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U.S. Accelerates Defense Modernization With AI Supercomputing, Denmark Patriot Sale, SPACECOM Move

The moves signal a shift from demonstrations to fielding across nuclear stewardship, missile defense, space posture, counter‑drone missions.

GA-EMS Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) mounted on an aircraft. Photo: General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
Rear Adm. Naoya Hoshi, Director General of Logistics Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force; Vice Adm. Jeff Jablon, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Installations and Logistics, OPNAV N4; and Commodore Catherine Rhodes, Director General Logistics, Royal Australian Navy, sign a Trilateral Terms of Reference aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on July 11, 2025. It focuses on commitments to supply chain collaboration and interoperability among the three navies. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darian Lord)
A Javelin missile is fired
A PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile test is conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. as part of a flight test for the U.S. Army in 2016. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Overview

  • Los Alamos said its Venado supercomputer is now running OpenAI models on a classified network to support NNSA research on the aging nuclear stockpile.
  • The State Department cleared a potential $8.5 billion sale of IBCS‑enabled Patriot systems to Denmark, with DSCA notifying Congress on Aug. 29.
  • President Trump announced plans to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, reversing the prior decision to keep it in Colorado Springs.
  • The Army selected a Lockheed Martin‑led team for a $26 million, 16‑month NGC2 integrated data‑layer prototype for the 25th Infantry Division, as DARPA awarded Phase 1 contracts to six firms to transition quantum sensors and industry reported a successful SDA‑contracted air‑to‑space optical communications demo.
  • Counter‑UAS efforts advanced as a House panel voted to extend federal authorities for five years to Oct. 1, 2030, the Space Force’s 30th Security Forces Squadron moved to buy three Dronebuster handheld systems, and PACAF’s commander identified North Korea as the region’s top small‑drone threat.