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KestrelX KX-2 manned microlights flew as Shahed-136 surrogates during Sentry South 26.1 off the Georgia coast
F-22, F-15E, and F/A-18 pilots trained against the aircraft at 1,000 feet altitude and 120 mph matching real Shahed profiles
The KX-2's radar cross-section smaller than a bird presents exactly the low-and-slow detection challenge frustrating air defenses globally

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

ADR partners with Intel to deploy edge AI computing in underground mines, transit systems, and utility tunnels
Intel Xeon D processors in ruggedized enclosures operate where cloud connectivity is unreliable or impossible
The systems withstand dust, humidity, vibration, and temperature extremes that would destroy standard server hardware

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·5 min read·via intel.com

The Rusty Dagger scored a direct hit at Eglin AFB on January 21, 2026, as part of the Extended Range Attack Munitions program
The 500-pound class weapon has 150-280 mile range with a blast and fragmentation warhead effective against hardened targets
The ERAM program aims to produce mass-producible cruise missiles at a fraction of the AGM-158 JASSM's cost

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

Railway raises $100M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, valuing the developer cloud platform at over $1 billion
The company argues that cloud platforms designed for the web era are poorly suited for AI model training and inference
Railway offers radically simplified deployment where connecting a GitHub repo is all it takes to ship an application

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·5 min read·via blog.railway.com

JIATF-401 releases guidance placing hardened structures, overhead netting, and cables at the center of US drone defense
The Harden, Obscure, Perimeter strategy supplements active defenses that can be overwhelmed by cheap drone swarms
Officials acknowledge you cannot shoot down every cheap drone with expensive missiles and the math demands passive defenses

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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