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Posted on May 9, 2025

We Talk About The U.S. Army’s New Black Widow Short-Range Recon Drone With Red Cat We Talk About The U.S. Army’s New Black Widow Short-Range Recon Drone With Red Cat

By Jamie Hunter, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 8, 2025

The Black Arrow, which is intended to carry a range of different payloads and not just a kinetic warhead, arrives at a time when the Pentagon is looking at harnessing the potential of lower-cost weapons that can be readily produced at scale to meet the likely demands of future conflicts.

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AC-130 Gunship-Launched Black Arrow Small Cruise Missile Has A 400-Mile Range AC-130 Gunship-Launched Black Arrow Small Cruise Missile Has A 400-Mile Range

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on May 6, 2025

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Army Captain Slams New XM7 Rifle As “Unfit,” Sig Sauer Says Otherwise (Updated) Army Captain Slams New XM7 Rifle As “Unfit,” Sig Sauer Says Otherwise (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on May 2, 2025

Procurement of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle for the U.S. Army may end, with the drone being among the platforms that the service could lose under a wide-ranging force-structure overhaul. The development comes as the drone’s manufacturer continues to develop modernized versions of the Gray Eagle, as well as add new equipment and capabilities.

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Stop Buying MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones Army’s Top Leadership Decrees Stop Buying MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones Army’s Top Leadership Decrees

Posted on May 2, 2025

Future versions of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) short-range ballistic missile for the U.S. Army could carry Coyote drones or Hatchet miniature glide bombs, according to Lockheed Martin.

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PrSM Ballistic Missiles Loaded With Coyote Drones, Hatchet Mini Smart Bombs Eyed By Army PrSM Ballistic Missiles Loaded With Coyote Drones, Hatchet Mini Smart Bombs Eyed By Army

Posted on May 1, 2025

The U.S. Marine Corps has received an Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) weapon in order to facilitate experimentation with the use of high-power microwave (HPM) technology in the increasingly volatile low altitude air defense (LAAD) role. This kind of counter-drone system is increasingly seen as a critical layer in force protection and urgently needed to enhance current and future ground-based air defense (GBAD) capabilities.

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Marines Get Their First High Power Microwave Weapon For Taking On Drone Swarms Marines Get Their First High Power Microwave Weapon For Taking On Drone Swarms

Posted on Apr 29, 2025

The U.S. Army could be in line to get nearly $640 million in extra funding for new medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM), including ones capable of hitting ships at sea.

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Bringing Back Medium Range Ballistic Missiles Fast Tracked Under Proposed $150B Defense Boost Bringing Back Medium Range Ballistic Missiles Fast Tracked Under Proposed $150B Defense Boost

Posted on Apr 28, 2025

What actually are the Houthis' air defense capabilities? That's a clear question with at best a murky answer, but here is what we know.

What Air Defenses Do The Houthis In Yemen Actually Have? What Air Defenses Do The Houthis In Yemen Actually Have?

Posted on Apr 23, 2025

An example of the Ukrainian BMP-55 heavy infantry fighting vehicle, a radically reworked T-55 tank converted to transport soldiers across the battlefield, has appeared somewhere in Ukraine. While it’s unclear when or where the imagery was taken, this seems to be the first time a BMP-55 has been sighted in an apparently operational context, with suggestions that only one example of these vehicles was ever completed making its appearance all the more remarkable.

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Extremely Rare Ukrainian Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle Appears On Battlefield Extremely Rare Ukrainian Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle Appears On Battlefield

Posted on Apr 22, 2025

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) addresses the need for a long-endurance, armed (up to four HELLFIRE missiles), UAS that offers greater range, altitude, and payload flexibility.

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle Is Shooting Down Drones With Hellfire Missiles In Tests MQ-1C Gray Eagle Is Shooting Down Drones With Hellfire Missiles In Tests

Posted on Apr 18, 2025

The British Army has, for the first time, used a directed-energy weapon to bring down a swarm of drones during trials. The Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon demonstrator, or RF DEW, reflects a fast-growing trend to harness news ways of neutralizing the drone threat, both on the battlefield and for homeland defense.

British High-Power Microwave Weapon Successfully Tested Against Drone Swarms British High-Power Microwave Weapon Successfully Tested Against Drone Swarms

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

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Lockheed Pitches Containerized Launchers To Help Close Australia’s Air And Missile Defense Gaps Lockheed Pitches Containerized Launchers To Help Close Australia’s Air And Missile Defense Gaps

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

The U.S. will reduce by half its 2,000-troop presence in Syria.

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U.S. Cutting Forces In Syria By Half, Possible Ripple Effects In Region U.S. Cutting Forces In Syria By Half, Possible Ripple Effects In Region

Posted on Apr 16, 2025

Air

FAA Testing Drone Detection Systems In New Jersey FAA Testing Drone Detection Systems In New Jersey

Updated on Apr 16, 2025

The U.S. Army has expressed interest in the U.S. Marine Corps' new uncrewed 4×4 Tomahawk cruise missile launch vehicle as a possible complement to its larger Typhon system, according to Lockheed Martin.

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USMC’s Tomahawk Cruise Missile Launching Drone Truck Eyed By Army USMC’s Tomahawk Cruise Missile Launching Drone Truck Eyed By Army

Posted on Apr 15, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump derided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's offer to buy 10 Patriot air defense systems.

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Trump Derides Zelensky’s Request To Buy $15B Worth Of Patriot Air Defense Systems Trump Derides Zelensky’s Request To Buy $15B Worth Of Patriot Air Defense Systems

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

An unknown weapon seen being fired from a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle's BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launcher at a major test event earlier this year has now been identified.

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Mysterious Weapon Fired From M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Identified Mysterious Weapon Fired From M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Identified

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

The first two American F-35A Lightning II fighter jets land in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, on May 23, 2016. The F-35 program is an international effort where the United States works with eight other partner nations, including the Netherlands, to design and develop the F-35.

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Dutch F-35s Provide Targeting For Rocket Artillery Dutch F-35s Provide Targeting For Rocket Artillery

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

When the U.S. wanted to shift a Patriot battery from the Pacific to the Middle East, it took 73 C-17 flights to do so, highlighting sustainment concerns.

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It Took 73 C-17 Loads To Move Patriot Battalion From Pacific To Middle East It Took 73 C-17 Loads To Move Patriot Battalion From Pacific To Middle East

Posted on Apr 10, 2025

For Lockheed Martin, combining PAC-3 MSE with the Mk 41 presents a potential way to break Raytheon’s long-standing lock on naval missile sales.

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Patriot PAC-3 Missile Puts Crosshairs On Replacing Navy’s Long-Serving SM-2 Patriot PAC-3 Missile Puts Crosshairs On Replacing Navy’s Long-Serving SM-2

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

Ongoing work on the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) tiltrotor is helping the U.S. Navy refine its next-generation Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) plans.

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Navy MH-60 Seahawk Replacement Will Leverage Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Plans Navy MH-60 Seahawk Replacement Will Leverage Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Plans

Posted on Apr 8, 2025

Four different European defense companies will come together in a joint venture to build a next-generation main battle tank, under the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) initiative.

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New Franco-German Tank Project Takes Shape With Industry Team Confirmed New Franco-German Tank Project Takes Shape With Industry Team Confirmed

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

Ukraine is testing uncrewed ground vehicles (UGV) with fiber optic cables.

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Unmanned Ground Vehicles Controlled Via Fiber Optic Cables Being Tested By Ukraine Unmanned Ground Vehicles Controlled Via Fiber Optic Cables Being Tested By Ukraine

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

A U.S. Army unit used a combination of radio frequency emitters pumping out false signals and inflatable decoy artillery pieces to lure their opponents into attacking and revealing their positions in an exercise earlier this year.

Inflatable Decoys Paired With Faked Radio Signals Used To Bait Artillery In Recent Army Exercise Inflatable Decoys Paired With Faked Radio Signals Used To Bait Artillery In Recent Army Exercise

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

The Army wants to increase the magazine depth of its existing Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher vehicles, which can currently fire various 227mm rockets and short-range ballistic missiles.

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Smaller Rockets To Provide Key Artillery Firepower Boost Sought By Army Smaller Rockets To Provide Key Artillery Firepower Boost Sought By Army

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

Roadrunner and coyote deployed on US Destroyer

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Coyote, Roadrunner Loitering Drone Interceptors To Arm U.S. Navy Destroyers Coyote, Roadrunner Loitering Drone Interceptors To Arm U.S. Navy Destroyers

Posted on Mar 28, 2025

The U.S. Army has formally given the designation ME-11B to its forthcoming High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) intelligence-gathering aircraft.

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ME-11B Official Designation Of Army’s New Intelligence Gathering Business Jets ME-11B Official Designation Of Army’s New Intelligence Gathering Business Jets

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

Airbus has unveiled LOAD, a new anti-drone drone concept — an adapted target drone that will be armed with air-to-air guided missiles, expressly designed to shoot down other uncrewed aerial vehicles. In recent years we’ve seen a proliferation of single-use drones with explosive warheads that are designed to bring down other uncrewed aerial vehicles. However, a reusable anti-drone drone, armed with its own missiles, appears to be something of a novelty.

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Micro Missile-Slinging Drone-Killing Drone Concept Revealed By Airbus Micro Missile-Slinging Drone-Killing Drone Concept Revealed By Airbus

Updated on Mar 26, 2025

Ukraine claims it destroyed two Ka-52 Hockum attack helicopters and two Mi-8 Hip transport helicopters in a missile attack in Belgorod.

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Ukraine Launched HIMARS Attack On Russian Helicopters In Belgorod Ukraine Launched HIMARS Attack On Russian Helicopters In Belgorod

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

The U.S. Secret Service is looking at replacing its 7.62x51mm M110 designated marksman rifles with a new gun chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round.

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Secret Service Eyes New 6.5mm Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle Secret Service Eyes New 6.5mm Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

Air

Ukraine Has Another New SAM System That Fires Soviet R-73 Air-To-Air Missiles Ukraine Has Another New SAM System That Fires Soviet R-73 Air-To-Air Missiles

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

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Canada Looks To Close Critical Arctic Radar Gaps With Australia’s Help Canada Looks To Close Critical Arctic Radar Gaps With Australia’s Help

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

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Russia Confirms Ongoing Ukrainian Assault On Belgorod Region Russia Confirms Ongoing Ukrainian Assault On Belgorod Region

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

The U.S. Army has released a picture of a Bradley fighting vehicle using its BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launcher to fire something else referred to simply as the "670," which appears to be previously unseen.

Mysterious Weapon Fired From Bradley Fighting Vehicle During Exercise Mysterious Weapon Fired From Bradley Fighting Vehicle During Exercise

Updated on Mar 19, 2025

Air

Our Best Look At Ukraine’s ‘FrankenBuk’ Air Defense System Our Best Look At Ukraine’s ‘FrankenBuk’ Air Defense System

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

BlueHalo has, for the first time, launched its Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) kinetic missile, being developed for the U.S. Army’s Next-Gen Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) program. The new missile, intended to be cheap to procure and able to be built rapidly in volume, is part of a new multi-pronged Army effort to better meet the proliferating drone threat head-on.

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BlueHalo’s FE-1 Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile Fired For First Time BlueHalo’s FE-1 Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile Fired For First Time

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

The U.S. Army is contributing ground-based radars to help spot and track drones as part of the continued build-up of U.S. military support along with the U.S.-Mexican border.

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Radars Deployed To Mexico Border To Detect Cartel Drones (Updated) Radars Deployed To Mexico Border To Detect Cartel Drones (Updated)

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

Improved versions of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) are reportedly among the weapons that will be sent to Ukraine after the United States after Washington decided to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv. The GLSDB had made its combat debut in Ukraine, but had reportedly performed poorly there, especially due to the effects of Russian electronic warfare, and was last used “months ago.”

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Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb Headed To Ukraine For Its Second Try At Combat: Report Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb Headed To Ukraine For Its Second Try At Combat: Report

Posted on Mar 14, 2025

The U.S. Army is looking at acquiring a new machine gun chambered to fire the .338 Norma Magnum cartridge, but that can also be converted to use the same 6.8x51mm ammunition as its next-generation M7 rifles and M250 light machine guns.

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Machine Gun With Longer Reach Sought By U.S. Army Machine Gun With Longer Reach Sought By U.S. Army

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

SOCOM wants Green Berets to have FPV drones to operate in caves.

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Green Berets Looking For FPV Drones To Help Them Clear Hostile Cave Complexes Green Berets Looking For FPV Drones To Help Them Clear Hostile Cave Complexes

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

A view of destroyed buildings and area after a massive drone attack at the Leninsky urban district (Vidnoye) and Domodedovo (Yam village) at 4 am in Moscow, Russia on March 11, 2025. At least 2 people were killed and 20 others injured in a "massive" drone attack on Russia.

Drones Rained Down On Moscow Ahead Of Ukraine Peace Talks Drones Rained Down On Moscow Ahead Of Ukraine Peace Talks

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

Details have emerged of an extraordinary mission launched by Russian soldiers in the Kursk region, during which they penetrated deep into Ukrainian-held territory via a gas pipeline. The

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Russian Raiders Crawled For Miles Through Gas Pipeline To Attack Ukrainians In Kursk Russian Raiders Crawled For Miles Through Gas Pipeline To Attack Ukrainians In Kursk

Posted on Mar 10, 2025

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U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Armed With Israeli Spike Missiles Now Flying in Iraq U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Armed With Israeli Spike Missiles Now Flying in Iraq

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

The U.S. does not know how many weapons the Houthis posses, but praise their innovative abilities.

Houthi Weapons Arsenal Remains A Mystery To The U.S. Houthi Weapons Arsenal Remains A Mystery To The U.S.

Posted on Mar 6, 2025

U.S. Air Force officials remain focused on the ability to disperse forces to far-flung operating locations as the primary means of reducing vulnerability to enemy attacks.

Air

USAF Generals Downplay Calls For More Hardened Aircraft Shelters In Pacific Theater USAF Generals Downplay Calls For More Hardened Aircraft Shelters In Pacific Theater

Posted on Mar 5, 2025

The Army tested a new unit, called a Multi Purpose Company, to find and engage with the enemy.

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New Scout Unit That Heavily Leverages Drones, Electronic Warfare Tested By U.S. Army New Scout Unit That Heavily Leverages Drones, Electronic Warfare Tested By U.S. Army

Posted on Feb 27, 2025

Boeing expects to shutter its production of the Little Bird light helicopter after fulfilling a current contract with the Thai armed forces.

Air

Boeing’s Little Bird Helicopter Production Set To End Boeing’s Little Bird Helicopter Production Set To End

Posted on Feb 26, 2025

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Trump’s Missile Defense Initiative’s Name Changed From Iron Dome To Golden Dome Trump’s Missile Defense Initiative’s Name Changed From Iron Dome To Golden Dome

Posted on Feb 25, 2025

The Army is testing its new M10 Booker under harsh Arctic conditions at Fort Greely in Alaska.

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M10 Booker Undergoing Cold Weather Trials In Alaska M10 Booker Undergoing Cold Weather Trials In Alaska

Posted on Feb 20, 2025

The U.S. Army is pursuing a Stinger missile replacement for short-range air defense that can go faster, survive jamming and more easily hit tougher targets like drones.

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Army’s Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile Replacement Makes Progress Army’s Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile Replacement Makes Progress

Posted on Feb 18, 2025

A Ukrainian reconnaissance brigade has released footage purportedly showing the destruction of Russia’s S-350 Vityaz air defense system in the Donetsk region.

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Ukraine Appears To Have Destroyed Its First Russian S-350 Air Defense System Ukraine Appears To Have Destroyed Its First Russian S-350 Air Defense System

Posted on Feb 17, 2025

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, the top American military officer overseeing operations in and around North America, has said he would welcome Canadian participation in expanding continental missile defense efforts, including in space.

Air

Canada Joining Iron Dome Missile Defense Plan Would Be Welcome: NORAD Boss Canada Joining Iron Dome Missile Defense Plan Would Be Welcome: NORAD Boss

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

We now have our first look at the containerized Gravehawk surface-to-air missile system, which uses repurposed heat-seeking R-73 air-to-air missiles as interceptors, that the United Kingdom and Denmark have developed for Ukraine.

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Containerized SAM System That Fires Soviet Air-To-Air Missiles For Ukraine Breaks Cover Containerized SAM System That Fires Soviet Air-To-Air Missiles For Ukraine Breaks Cover

Posted on Feb 12, 2025

The Ukrainian Air Force has shared some rare views of S-300V1 surface-to-air missile systems firing their 26-foot-long 9M83 interceptors.

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Rare Look At S-300V1 Surface-To-Air Missile Systems In Action In Ukraine Rare Look At S-300V1 Surface-To-Air Missile Systems In Action In Ukraine

Updated on Feb 10, 2025

The Russians say they thwarted a plot to blow up FPV drone operators with explosive-laden goggles.

Explosive-Laden Goggles Sent To Russian FPV Drone Operators Explosive-Laden Goggles Sent To Russian FPV Drone Operators

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

A video showing testing of the Chinese GL-6 hard-kill active protection system underscores how systems like this to provide a valuable additional layer of defense against uncrewed aerial threats, including highly maneuverable first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones, something TWZ has previously explored in an in-depth feature.

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Chinese Tank’s Active Protection System Seen Intercepting Drone-Fired Rocket Propelled Grenade Chinese Tank’s Active Protection System Seen Intercepting Drone-Fired Rocket Propelled Grenade

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Tankers from the 33rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces fire with a Leopard 2A4 tank during a field training at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on October 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine.

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Germany Kicks Off Work On Leopard 3 Main Battle Tank Germany Kicks Off Work On Leopard 3 Main Battle Tank

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

The U.S. Department of Defense has disclosed that it’s still unclear about the lethal effects of the hypersonic missile that’s at the center of the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) Dark Eagle and which will arm the Navy’s Zumwalt class stealth destroyers and future Block V Virginia class submarines. The surprising knowledge gap comes after the Army achieved the long-delayed first test-firing of a Dark Eagle missile from its trailer-based launcher, something you can read more about here.

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Pentagon Still Unsure About Lethality Of Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Pentagon Still Unsure About Lethality Of Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile

Posted on Feb 4, 2025

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Infrared Seeker For APKWS Guided Rockets Is In The Works Infrared Seeker For APKWS Guided Rockets Is In The Works

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 4, 2025

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 Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), the T901 was planned to power the now-canceled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) but will instead now make its way into the UH-60 and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

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

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

Dozens Of Israeli Patriot Missiles Sent To Ukraine Dozens Of Israeli Patriot Missiles Sent To Ukraine

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

President Donald Trump has laid out a vision for a new Iron Dome air and missile defense system to shield the U.S. homeland, which directly hearkens back to the Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).

Weaponizing Space Key To Trump’s Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield Vision Weaponizing Space Key To Trump’s Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield Vision

Posted on Jan 28, 2025

DUKW (or ‘Duck’) amphibious truck, outfitted with an extension ladder to scale cliffs in northern France and then rain down suppressive fire on the German defenders.

Army Rangers Used Gun-Toting Fire Engine Ladders To Assault Cliffs On D-Day Army Rangers Used Gun-Toting Fire Engine Ladders To Assault Cliffs On D-Day