Military Tech

Microsoft announces plan to slide $22 billion IVAS contract over to Anduril

WASHINGTON — Microsoft is seeking to transfer its entire IVAS contract over to Anduril, in a stunning twist to the long-running saga to deliver...

Military services need to ‘sync up’ Replicator software, Navy official says

WEST 2025 — As the Pentagon approaches its two-year deadline to get thousands of autonomous systems operational as part of the Replicator initiative, two...

U.S. Approves Massive $7 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

The U.S. State Department has given the green light for two massive potential arms deals with Israel, approving the sale of bombs, guidance kits,...

Algeria Confirms First Su-57 Fighters Arriving in 2025: How Many Will It Procure?

Algerian state media on February 12 for the first time confirmed longstanding reports that the country has become the first client for the Su-57...

Days after showing off ‘Gaza’ drone, Iran unveils its first drone carrier

BEIRUT — Iran this week unveiled its first indigenous drone carrier, dubbed Shahid (Martyr) Baqeri according to Iran’s state-run media Islamic Republic News Agency. The...

Imaging Infrared Seeker For APKWS Guided Rockets In The Works

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II, better known simply as APKWS, is slated to be demonstrated with a passive infrared seeker. The news came...

GDLS plans to deliver prototype armed Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle in 2025

GDLS expects to deliver a prototype armed ARV-30 to the USMC for trials in 2025 following USMC directed and company-led tests and demonstrations of...

UK and US militaries advance mobile directed energy weapon systems

Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) are becoming more portable and more compatible, as they are mounted onto a variety of vehicles used on land, in...

XQ-67 Will Get New Capabilities with Demon Ape Program

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a sole-source contract for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Demon Ape program, which will see...

Little vanes glued to planes promise big savings for US Air Force

A surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few microvanes to the rear fuselage of a...

Russia’s New ‘Iskander-1000’ Ballistic Missile Boasts Doubled Range and Greater Accuracy

Multiple sources have reported that Russia is close to beginning serial production of a new derivative of the Iskander-M ballistic missile system, the official...

UH-60 Black Hawk Begins Ground Tests With Far More Powerful T901 Engines

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter has completed initial ground runs with two of the new T901 Improved Turbine Engines. Developed under the...

Ukraine Is Now Using New 1,000 lb JDAM-ERs Bombs

Two years after the 500 lb GBU-62 JDAM Extended Range (ER) guided bomb was first reported among the weapons being delivered to Ukraine, it...

The future of China’s new information support force

In December 2024, Xi Jinping made a highly publicized visit to the PLA’s newly formed Information Support Force (ISF), underscoring its strategic importance to...

F-16s Have Been Using Laser-Guided Rockets To Shoot Down Houthi Drones

U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers have been using 70mm laser-guided rockets to down Houthi drones during operations in and around the Red Sea in...

Trump’s Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors

WASHINGTON – A new executive order from President Donald Trump calls for greater investments for a multilayered homeland air defense system, including a requirement...