Military Tech

U.S. Army trains with new Bumblebee V1 counter-drone interceptor

Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum trained on the Bumblebee V1 counter-drone system in partnership with JIATF-401 to operationally assess low-cost...

ASELSAN expands naval drone portfolio with two new autonomous systems

ASELSAN unveiled the KILIÇ autonomous underwater strike system family and TUFAN Unmanned Surface Vehicle at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul on May 5, 2026. Both platforms...

Turkey touts propellant breakthrough for Yıldırımhan long-range ballistic missile

ISTANBUL — The Turkish Ministry of National Defense (MND) unveiled details about the Yıldırımhan long-range ballistic missile during the SAHA Expo 2026 defense exhibition...

GA-ASI and U.S. Air Force Test APKWS Guided Rockets on MQ-9A Reaper

GA-ASI and the U.S. Air Force tested the MQ-9A Reaper with APKWS laser-guided rockets, firing at both air and ground targets at the Nevada...

Raytheon to arm Australia’s Sea3000 frigates with SeaRAM missiles

Raytheon will supply SeaRAM launchers, Blast Test Vehicles, and technical services for the first three Sea3000 frigates built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan,...

Echodyne provides radar for Air Force SUADS counter-drone architecture

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Echodyne in Kirkland, Wash., announced that its EchoShield radar has been selected as a primary radar system for Trust Automation’s Small-Unmanned...

World’s Longest Range Air-to-Air Missile Integrated Onto China’s J-10C Fighters

Images released on Chinese social media on May 11 have confirmed that the J-10C ‘4+ generation’ fighter has integrated the new DF-4/3 external weapons...

World’s Largest Artillery Arsenal Moves Into the Next Generation as North Korea Mass Produces New Juche-107 Howitzers

North Korean state media has published footage showing the production of a new generation of self-propelled howitzer, the Juche-107, which is expected to significantly...

Russia shows off new heavy strike drone

Russia publicly revealed the jet-powered Geran-5 strike drone during the May 9 parade broadcast, measuring approximately 6 meters long with a 5.5-meter wingspan. Ukraine’s GUR...

DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD Hybrid-Electric Flying Wing Prototype Takes Flight

Designed by Northrop Grumman and subsidiary Scaled Composites, the unmanned XRQ-73 features an ultra-quiet propulsion system powered by electricity from a gas turbine. Taking off...

New anti-tank round punches through high-tech explosive armor

Saab has developed a new anti-tank round that’s designed to take on the modern high-tech armor of the 21st century. Built for Saab’s Carl-Gustaf...

Ukraine’s Tryzub laser can now hit drones up to 5 kilometers away

Ukrainian company Celebra Tech has integrated the Tryzub laser system into a mobile counter-drone platform currently undergoing final testing, according to Militarny. The system engages...

LOCUST laser weapon scores 100% kill rate in US Navy trials

Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier...

Israeli firm completes evaluation of AI counter-drone system

Axon Vision’s EDGE ClearSky drone detection system successfully completed an operational evaluation by a leading defense force against FPV drone threats targeting maneuvering forces....

Robotic Ripsaw M1 built to scout and draw fire for US Marines

At the recent Modern Day Marine Exposition in Washington, DC, Textron Systems rolled out a robot made to fight alongside US Marines. Called the...

U.S. Army buys THOR backpack drone for front-line units

Army Contracting Command awarded Mistral Inc. a contract for THOR Group 2 UAS and mission payloads to support company-level small UAS requirements, announced May...