FORT BRAGG, N.C. —Soldiers and industry developers worked side by side from Aug. 17-28, 2026, during Project Sandhills to test the fielding of autonomous and attritable mass in realistic conditions. Managed by the 20th Engineer Brigade, the exercise demonstrated how the Army can scale operations and bend the economics of war using low-cost robotic systems. During the exercise, Soldiers and industry partners deployed autonomous breaching payloads and tactical robotics to validate a human-machine teaming concept. This effort demonstrated how attritable robotic mass could reduce Soldier risk, speed up obstacle clearance, and ensure the continuous momentum of an attack. At the center of the exercise were autonomous trucks, robotic breaching payloads, drone swarms, mine-detection systems and counter-drone tools working together on the same operational problem. “These systems give combat engineers a wider set of tools: unmanned breaching, drone swarms, mine detection and autonomous counter-UAS to increase tempo and reduce risk to Soldiers,” said Capt. Denny Drummey, Sandhills Project operations officer. Throughout the exercise, Soldiers and industry developers worked together to refine autonomous tools that expand what Soldiers can do on the battlefield. On a breaching lane, Soldiers built digital routes and dispatched autonomous trucks to execute the breach. The successful clearing of these obstacles demonstrated how unmanned platforms can assume some of the most high-risk engineer tasks, accelerating tactical momentum without risking human lives. Another lane highlighted drone integration by rapidly establishing aerial coverage without exposing Soldiers’ locations. On this lane, a counter-UAS truck locked onto and shot down drones within seconds, while a platform equipped with a breaching payload supported the breach with a rocket-assisted line charge. Together, these lanes demonstrated how emerging autonomous and semi-autonomous systems strengthen combat engineer formations and enhance adaptability on the modern battlefield. Drummey said Sandhills 2.0 provides the Army with an attritable autonomous mass
Aug 27, 2026 · via dvidshub.net
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Autonomous Freight Biz Raises $200M In Series D Round By Jade Martinez-Pogue ( August 25, 2026, 6:59 PM EDT) -- Autonomous trucking company Gatik on Tuesday revealed it had closed its latest funding round after securing $200 million in investor commitments, a move that comes as demand for driverless commercial freight increases.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. PLEASE NOTE: A verification email will be sent to your address before you can access your trial. Password (at least 8 characters required) Confirm Password Select at least one primary interest: Private Equity Technology Transportation Show all interests Access To Justice Aerospace & Defense Appellate Banking Bankruptcy Benefits California Cannabis Capital Markets Class Action Colorado Commercial Contracts Competition Compliance Connecticut Consumer Protection Corporate Criminal Practice Cybersecurity & Privacy Delaware Employment Energy Environmental Fintech Florida Food & Beverage Georgia Government Contracts Health Illinois Immigration Insurance Intellectual Property International Arbitration International Trade Legal Ethics Life Sciences Massachusetts Media & Entertainment Mergers & Acquisitions Michigan Native American New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Product Liability Public Policy Securities Sports & Betting Telecommunications Texas Trials Washington White Collar Law360 may contact you in your professional capacity with information about our other products, services and events that we believe may be of interest. You’ll be able to update your communication preferences via the unsubscribe link provided within our communications. We take your privacy seriously. Please see our Privacy Policy.
Aug 25, 2026 · via law360.com
Gatik AI Inc, the California-based short-haul autonomous trucking provider with high-profile Arkansas customers, said Tuesday that it had raised $200 million in a new funding series. Gatik said it plans to use the cash infusion to grow in regions where its self-driving trucks already run, while also courting new business. Gautam Narang, chief executive officer and co-founder, said the investment was led by leading financial institutions, which is a validation of Gatik's commercial leadership in autonomous freight. "This round gives us the capital to scale with speed and discipline, serve the world's largest companies, and define the future of autonomous freight," he said in a news release. Key investors during the financing round included the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. Gatik currently operates its autonomous trucks in Arkansas, and has ongoing partnerships with Walmart Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. Other major company partnerships include PepsiCo and Kroger Co. A Gatik spokesperson said the company is unable to comment on the specifics of its ongoing partnerships. The partnership with Walmart Inc. began in 2021, with Gatik trucks operating as middle-mile routes, which are routes between warehouses or from warehouses to stores. The partnership was also the first to have removed a safety driver, a human driver monitoring performance in the vehicle, in the world at the time. Walmart said the partnership helped to fill online orders faster, while being a safe and sustainable solution in 2021. Tyson Foods began testing Gatik's trucks in 2023, with short-haul routes between Springdale and Rogers. Again, the routes connected company distribution centers and storage facilities. For Tyson foods, the partnership was brought about as the company struggled to keep drivers during a national truck driver shortage. The company said it is focused on expanding its fleet and getting more trucks on the road
Aug 25, 2026 · via arkansasonline.com
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Gatik Raises $200M Series D Financing The autonomous freight startup raised $200 million in Series D financing round co-led by Qatar Investment Authority andKoch Disruptive Technologies. Other investors includedMillennium Management, ARK Invest and Intact Private Capital. The Series D round raised is the largest to date for the Santa Clara startup which has brought in about $500 million in financing after its stealth, to build commercial autonomous middle-mile freight operations. Demand for autonomous freight is boosting in 2024 for Gatik. Autonomous Trucks Target Middle-Mile Logistics Gatik operates driverless trucks for major retailers, grocers and consumer goods companies.Its operations are active in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada, and it is targeted towards frequent routes linking distribution hubs to stores in order to help move goods around an area supply chain. The trucks can drive on highways or surface streets. Using dynamic routing, Gatik can react to new and changing delivery demands. According to Gatik, it has conducted over 85,000 full driverless deliveries to date and has a 99% on-time delivery performance. It has recently signed over $600 million in contracted revenue, which signals that demand for autonomous freight is on the rise for commercial use. Its trucks are manufactured by Isuzu Motors, and Gatik started off with a small focus on fixed, low (less than ten miles) delivery routes. Commercial Demand Drives Gatik Expansion Its network has since expanded to dynamic routes covering up to 400 miles. The vehicles can also operate across different weather and road conditions. Gatik has secured major customers including Walmart, Kroger and Tyson Foods. Canadian retailer Loblaw is also among its commercial customers. Its largest publicly announced partnership involves PepsiCo and its Frito-Lay operations. The agreement covers driverless freight movements across several US markets. Gatik’s technology uses the Gatik Driver autonomous system. The AI platform is
Aug 25, 2026 · via ventureburn.com
Tesla's FSD Lite Seems To Have A Hard Time Seeing Trees And Logs Two different users on X posted videos of their cars failing to see downed trees in the middle of the road. - On X, two drivers posted videos of FSD Lite v14.1 not stopping for objects in the road, namely fallen trees and wooden logs. - FSD Lite is designed to run on Tesla's Hardware 3, which has significantly less computing power compared to Hardware 4 used in later cars. - FSD Lite was introduced this June. As Tesla tries to scale up its fleet of self-driving cars and roll out the steering wheel-free Cybercab, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) continues to stumble in serious ways. One video posted on X on August 21 shows a user named Baldersonmichae using FSD on the road at night. Ahead of him, there’s a fallen tree in the middle of the road, but the car doesn’t seem to notice the large mess of branches and leaves and does not slow down. The driver intervenes and manually stops the car to avoid a collision. This apparently wasn’t a one-off, either. The driver says he tried the same exact spot three more times, all with the same result. Further down in the comments, another Tesla owner posted a video that purports to show his FSD-equipped car hitting a big log at 32 mph without stopping. Both drivers say they were running what’s known as FSD v14.1 Lite. This new version of the software is specifically designed to run on cars that use Tesla’s Hardware 3 system. Hardware 3 was introduced in 2019 and doesn’t offer the same performance as the Hardware 4 setup of computers and cameras that landed in cars post-2023. The cameras are lower-resolution 1.2 megapixel ones (compared to the 5 megapixel
Aug 25, 2026 · via insideevs.com
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Aug 25, 2026 · via voiceofalexandria.com
Gatik, the leader in autonomous trucking, today announced $200 million in financing as demand accelerates for driverless commercial freight across Fortune 50 retail, grocery and CPG supply chains. The Series D round was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital and others. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825490075/en/ Gatik Announces Series D round Gatik has built one of the most commercially advanced businesses in autonomous freight, with more than $600 million in contracted revenue, 85,000 fully driverless orders completed, and 99% on-time delivery across its operations. Its trucks move goods across high-frequency regional networks between distribution centers and stores, giving customers a reliable way to add capacity, improve service levels and keep products moving. “This round, led by some of the world’s leading financial institutions, is a clear validation of Gatik’s commercial leadership in autonomous freight,” said Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-founder of Gatik. “We have built Gatik with real revenue, deep customer demand, and AI-driven autonomous technology proven every day in live supply chains. This round gives us the capital to scale with speed and discipline, serve the world’s largest companies, and define the future of autonomous freight.” “Autonomous freight is transforming the global logistics industry, making it more efficient and reliable,” said Abdulla Al-Kuwari, Head of Industrials at QIA. “QIA is committed to supporting next-generation solutions providers like Gatik that are shaping the future of freight infrastructure.” “We've long believed autonomous freight has the potential to improve the efficiency and reliability of supply chains,” said Byron Knight, President of Koch Disruptive Technologies. “What we're seeing today is autonomy moving beyond a promising technology into real-world commercial operations. Gatik has demonstrated a practical approach to that transition, and we look
Aug 25, 2026 · via afp.com
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The new financing, announced in a news release Tuesday (Aug. 25), will help Gatik expand its model, designed to transport goods along what it calls the “high-frequency regional routes” linking distribution centers and stores. “These routes are time-sensitive, operationally complex and essential to keeping shelves stocked as customer expectations shift toward faster, more predictable access to everyday products,” Gatik said in a news release. The release notes that Gatik now has more than $600 million in contracted revenue and has completed 85,000 fully driverless orders, 99% of them on time. That’s up from the 60,000 figure the company announced in January. We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! Those driverless orders without completed incident, Gatik said at the time, logging more than 2,000 hours of operation and traveling more than 10,000 miles on public roads. “We’ve long believed autonomous freight has the potential to improve the efficiency and reliability of supply chains,” said Byron Knight, president of Koch Disruptive Technologies, which helped lead the funding round. “What we’re seeing today is autonomy moving beyond a promising technology into real-world commercial operations. Gatik has demonstrated a practical approach to that transition, and we look forward to supporting the company’s continued growth.” Gatik was founded in 2017 by veterans of the autonomous technology industry to launch an “autonomous delivery as a service” solution that covered autonomous trucks, telematics and a dispatching solution, CEO Gautam Narang told PYMNTS in 2021. The company’s trucks have been used by both Walmart and Kroger. “We handle everything from obviously the driving piece to the telematics piece, making sure that our customers have insight over their operations,” Narang said. “All those needs are taken care
Aug 25, 2026 · via pymnts.com
Trucking has problems. Which one tops your list? Fuel prices. Truck parking. Freight fraud. Truck driver wages. These are all big issues in the trucking industry, but which should top the list? Is it one of the issues mentioned, or is it something else? The American Transportation Research Institute wants to hear what you have to say. This week, ATRI launched its 22nd annual Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. “For more than two decades, the Top Industry Issues list has been essential reading for any professional seeking to gain deeper insight into the current state of trucking,” ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen said in a news release. “Compiled annually by ATRI, this report provides a crucial snapshot that identifies trucking’s biggest challenges, sets our priorities, and focuses the ATA Federation’s advocacy to develop commonsense solutions. Just as important, it serves as a valuable guide for influential policymakers who want to understand how they can best support the men and women who keep America moving.” The survey is given to motor carriers and drivers, so we are able to see how each group views the industry and its problems. “ATRI’s annual survey gives all truck drivers a collective voice,” said Bob Bramwell, a truck driver for ABF Freight and an America’s Road Team captain. “If your top concern is the lack of truck parking, driver compensation, detention at customer facilities, driver training, infrastructure or something else, this is your chance to bring those issues to light and have your voice heard. I encourage you to please take a few minutes to complete the online survey and encourage your peers to do so also.” 2025 results Top 10 Critical Issues
Aug 25, 2026 · via landline.media
Gatik announced Tuesday it raised $200 million in a Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. Millennium Management, ARK Invest and Intact Private Capital also joined the round. The money will support expansion of Gatik’s driverless freight operations from the dozens of trucks today to thousands in the years ahead. Gatik has completed 85,000 fully driverless orders. The company reports more than $600 million in contracted revenue and 99% on-time delivery across operations in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada. “This round, led by some of the world’s leading financial institutions, is a clear validation of Gatik’s commercial leadership in autonomous freight,” said Gautam Narang, CEO and co-founder of Gatik. “We have built Gatik with real revenue, deep customer demand, and AI-driven autonomous technology proven every day in live supply chains. This round gives us the capital to scale with speed and discipline, serve the world’s largest companies, and define the future of autonomous freight.” Seven Months, 25,000 More Driverless Orders Seven months of driverless operations added 25,000 orders to that total. Gatik reported 60,000 completed driverless orders earlier in January, which also cited more than $600 million in contracted revenue. Gatik had raised roughly $270 million in total before this round, Forbes reported in January. Scaling Driverless Freight Operations From Dozens to Thousands Gatik’s trucks run high-frequency regional routes between distribution centers and stores. Those routes can reach up to 400 miles at highway speeds with the trucks running nearly around the clock, FreightWaves reported. The target lanes are time-sensitive and operationally complex. Gatik’s system is purpose-built for both highways and surface streets. This makes distribution-center-to-store routes viable. To manage capacity, the trucks use dynamic routing to respond to shifting demand, distribution center activity and pickup and drop-off needs. The 99% on-time delivery figure benefits
Aug 25, 2026 · via freightwaves.com
How Polaris Transportation Drives Cross-Border Logistics Success What the U.S.-Canada Trade War Means for Trucking Escalating U.S.-Canada tariffs could disrupt cross-border freight, reduce truck volumes, raise costs, and create new uncertainty for carriers on both sides of the border. Medium- and heavy-duty truck tariffs were among the major sticking points in U.S.-Canada trade talks last week, which broke down Friday, ratcheting up trade tensions between the wo countries. After talks fell through on Friday, President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of the country’s exports on Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by saying the longtime allies were “at war” over trade and announced dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on American goods starting Sept. 8. The two countries had appeared close to an agreement before negotiations collapsed late Friday. Although several issues remained unresolved, tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles were reportedly among the sticking points. The escalating dispute also raises new questions about the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which governs trade among the three countries. Trump Targets Canadian Auto Industry On Monday, Trump said tariffs on Canadian “cars, trucks, both large and small,” automotive parts and steel would increase to 50% on January 1. It was not immediately clear whether the reference to large trucks includes Class 8 commercial vehicles. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks already are subject to a separate 25% Section 232 tariff imposed in 2025. That tariff explicitly covers Classes 3 through 8, although USMCA-compliant trucks receive special treatment based on their U.S. content. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are specifically excluded from the new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods that took effect Aug. 22. What Went Wrong? Each side blamed the other for tanking last week’s deal. According to reporting by Bloomberg, Reuters, and Politico, the talks collapsed in part over cutting U.S. tariffs on Canadian
Aug 25, 2026 · via truckinginfo.com
WRC 2026 Data Wars: 1,900 Autonomous Mining Trucks Generate the Industry's Most Coveted "Dirty Data" At the World Robot Conference (WRC 2026) in Beijing's Yizhuang this August, humanoid robots sorted packages on conveyor belts and tightened screws at workstations—such "getting-things-done" scenarios have become as commonplace as theatrical demonstrations. But beneath this bright line of "deployment," a hidden thread about data is quietly determining the next phase of competition in the embodied intelligence industry. Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing said something at the conference that nearly every vendor privately acknowledges: "However much data you have—especially high-quality data—that's how much AI capability you have." Humanoid robots' limbs can already run, jump, and do backflips, but their "brains" are still starving. One frequently cited statistic: China currently has only 500,000 hours of compliant real-world physical interaction data, while commercial robot deployment requires tens of millions of hours—a gap exceeding 99%. From hundreds of thousands to tens of millions, the difference spans two orders of magnitude. So players at WRC each showed their hand: some open-sourced human behavior data, some sold data-collection gloves, some bet on simulation, and some insisted on real-machine, real-world data. Beyond the noise, a few embodied intelligence companies with no booths and little attention are holding the industry's most scarce data. The Open-Source Camp: Turning Data Collection into a "Mass Movement" Lightwheel Intelligence made one of the biggest data-related moves at this year's WRC. On August 20, the company released EgoSuite-Open100K, the world's first 100,000-hour-class full-modal open-source human behavior dataset, covering 7 major environment categories, 128 scenario types, over 15,000 collection scenes, and more than 15,000 tasks. The data is primarily captured from a head-mounted first-person perspective, with some wrist cameras added, providing hand pose, full-body pose, and event-level semantic annotations. The first batch is already available for download via
Aug 25, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
Join us for this free virtual event on September 10, 2026, to learn how major fleet operators are deploying medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks and where they see them in the future. Join this virtual event on September 10, 2026: Electric MHDV operations today and the road to expanding routes From the country’s largest grocery retailer to a leading drayage fleet for the Port of Vancouver, electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks are now part of daily operations across the country. But what will it take to push these zero-emissions vehicles and their routes further to maximize their potential? You’ll hear leading electric fleet operators Loblaw Companies and R.R. Plett talk about their experiences operating MHDV battery-electric trucks today. The discussion will cover everything from range, payload and charging to the economics of electrifying a fleet. Panelists will delve into where these vehicles are working today, what charging and infrastructure considerations shape deployment and what needs to be in place to expand to more routes. This virtual event is brought to you in partnership with PACT – Powering America’s Commercial Transportation. Our panelists: No problem. Register for the event and a few days after we’ll send you a link to a recording of the event and a summary of the discussion.
Aug 24, 2026 · via electricautonomy.ca
Resistance to robotaxi expansion is growing in the US — The Verge Disputes over robotaxi operating rules are intensifying in a number of US states and cities: authorities, unions and activists are demanding stricter control over safety, fleet scaling and the technology’s impact on employment. As The Verge reports, commercial autonomous transportation remains banned in New York State after Governor Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal to allow robotaxis outside New York City due to objections from taxi drivers, unions and lawmakers. In Washington, unions oppose a bill to legalize commercial robotaxis. The city council is considering a limit of 200 vehicles and a fee of 15 cents per mile traveled. The funds are expected to be directed toward upgrading Metro and supporting workers who may be displaced by automation. The city council’s hearing on the initiative in July lasted 10 hours. Safety and city control San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who supports robotaxis, called for stronger regulation after incidents in which Waymo vehicles caused traffic jams during emergencies and major events. Since July, California police have also been able to officially hold autonomous vehicle manufacturers accountable for traffic violations committed by their driverless cars. More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram. At the federal level, the US still has no comprehensive robotaxi legislation. At the same time, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned companies that autonomous vehicles unable to safely interact with police, firefighters and other emergency services pose a danger to the public. Texas began applying new permit requirements for commercial autonomous transport operators this year, while cities in Florida complain that state laws limit their ability to respond to problems on their own roads. Companies also support rules Market leader Waymo operates more than 3,500 vehicles in 11 US cities and makes
Aug 24, 2026 · via ua.news
These September 2026 auto trends show how the industry continues to balance autonomous transportation with heritage craftsmanship, blending self-driving technology and limited-edition performance vehicles to drive engagement in a rapidly evolving market.
Autonomous and robotaxi technology dominate the month's biggest developments. Fully Driverless Robotaxi Rollouts, Satellite-Linked Robotaxis and Robotaxi Deployment Expansions show self-driving mobility scaling toward commercial reality for consumers, while Cableless Autonomous Lorries and Autonomous Fleet Operations extend that shift into freight and fleet management.
Bespoke and limited-production vehicles continue to anchor the month. One-of-One Supercars, Bespoke Fashion House Coupes and Limited Anniversary V-12 Models highlight the sustained collector demand for exclusivity, while Motorsport Fashion Projects and Protective Case Racing-Inspired Partnerships show automotive brands extending their identity into lifestyle and cultural collaborations beyond the vehicle itself.
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Aug 24, 2026 · via trendhunter.com
Driverless vehicle testing in Kazakhstan may face delays Kazakhstan has approved rules for a pilot project to introduce driverless cars; however, they are unlikely to be tested this year, according to Kolesa.kz.according to Kolesa.kz. The three-year pilot project is planned for Astana, Almaty and Kosshy, as well as at testing facilities and on designated public roads. Passenger cars and vans with conditional or high driving automation will be tested. Requirements To participate in the testing, a vehicle must obtain a safety certificate for the construction of a motor vehicle (SBKTS) and be registered with a corresponding notation on its vehicle registration certificate. Vehicles must be equipped with systems that continuously record data from automated driving sensors, as well as cameras inside and outside the vehicle, and must allow the driver or a remote operator to disable the autopilot in an emergency. In addition, the vehicle must display a special «Autonomous Control» sign, and passengers must be able to contact the support service. Before taking to public roads, the vehicle must successfully complete at least 100 hours of testing at a testing facility. 100 accident-free rides After being approved for road use, the vehicles will be allowed to operate as taxis without an operator on board. Rides can be booked through dedicated apps or aggregators. Each driverless vehicle must be insured against third-party liability, including liability to passengers, for 60 million tenge (approx. $131,293). In the event of a road accident, information must be reported to 102, the police emergency number. The circumstances of the accident will be determined in part using video camera footage. During road tests, driverless vehicles must travel at least 10,000 kilometers and complete at least 100 passenger rides without accidents caused by the automated system. Why the project is not starting The main issue is certification.
Aug 24, 2026 · via kz.kursiv.media
The US Army has taken an unusual route to drone defense by enabling a Ford F-250 pick-up truck to be capable of driving itself while carrying a shotgun-armed turret. Showcased during a live-fire exercise, the reconfigured vehicle featured a Forterra AutoDrive autonomy system and an Edda weapon station from Austin-based firm 9 Mothers. The truck supports automated obstacle reduction, the US Army’s term for clearing lanes through minefields, wire, and other barriers so troops can advance safely. Its Edda turret is built to detect drones through sound, with an onboard visual tracking system taking over once it confirms an inbound target. Weighing about 23 kilograms (50 pounds), the turret can reportedly engage fast-moving targets as small as 7 inches (18 centimeters) that are as far out as 100 meters (328 feet). The system is engineered to remain passive before firing, meaning the turret does not emit signals that enemies could capture to identify its position. From Prototypes to Operational Models The truck was trialled as part of Project Sandhills 2.0, which focuses on transitioning prototypes into deployable assets the US Army can use on the field. The live-fire tests were held at Range 63 of Fort Bragg, with Forterra becoming part of the demo after its inclusion in previous US Army exercises. Forterra is currently under contract to deliver autonomous mission systems compatible with Ford’s F-250 trucks.
Aug 24, 2026 · via nextgendefense.com