Military Tech

FN America Delivers New 6.5mm Machine Gun, Rifle Prototypes For U.S. Military Testing

The American subsidiary of Belgian gunmaker Fabrique Nationale (FN) has delivered new prototype rifles and machine guns chambered to fire the 6.5x43mm Lightweight Intermediate...

New North Korean Hypersonic Missile Unveiled At Pyongyang Arms Expo

North Korea has unveiled what it says is a new hypersonic missile dubbed Hwasong-11Ma, designed to be fired from a 10-wheeled transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) that...

New Northrop-Colt 25mm Grenade Launcher Builds On Lessons From Failed XM25 “Punisher”

Northrop Grumman says past work on the abortive 25mm XM25 grenade launcher, nicknamed “The Punisher,” served as an “initial baseline” for a new design...

FN America’s Futuristic MTL-30 Grenade Launcher Moves Forward With New Army Contract

The U.S. Army has handed the American division of the Belgian gunmaker Fabrique Nationale (FN) a contract for further development of its semi-automatic Multi-Purpose...

Electro-optical sensors in laser-detection to reveal concealed optics and lasers offered by Sentinel

Summary points: Sentinel Photonics unveils ECHO and LASERD MAX systems for covert laser and optics detection in contested environments. ECHO handheld device detects concealed optics up...

Autonomous combat aircraft unveiled as Europe’s loyal wingman

Autonomous fighter planes are popping up all over the place these days as more air forces opt for pilotless loyal wingmen. The latest example...

Ethiopia Orders New Su-35 Fighters to Replace Ageing Soviet Su-27s: How Much More Capable Are They?

A new leaked document from the Russian state defence conglomerate Rostec have revealed that the Ethiopian Air Force is scheduled to receive six Su-35...

North Korea develops new mobile tank hunter

North Korea has publicly displayed a new mobile anti-tank missile system for the first time, showcasing it as part of its annual “Defence Development...

China develops next-generation heavy-lift cargo plane

China’s aerospace industry is laying the groundwork for a new generation of strategic transport aircraft designed to expand the People’s Liberation Army’s global reach. A...

Sikorsky Introduces Nomad Runway-Independent Drone Family

Sikorsky has announced a new family of long-endurance, runway-independent drones, called Nomad, designed for reconnaissance, light attack, contested logistics and more. The new system...

China’s Quieter Nuclear Submarine Fleet Poses Growing Challenge to U.S. Navy Sea Control

The U.S. Navy has perceived a growing challenge from the capabilities of the China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy’s submarine fleet, with the service entry...

Second Prototype of Turkey’s Kaan Fighter is Now In Production

The second prototype of Turkey’s Kaan fifth generation fighter is now in production, with the panels, vertical stabilizers and the nose cone missing on...

Microwave weapon downs 49 drones with a single blast

In a demonstration not so much of marksmanship but more of the advantages of microwaves, an Epirus Leonidas directed energy, high-power microwave (HPM) anti-drone...

GE Aerospace flies hypersonic engine with no moving parts

What has zero moving parts, yet can blast an aerial vehicle to velocities beyond Mach 5? The answer is the recently flight-tested Atmospheric Test...

RTX Raytheon continues early production of missile-defense radar to attack several threats simultaneously

Summary points: The U.S. Army has awarded RTX Corp. a $1.7 billion contract for the low-rate initial production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile...

Military orders new stealthy boats with advanced electronics for infiltrating and extracting special forces

Questions and answers: What is the primary purpose of the Combatant Craft Heavy V (CCH V)? It offers Naval Special Warfare teams advanced stealth capabilities...