Innovations
Technological and operational innovations in the UAS and counter-UAS space — what emerged first, where, and what it changes. Each entry is sourced, dated, and linked to the drones involved.
Balikatan 2026 rehearses multi-nation coastal anti-ship kill chain in Philippines
Exercise Balikatan 2026 featured a landmark maritime-strike live-fire with Japan firing Type 88 anti-ship missiles from Luzon at a sea target, alongside US/Philippine systems (HIMARS live fire; NMESIS present and simulated). The novelty is …
U.S. Coast Guard forms Special Missions Command to unify deployable specialized forces
The U.S. Coast Guard is creating a new Special Missions Command (SMC) to consolidate and standardize training, readiness, doctrine, and procurement for its deployable specialized forces under a single operational commander. This is an organ…
US Army OPFOR unit in Germany trains drone and EW warfare
The US Army stood up a dedicated OPFOR company (Eerie Company, 1-4 Infantry) at JMRC Hohenfels to replicate modern drone and electronic-warfare threats seen in Ukraine during large-scale training. This reflects an institutional shift toward…