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During CANSEC Logistik Unicorp exhibited a family of accessories for the FOV drones being adopted by Western militaries.
Items included the pack on the left with individual trays to hold drones.
They’ve also developed a drone battery pouch and top kit pouch which are both MOLLE compatible and compartmented to keep gear organized.
The CAGE (Close-Access Guard Enclosure) from Ascendisr is designed for use with interior FPV and whoop-style aircraft, Developed in conjunction with the French firm Danger Dynamics, CAGE improves aircraft survivability in confined, cluttered, and low-light environments. Its lightweight protective airframe shields against impacts, reduces the likelihood of propeller strikes, preserves maneuverability, enables rapid battery changes, and provides additional mounting surface area for mission-configurable IR or visible light modules.
CAGE is fully compatible with the MORSEL systems, allowing operators to add physical protection and mission-configurable capability without compromising the aerial concealment provided by MORSEL against thermal, night vision, fusion, and visual detection. Precision-manufactured using MJF PA12 Nylon for an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio.
Current lead time: approximately 2 weeks.
Available for preorder now at ascendisr.com.
European variant available through www.dangerdynamics.fr.
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) —
The Department of Air Force has initiated the reassignment of combat air forces advanced intelligence formal training units from Air Education and Training Command to Air Combat Command.
This strategic move, overseen by Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of ACC, and Lt. Gen. Clark Quinn, commander of AETC, will be a streamlined process designed to align intelligence Airmen directly with combat-focused missions. The reassignment will enable the Distributed Common Ground System and Targeting IFTUs and the Contingency Intelligence Network Intelligence Initial Qualification Course to deliberately integrate operational training courses with operational units.
Air Force IFTUs specialize in developing operational proficiency for intelligence Airmen. These units provide system and mission-specific training, ensuring a seamless transition from foundational skills to combat-readiness.
Directed by Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, the reassignment leverages ACC’s resources and expertise as the Air Force lead for the Distributed Common Ground System and Combat Air Intelligence Systems. This initiative is expected to enhance readiness, match training with combat requirements and optimize all associated training resources.
“By reassigning our intelligence formal training units to Air Combat Command, we are shrinking the gap between the classroom and the battlespace,” said Brig. Gen. Abraham Jackson, Director of Intelligence for Air Combat Command. “Our Airmen will learn the most current tactics and techniques directly from the operational force, ensuring they graduate highly capable and ready to impact the mission from day one. This reassignment allows us to rapidly inject the latest threat realities into our curriculum to meet the demands of a highly dynamic environment.”
AETC has been instrumental in managing IFTUs and producing combat-ready Airmen. Reassigning these intelligence formal training units to ACC connects the students with the operational experts who are currently executing the mission in real-time.
“AETC is the Air Force’s center of excellence for foundational training, and we are proud of the world-class intelligence professionals our instructors produce,” said Col. Andy Freeman, AETC Director of Intelligence. “This CSAF-directed realignment strengthens the training pipeline by formally linking AETC’s foundational expertise with ACC’s front-line operational focus. This partnership ensures our Airmen are more lethal and ready to confront pacing threats from day one.”
As part of this reassignment, the DCGS IFTU, currently located at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, will relocate to the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Additionally, the Targeting IFTU, also located at Goodfellow AFB, will relocate to the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB. The 17th Training Wing at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, will remain assigned to AETC.
An AETC-ACC transition task force will ensure a smooth and seamless transition for affected personnel and their families.
The conditions-based reassignment plan will occur in two phases with the DCGS IFTU and Targeting IFTU transitioning this summer, and the CIN course reassignment occurring in early 2027.
By Air Combat Command Public Affairs
Ankara, 07 July 2026 – As part of the official German delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara, Quantum Systems announced its support of NATO’s Drone Edge initiative, with the expansion of its international production network. Besides expanding existing manufacturing facilities in Germany, Ukraine, Australia and California, the company is currently ramping up a new facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Additional production sites are being established in the UK and along the Eastern Flank in Lithuania, Estonia and Romania.
“Combat power does not begin on the battlefield – it begins in trusted factories. Armed forces can only fight at the speed their industrial partners can produce, adapt, and sustain,”said Martin Karkour, Chief Revenue Officer of Quantum Systems. “Our expanding manufacturing footprint allows us to produce closer to our customers, strengthen industrial cooperation across the Alliance, and translate operational demand into reliable delivery,” he added.
Sven Kruck, co-CEO of Quantum Systems, said: “Deliver, Support, Integrate is our philosophy of localisation. After delivering systems, we quickly build up a local support network and then integrate into national economies and industries to scale production and deliver in months, not years.”
With manufacturing capabilities spanning multiple allied nations, Quantum Systems continues to invest in the industrial infrastructure needed to support long-term defence readiness and deliver critical autonomous systems where they are needed most.
Milrem Robotics and Hanwha Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Eurosatory 2026 to explore the integration of advanced sensing, electronic warfare, and weapon integration solutions onto autonomous ground vehicles, addressing the growing demand for unmanned force protection and area security capabilities.
The companies will assess opportunities to integrate Hanwha Systems’ payload technologies with Milrem Robotics’ autonomous ground vehicle platforms to support a wide range of mission requirements and customer needs.
Potential payloads under evaluation include electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems, radar, electronic warfare and jamming capabilities, laser systems, and weapon integration solutions.
“The combination of advanced sensors, electronic warfare systems and autonomous ground platforms creates new opportunities for protecting military forces and critical infrastructure. Through this cooperation with Milrem Robotics, we aim to explore integrated capabilities that address evolving operational requirements,” said Peter BAE, Senior Vice President, Hanwha Systems.
“Military forces are looking for versatile unmanned solutions that can rapidly adapt to evolving mission requirements,” said Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics. “Combining Hanwha Systems’ advanced payload technologies with Milrem Robotics’ autonomous ground platforms creates opportunities to develop highly capable unmanned systems that enhance operational effectiveness while keeping personnel out of harm’s way.”
The USSOCOM Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program will soon be accepting submissions for these technology areas of interest:
Direct to Phase II Topics:
SOC26BZ04-DV004: Advanced Stand-off Detection of Concealed Materials (ASDCM)
SOC26BZ04-DV005: Replanning for Evasive Autonomy to Counter Threats (REACT)
Submissions Open 22 July 2026 at 12:00 PM ET (Noon)
SOFWERX will host a virtual Q&A session for the areas of interest on 09 July at 12:00 PM ET and 1:00 PM ET. RSVP to the Q&A session at events.sofwerx.org/sbir-26-bz-release-4.
The titanium evolution of the NovaSteel™ platform delivers rated 9mm protection at 920 grams all-in, low backface deformation, edge-to-edge coverage, and an indefinite shelf life at roughly a quarter the price of premium polyethylene helmets.
Denison, TX. (July 2026) – Adept Armor, pioneers in next-gen protective solutions, today announce the launch of the Nova Titanium™ Combat Helmet, a high-cut ballistic helmet drawn from a single continuous shell of the company’s proprietary 260LC™ toughened titanium. At 920 grams (2.0 lbs.) all-in in size L/XL (shell, pads, retention, and standard hardware included), Nova Titanium delivers the protection and durability of a metal helmet at a weight previously reserved for premium composite helmets, and within an ounce of a non-ballistic bump helmet.
The launch marks a deliberate challenge to the premium polyethylene (PE) helmet category, which has defined lightweight ballistic head protection for the better part of a decade. Adept’s argument is direct: a formed titanium shell can match the weight of the lightest elite PE helmets while beating them on backface deformation, damage tolerance, environmental durability, and service life at a fraction of the price. Nova Titanium is the titanium evolution of Adept’s established NovaSteel™ metal-helmet line and is fully compatible with the entire NovaSteel accessory ecosystem.
The core achievement is weight. A metal ballistic helmet has historically meant a heavy one. 260LC, Adept’s proprietary titanium armor alloy, was engineered to combine two properties that normally pull against each other, helmet-scale formability and ballistic toughness, allowing a continuous combat-profile shell to be drawn from solid titanium with no resin matrix holding the ballistic structure together.
At 920 grams all-in (L/XL), Nova Titanium sits at or below the published complete-system weights of the lightest premium PE helmets, including the Team Wendy EXFIL Ballistic SL (1.01–1.05 kg), Ops-Core FAST SF (1.06 kg), MTEK FLUX Ballistic (1.0 kg), and Galvion Caiman Ballistic (1.13–1.23 kg), and within roughly 30 grams (one ounce) of the non-ballistic Ops-Core FAST Bump XL. In short: near-bump-helmet weight, with real rated 9mm protection, at the weight of helmets costing three to four times as much. The helmet ships in M and L/XL in a high-cut profile sized to clear modern hearing protection.
Nova Titanium is rated to stop 9mm FMJ at 400 m/s, or 1,312 ft/s, with low backface deformation. NIJ 0106.01, the only NIJ standard written specifically for ballistic helmets, contains no “Level IIIA”; helmets marketed as “NIJ IIIA” generally borrow terminology from body armor standards or material-level test conventions. In practice, most premium PE helmets publish their actual 9mm data at 364–365 m/s (1,195 ft/s) under modified military protocols, sometimes with relaxed deformation allowances of up to 29mm. Nova Titanium’s 400 m/s rating is roughly 10 percent higher in velocity and about 21 percent higher in projectile energy than that published test point, with BFD usually in the single digits.
Because the shell is solid metal, not a resin stack, Nova Titanium offers continuous protective coverage to the rim; no unprotected edge band, no composite-style weak zone where the ballistic material can fold over upon impact. Titanium does not delaminate: a strike may leave a visible mark, but it does not create an invisible laminate failure plane, so damage can be seen and evaluated in the field, and multi-hit durability holds up.
That same metal construction gives the shell an indefinite service life. Where premium composite helmets carry a five-year clock, resin ages, laminates can hide post-impact damage, and shells generally aren’t certified past five years, titanium does not rust, delaminate, or degrade under ordinary UV, solvents, sweat, rain, seawater, or temperature swings. Pads and soft goods are replaceable wear items; the shell endures for decades. For procurement buyers, that reframes the helmet as a total-cost-of-ownership decision rather than a recurring replacement line item.
Nova Titanium is built around the complete NovaSteel accessory ecosystem, so every module carries across the line: the Combat Circlet (NVG shroud and rails mounted through existing retention holes; no new holes drilled), the Ballistic Mandible and Gen 2 flip mandible and face shield sets, the helmet tail for nape protection, NVG shroud and rails, and a forthcoming blast liner. Accessories bought for a NovaSteel helmet transfer directly to Nova Titanium.
Where premium PE ballistic helmets typically retail for $1,400 to $2,100, Nova Titanium is $390, roughly a quarter to a fifth of premium PE pricing. Adept’s position is that the high cost of lightweight ballistic head protection has been a primary barrier keeping helmets off the heads of the officers and operators most likely to need them.
“For years, buyers have been handed a false choice,” said Jake Ganor, Founder of Adept Armor. “Either a light helmet that’s expensive, soft-shelled, and expires in five years, or a tough metal helmet that’s heavier than the most modern composite options. Nova Titanium refuses that trade: A true metal helmet, drawn from one continuous titanium shell, that weighs what the best composite helmets weigh, deforms less under a hit, covers edge to edge, and doesn’t carry a best-before date. This is by far the lightest metal helmet we’ve ever built, at a price that finally puts hard-shell head protection within the reach of the people.”
Nova Titanium arrives as law enforcement head protection is being rethought. The DEA-FBI Ballistic Helmet Protocol of 2024 reframed the police helmet as a complete system built around pistol-caliber threats, exposing the real barriers to wider adoption: weight, price, backface deformation, and service life. Nova Titanium is engineered to address all four at once and to serve military, tactical, and prepared-civilian users for whom the same trade-offs apply.
The Nova Titanium Combat Helmet is now available worldwide to commercial, law enforcement, military, and tactical buyers at http://www.ade.pt and through Adept Armor’s sales channels. An independent ballistic resistance test report is available on request.
Nova Titanium Combat Helmet Specifications:
Weight: 920 g (2.0 lbs.) all in, size L/XL
Shell Material: 260LC proprietary toughened titanium armor alloy
Ballistic Rating: 9mm FMJ at 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s), low backface deformation
Cut: High-cut, headset-compatible, accessory-ready
Coverage: Full edge-to-edge metal protection to the rim
Size: M and L/XL
Color: Black, Green, Raw Titanium
Service Life: Indefinite titanium shell service life; pads and soft goods replaceable
Compatibility: Full NovaSteel accessory ecosystem: Combat Circlet, ballistic mandible, Gen 2 flip mandible and face shield sets, helmet tail, NVG shroud, rails, and blast liner. Future titanium accessories forthcoming.
Price: $390/helmet
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