Military Tech

Kongsberg Selects Echodyne Radar for PROTECTOR Counter-UAS Systems

KONGSBERG, Norway - Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has selected Echodyne’s MESA electronically scanned array radar technology for integration with its PROTECTOR RS4 and RS6...

General Atomics Unveils ‘Wildfire’ Drone to Replace Reaper

WASHINGTON — Drone maker General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) formally revealed today it’s offering to replace the firm’s hunter-killer MQ-9A Reaper with a clean-sheet...

Swarm Aero Debuts Gamera Drone in Bid to Succeed Reaper

“What we’ve done cuts against the conventional wisdom,” Swarm co-founder and chief revenue officer Oliver Palmer told Breaking Defense. “And what we’ve done instead...

Lockheed Boosts Bet on Skunk Works’ Vectis Stealth Drone

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Lockheed Martin is doubling down on its internal investments for its Vectis stealth drone, announcing today that the company will...

Battery-powered drone shatters world record, uses propulsion system assembled at US Army depot

By establishing manufacturing capabilities within the Army’s organic industrial base, the service is working to eliminate foreign dependencies for critical parts. A battery-powered drone recently...

US Army Gets Next-Gen Artillery Guidance Kit Built with New Anti-Jamming Technology

The new E5 variant adds anti-jamming capabilities intended to maintain that precision when adversaries interfere with GPS signals. Northrop Grumman will produce a new version...

Northrop Grumman Advances Diamond Cooling for High-Power RF Electronics

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - Northrop Grumman is advancing diamond-based thermal management for high-power radio-frequency microelectronics under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Technologies...

New Footage Shows China’s First Intercontinental Range Stealth Bomber in Testing

New footage from China’s Xinjiang province has shown an intercontinental range flying wing stealth aircraft in flight, which has been widely speculated to be...

US Army to Install 20 Nuclear Micro-Reactors on Domestic Military Bases

In a two-for-one move, the US Army has announced that it has authorized the construction of up to 20 nuclear micro-reactors across military bases...

Korea’s Hanwha Brings Lasers and Drones to Poland’s Biggest Defense Show

Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems are showcasing air defense, laser weapons, unmanned systems and artillery at MSPO 2026 in Poland, building on a partnership...

Sodyo Introduces Long-Range Visual Identification Technology for Drones

TEL AVIV, Israel - Sodyo Ltd. has introduced RangeMark, a visual identification technology that enables drones and other remote systems to detect and decode...

How Targeting Pods Help Fighter Aircraft Find and Track Targets

NASHUA, N.H. — A pilot can know roughly where to look for something on the ground without being able to identify it from the...

China Equips World’s Longest Ranged Rocket Artillery with New ‘Steel Rain’ Airburst Munitions

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Ground Force has provided a further indication of how its extensive long-range fires arsenal could be employed in a...

How Drone Detection Is Evolving To Counter Smaller, Faster, And Swarm Threats

It’s the dead of night when the buzz of the engines of a series of Shahed-136 one-way attack drones breaks the silence. Carrying their...

Three Exercises That Pushed Counter-UAS From Prototype to Proven

Modern uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) have turned airspace defense into a fast-moving, asymmetric contest. Low-cost, high-impact options for attacking critical infrastructure and high-value assets...

Poland’s PGZ Unveils Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle Tech Demonstrator

KIELCE — For the first time attendees at Poland’s MSPO defense exhibition got a peek at a full-sized demonstrator for the Ciężki Bojowy Wóz...