Military Tech

U.S. Army awards contract for AN/PEQ-15 infrared systems

L3 Technologies received a $20.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply AN/ PEQ-15 infrared aiming devices to the U.S. Army. The contract runs through September 2027,...

Russian Army Receives New TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Systems

The Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops have received a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek thermobaric rocket artillery systems from the world’s...

Anduril’s pilotless fighter jet completes its first test flight

A few days ago, California-based defense tech firm Anduril concluded the first test flights of its semi-autonomous Fury fighter jet without a pilot in...

Lockheed Martin to build reentry vehicle for nuclear missile with inertial and celestial guidance

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Lockheed Martin Corp. received a nearly half-billion-dollar contract on Thursday to provide the reentry vehicle for the next-generation...

SEACORP to upgrade software that manages weapons firing from attack and missile submarines

NEWPORT, R.I. – U.S. Navy submarine combat experts needed to upgrade planning, command and control, and launch control for U.S. submarine torpedoes, missiles, uncrewed...

Lockheed Martin Unveils Sniper Networked Targeting Pod

Lockheed Martin has unveiled the latest evolution of its proven Sniper targeting pod, called the Sniper Networked Targeting Pod (NTP), whose development was announced...

MQ-28 Ghost Bat To Fire AIM-120 Missile In First Live Weapons Test Next Month

Boeing says its MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone is on track for its first live-fire weapons shot, which will be of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range...

Russia arms Orion drone with new guided missiles

Russia has presented an Orion UAV equipped with two Kh-BPLA guided missiles developed by JSC Instrument Design Bureau. The Kh-BPLA uses components from Kornet and...

China’s Large R6000 Uncrewed Tiltrotor Is Now In Flight Testing

Images show that a large tiltrotor drone called the R6000, being developed by United Aircraft in China, has now entered flight testing. The design...

DIU seeks microreactors from industry as Army IDs bases for nuclear power

WASHINGTON — The plan to put small nuclear reactors on Army bases took two steps forward today as the Defense Innovation Unit released a...

Lockheed Martin Test Flies Gen III TacIRST Sensor

Lockheed Martin has announced the first flight of the latest iteration of its TacIRST sensor, or Gen III TacIRST. The flight was conducted in...

France’s New Nuclear-Armed Supersonic Cruise Missile Seen Clearly For The First Time

French authorities have provided the first real look at the latest version of the Air-Sol Moyenne Portee (ASMP; or Medium-Range Air-to-Surface) ramjet-powered, nuclear-armed cruise...

Moog, Lockheed Martin Australia partner on GMLRS CAS

Moog Australia, a subsidiary of Moog, has entered into a contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to develop the control actuation system (CAS) for the...

U.S. Army begins fielding BAE Systems’ mission-critical software-defined radios across rotary-wing aviation fleet

BAE Systems’ AN/ARC-231A MARS system delivers secure airborne communications to support tactical missions when the speed and relevance of information matter most. BAE Systems’ AN/ARC-231A...

Oddball Chinese ‘Mini Drone Carrier’ Seen Being Used As A Test Ship

We appear to have gotten our first look at a curious Chinese ship, which some have dubbed a ‘drone carrier,’ actually in use, supporting...

Guardsman learns to fly autonomous Black Hawk in less than an hour

A U.S. Army National Guardsman with no previous aviation background learned to successfully maneuver Sikorsky’s optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter in less than an...