Military Tech

US Laser Weapon Maker Gets its First Foreign Buyer

AeroVironment secured its first international order for the LOCUST laser weapon system, worth more than $50 million, the company said September 8. The buyer, unit...

Ukraine Shows Off its New Koral Air Defense Systems

Ukraine publicly displayed a Koral surface-to-air missile launcher for the first time at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. Ukroboronprom’s image shows the missile...

Russia Unveils Stealthy Munitions for the Su-57 at El Alamein Airshow

The new munitions blur the line between low-cost attack drones and cruise missiles, with some apparently derived from the S-71 family. At the El Alamein...

Ukrainian Firm Bluebird Tech Has Expanded Its Chuika 4.0 Drone Detector To 4.5 Ghz

What kind of device is this? “Chuyka 4.0” is a four-band portable drone detector designed for real-time detection of analog video signals and UAV signal...

U.S. Navy Awards Boeing $12.7 Million for MQ-25 Drone Upgrades

The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $12.7 million sole-source modification to upgrade electronic systems on the MQ-25 refueling drone. Work covers updated radio frequency and...

Quickparts Scales Up Production for Defense Programs

Quickparts announced a nearly $6 million investment adding 12 Stratasys NEO 3D printing systems across facilities in the U.S., France, Italy and the U.K. The...

Leonardo DRS Adapts Counter-Drone System for Use at Sea

Leonardo DRS announced the Maritime-Mission Equipment Package, adapting its ground-based counter-drone technology for use on ships. The system combines radar, electro-optical sensors, electronic warfare and...

ROKETSAN Tests Land-Launched ÇAKIR With Extended Range

ROKETSAN has completed two new firing tests of its ÇAKIR cruise missile from a land vehicle, striking both a ground target and a maritime...

U.S. Army Orders $99 Million Worth of Drone-Detecting Gadgets

The U.S. Army awarded Heaviside Industries Inc. a contract worth up to $99 million for its MOTH spectrum analyzer. The indefinite-delivery contract runs through August...

Lockheed Martin Tests New JR3 Rocket for HIMARS

Lockheed Martin conducted a second flight test of its JR3 training rocket at Yuma Proving Ground, firing rounds from a HIMARS launcher. The JR3 uses...

Russia Shows Off New Laser Weapon Against Drones

A Russian military blogger published footage claiming a Russian laser weapon system has destroyed several hundred Ukrainian drones near strategic sites in southwestern Russia. The...

Lockheed Martin, Saildrone Fire JAGM Missile from Unmanned Vessel

Saildrone launched two Lockheed Martin JAGM missiles from a Surveyor USV during RIMPAC, the first missile launches from its platform. The launches used the Navy’s...

Ukraine Fields New Jet-Powered Interceptor to Counter Russian Drones

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have fielded the Alexa Spatium, a jet-powered interceptor drone aimed at Russia’s Geran-3, Geran-4, Geran-5, and Shahed-131 drones. The system joins a...

Ukraine’s Newest Ballistic Missiles Are Weeks Away from Combat

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s latest domestically-made ballistic missile will be ready for combat by the end of next month, the country’s biggest defense company...

US Navy’s New Anti-Submarine Torpedo Will Be a Glide Weapon

The Navy is exploring two options for its Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo and is seeking contractors that fit the bill. The first is a new...

China Develops World’s First Hypersonic Glide Vehicle for Air-to-Air Combat

The world’s first hypersonic glide vehicle capable of air-to-air engagements is reportedly currently under development in China, and is expected to extend China’s ability...