Military Tech

A Tail About Safety (FASTFIN)

Ever hear of an “Advanced Tail Aerodynamic Cowling” (ATAC)? It’s been a year since I asked that question. Last year we learned together that...

The Navy flew a solar-powered drone for 73 hours straight

The Navy flew a solar-powered, unmanned drone for 73 hours straight, recharging the plane’s batteries during the daytime on solar power to fly through...

Textron to provide next-generation landing craft with rugged embedded computing and navigation systems

Questions and answers: What is the purpose of the U.S. Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program? It will replace the aging fleet of LCAC vessels with...

Lockheed Martin aims to test a missile-killing satellite by 2028

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— With hundreds of billions of dollars potentially at stake, weapons maker Lockheed Martin said Monday it hopes to achieve a historic first:...

Mystery NATO customer buys Australian-made laser weapon

Electro Optic Systems (EOS), the Australia-based defense technology firm, has announced its first international order for a 100-kilowatt-class high-power laser weapon system. According to a...

Our Best Look At China’s New J-15DT Carrier-Based Electronic Warfare Jet

new image provides our best view of the latest addition to China’s growing family of Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter series, the J-15DT electronic warfare...

DefTech releases new image of its drone hunter vehicle

Slovakia-based defense manufacturer DefTech has released a new image of its Wolf 25 AD counter-drone combat vehicle, positioning the platform as a critical solution...

U.S.-German team tests GMARS rocket launcher

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin and Germany’s defense giant Rheinmetall have successfully conducted the first live fire test of the Global Mobile Artillery...

Ocean Infinity Launches New NeedleFish USV

Marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity has launched its new NeedleFish uncrewed surface vessel (USV) which is being used for patrols by the Kuwait Coast...

China Deploys its Most Heavily Armed Nuclear Submarine Class For New Operations

Chinese state media has released a rare footage of a new Type 094 Class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine departing on a long-range patrol,...

Russia Expands Su-57 Combat Ops. in Ukraine with ‘Whole Formations’ of Fifth Generation Jets Launching Attacks

The Russian Aerospace Forces have significantly increased use of the Su-57 Felon sixth generation fighter for combat operations in the Ukrainian Theatre, accordingly to...

China’s Third Tailless Next-Generation Aircraft Emerges

Some photos are taken from distance, but other frames are shot straight up from below with the aircraft flying above. And, provided they are...

ROKETSAN’s CIRIT Hits UAV from PUSU Platform

The CİRİT laser-guided missile successfully intercepted a simulated kamikaze UAV when fired from the PUSU mobile weapon system mounted on a pickup truck. This...

U.S. Army tests robotic vehicle near Russia

The U.S. Army is field-testing a fully autonomous tactical vehicle developed by Seattle-based Overland AI during Exercise Agile Spirit 25 in Georgia (Sakartvelo), just...

US Army awards Dynetics new contract for IFPC air defense system

The U.S. Army has awarded Dynetics Inc., based in Huntsville, Alabama, a new $264.6 million contract to advance its Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC)...

U.S. Army tests upgraded CBRN recon vehicle

The U.S. Army has tested a modernized Stryker-mounted reconnaissance vehicle designed to detect chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats, featuring an integrated drone...