(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseNavy clears upgrade for E-2D Advanced HawkeyeManufacturer Northrop Grumman said that aircraft revamped with a Block II upgrade will be delivered “by the end of the decade.” (opens original source in a new tab)Michael Marrow·18 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchWhy Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fearApple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos. (opens original source in a new tab)Sarah Perez·18 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)IPWatchdogCAFC Affirms PTAB Decisions Upholding Fuel Injector Patent ClaimsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a decision today in Robert Bosch LLC, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC v. Westport Fuel Systems Canada Inc., affirming two Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decisions that found Robert Bosch and Mercedes-Benz USA failed to prove challenged claims of two fuel injector patents would have been obvious. The court rejected arguments that the PTAB lacked substantial evidence to find that a prior art reference disclosed a flexible m (opens original source in a new tab)Rose Esfandiari·18 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)African BusinessManufacturing success: How to secure Africa's industrial future (opens original source in a new tab)18 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskKraken adds U.S. stocks in Europe as TradFi-crypto divide blursThe exchange said it is the first crypto company to offer European customers both traditional U.S. equities and tokenized versions of those assets on a single regulated platform. (opens original source in a new tab)Olivier Acuna·18 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AxiosAmerica's debt is getting more expensiveGovernments around the world are entering a new era of higher borrowing costs already deeply indebted. More revenue will go toward interest payments as old debt gets refinanced at today's higher rates.America is already watching <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/20/ai-productivity-tax-revenue-yale" ta (opens original source in a new tab)Courtenay Brown·18 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchBluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attackThis is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year. (opens original source in a new tab)Zack Whittaker·18 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseDiving into Trump’s unusual shipbuilding plans, plus an SMD expo floor tourThe Breaking Defense team unpacks three new directives from the White House that could influence the future of the Navy. (opens original source in a new tab)Breaking Defense Video·18 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryDG Propulsion builds the small jet engines that India has always had to importThe Delhi-based company designs and manufactures compact turbojets for unmanned aircraft, and one of its engines powered the first flight of an Indian jet-powered loitering munition. (opens original source in a new tab)18 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryHoverIt builds loitering munitions and surveillance drones in LucknowThe company designs and manufactures unmanned systems ranging from compact surveillance drones to strike platforms and flew India's first jet-powered loitering munition this month. (opens original source in a new tab)18 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseAustralia, Japan test co-developed high-energy laserBoth countries will also accelerate discussions for Japan to use Australian ranges for hypersonic weapon tests (opens original source in a new tab)Mike Yeo·18 August 2026