Military Tech

Bunker Busters With Winged JDAM-ER Kits Could Allow For Near Horizontal Strikes On Fortified Target

The U.S. military wants to see if it can enhance the capabilities of the 2,000-pound-class Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided bomb as...

General Atomics awarded U.S. Army contract for extended-range artillery

The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to validate a maneuvering 155mm artillery round designed to strike targets beyond the...

Parapactum: Ballistic Armor

The company Created in 2021, the French company Semper Invicta was born of the success of the ParaPactum®, a protective weapon with the look of...

Elbit Develops Airborne Laser Weapon for Helicopters and Fighter Jet

HPL is a high-power airborne laser, designed for helicopter and multirole aircraft integration, capable of countering drones and loitering munitions. Israel is bringing directed-energy weapons...

MV250: Next-Generation Military VTOL Aircraft

Beta Defense on April 24 highlighted the MV250, a next-generation military VTOL aircraft designed to close agility gaps and enable mission execution across denied,...

U.S. Army buys 82 P550 drones in $117 million deal

The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment a $117 million contract on June 3, 2026, to deliver 82 P550 unmanned aircraft systems for battalion reconnaissance. The P550...

U.S. Army buys new Outlaw Gen 3 drones

The U.S. Army awarded Griffon Aerospace a $67.9 million contract on June 3, 2026, for Outlaw Gen 3 target drones in support of Operation...

Plasan launches three armor systems for drone-age warfare

Plasan announced three new vehicle survivability systems, LAPS, ATHENA, and TAPS, on June 4, 2026, ahead of their Eurosatory debut June 15–19 in Paris. TAPS...

Ukraine Tests New Missile In Hopes Of Leading To Low Cost Patriot Alternative

Tests of Ukraine’s new FP-7.X missile could pave the way to a cheaper and more plentiful, albeit far less capable, alternative to the U.S.-made...

Russia’s ’Big Military State Secret’ Regarding New Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile Strikes Revealed By Putin

Responding to questions from the heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin...

China Quadruples the Range of its HQ-16 Air Defence System: New Enhanced HQ-16F Variant Tested in Live Fire Drills

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army 73rd Group Army of the Eastern Theatre Command has conducted live-fire exercises in the northwestern desert, utilising its newly...

Our Best Look at China’s Manned Tiltrotor in Flight

The Chinese tiltrotor that broke cover last year was recently captured in images during what appears to be more expansive test flights. China’s first manned...

China’s First Heavyweight Attack Helicopter Seen in New Footage: How Will the Z-21 Transform Air Assault Capabilities?

Footage released on Chinese social media has provided a first clear look at the new heavyweight attack helicopter developed for the Chinese People’s Liberation...

DARPA builds universal decoder for military radio networks

DARPA published special notice DARPA-SN-26-86 on June 5, announcing plans for the Lightweight Universal Codec program under Program Manager Allyson O’Brien. The LUC program aims...

North Korea Surges Production of Combat Proven KN-23 Tactical Ballistic Missiles with Advanced Radar Evading Capabilities

North Korean state media has shown footage of a major facility producing tactical ballistic missiles for the KN-23 system, as the country’s leadership has...

The Army’s latest anti-drone tool fires missiles from a cargo container

The military’s latest attempt to create cheap and effective counter-drone weapons looks like a shipping container. And for the first time, it took out...