitation expected soon.
  • PINPOINT will pursue nonlinear mechanical dynamics and advanced surface materials to break the decade-long performance plateau of low-cost MEMS inertial measurement units used in military platforms.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon’s research arm responsible for developing technologies that define the next generation of American military capability, published a special notice on May 29, announcing the forthcoming PINPOINT program, formally titled Precision Inertial Navigation and Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract.
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Who names these things?
 
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DARPA Program Targets Flexible Propulsion​

The companies were selected for the second phase of DARPA’s Burn n’ Go program, which is centered on developing a composable solid rocket motor architecture. Unlike conventional rocket motors designed for a single mission profile, the proposed system would allow thrust adjustments after manufacturing, enabling broader operational use from a common propulsion platform.

According to Raytheon, the project builds on a seven-month first phase that demonstrated the feasibility of the propulsion concept. The next stage will focus on scaling the technology and conducting demonstrations in progressively more realistic motor configurations.
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Voyager Awarded $16.5M DARPA Contract​

Technology to support multiple weapon systems for large-scale production
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) was awarded a DARPA Burn n’ Go Phase 2 contract, valued at $16.5 million, to advance the development of a new propellant-embedded control technology that gives solid rocket motors (SRMs) tailorable, post-manufacturing thrust control that enables improved performance and manufacturing efficiency.
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RTX's Raytheon selected by DARPA to advance composable solid rocket motor technology

ARLINGTON, Va., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a phase two contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Burn n' Go program to continue the development of a new solid rocket motor...
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BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program​

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BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program

(LYNCHBURG, Va. – Feb. 5, 2026) Last May, the Administration issued a series of Executive Orders aimed at strengthening and, in some cases, jump-starting the commercial and national security nuclear industries. Since then, BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) has played a vital role in delivering...
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BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its TRISO nuclear fuel has powered Antares Nuclear Inc.’s reactor through the first successful criticality milestone under the Administration’s Executive Order 14301, Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy. BWXT also processed the high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) feedstock material used to manufacture the Antares TRISO fuel compacts from scrap materials provided by NNSA, underscoring the company’s leadership across the full spectrum of next generation fuel production.
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Purpose-designed modular power for defense-critical assets​

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Antares Nuclear: Factory-Produced Fission Microreactors for Strategic Energy

Factory-produced, deployable fission microreactors to provide strategic energy for mission-critical systems across Earth, space, and underseas.
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100kWe - 1MWe for 6+ years​

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U.S. Army Landing Craft Launches Drone-Dropping High-Altitude Balloons​

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U.S. Army Landing Craft Launches Drone-Dropping High-Altitude Balloons - Naval News

A U.S. Army landing craft launched several drone-carrying low-observable micro high-altitude balloons during an exercise off the coast of Morocco last month.
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“Operating in the stratosphere at an altitude of 60,000 feet or more, these systems provide persistent local situational awareness, communication extension, and the deployment of Launched Effects (LE) using specialized payload sensors,” a U.S. Army press release detailed.
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Mach Industries Wins DIU Contract for Long-Range Strike Drone

Hot off a $300M Series C at a nearly $2B valuation and a $50M acquisition of propulsion system and solid rocket motor-maker Exquadrum, Mach Industries is
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Rhymes with RIMES: RIMES—launched by the DIU in February—is designed to give the Navy a long-range strike capability from platforms and places that can’t support fighter jets. The solicitation called for a UAS that:

  • Can operate without runways in “expeditionary locations” or large flight decks from vessels like Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), and the Navy’s future FF(X) frigate based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class cutter. Those can all launch helicopters, but not jets.
  • Has a one-way range of 1,400 nautical miles and can carry the 1,000-pound standard munitions that F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-35 fighter jets already deliver.
  • Has mission autonomy and the ability to operate in contested environments, an open systems architecture, and is “cost-effective.”
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Lockheed Martin Accelerating Development of Affordable, Scalable Hypersonic Glide Body

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 24, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has announced a new hypersonic glide body that represents the future of defense through deterrence. Designed to provide warfighters...
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China literally kicked an anthill. They took the concepts that were tech demonstrators in the 80s and 90s and turned them into deployable weapons, starting an arms race they won't be able to stay ahead of the competition in.
 
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Lockheed Unveils Low-Cost Hypersonic Glide Missile​

Lockheed Unveils Low-Cost Hypersonic Glide Missile | Aviation Week

Lockheed Martin unveiled a concept for a hypersonic glide body designed for lower costs and high rates of production on June 24.
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A rendering of NXGB shows off a wedge-shaped design with likely a higher lift-to-drag ratio than the conical shape of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) within the LRHW all-up-round.
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Choice_of _inevitability said:
China literally kicked an anthill. They took the concepts that were tech demonstrators in the 80s and 90s and turned them into deployable weapons, starting an arms race they won't be able to stay ahead of the competition in.
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Or even 70s demonstrators - from above link:
The CHGB design is based on the Sandia Winged Re-entry Vehicle Experiment, which dates back to the late 1970s. The design had laid dormant for nearly 30 years before the Army revived it for the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon demonstration in 2011. Following a series of successful tests, the Army and Navy awarded contracts to Lockheed to integrate the CHGB made by Dynetics with a 34.5-in., two-stage rocket system from Northrop Grumman.
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There was also the Pershing II in 1983, which was not just a demonstrator.
 
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