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Americas The Boeing Insitu Integrator drone demonstrated the dropping of a pair of GPS-guided Shryke munitions. It is part of a program to add strike capability to Integrator, with Corvid Technologies’ Shryke one of several kinetic payloads the drone offers its customers. A NATO Class 1 small uncrewed aircraft system, Integrator has an endurance of 24 […]View the full article

Americas The Thor unmanned aerial system is part of the US Department of Defense’s Medium Range Reconnaissance effort, which seeks Group 2 drones weighing between 9.5 to 24.9 kilograms for the army. Thor is designed with targeting, dropping, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities for multi-domain operations. It is capable of lifting 22 pounds (10 kilograms) of cargo, can be folded, transported via backpack storage, and deployed in under two minutes. Thor can fly autonomously for up to 70 minutes with its integrated electro-optical infrared sensor enabled. Mitsubishi Electric has signed a pilot contract with Raytheon to repair transmitters used in …

Americas The Colombian Air Force (FAC) is evaluating the potential inclusion of the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB3 drone into its fleet in an ongoing effort to modernize its capabilities. High-ranking FAC officials reportedly traveled to Ankara to assess the operational capabilities of the long-endurance drone and determine whether it aligns with the country’s strategic needs. As part of its modernization, the FAC is exploring options to upgrade its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) fleet, transitioning away from its current Israeli-made Hermes 900 and 450 drones. The US Marine Corps conducted the maiden test launch of a new Long Range Precision Fire (LRPF) capability in November…

In the early hours of August 2, a wave of explosions rocked several Russian regions as Ukraine launched a retaliatory drone strike against military and strategic industrial targets deep inside Russian territory. The operation, reportedly in response to a deadly Russian missile barrage on Ukrainian cities on July 31, targeted oil refineries, electronics manufacturing sites, […] The post Massive Ukrainian strike hits deep inside Russia first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia is accelerating efforts to transform Iranian-designed Shahed drones into jet-powered, remotely controlled weapons aimed at devastating cities and overwhelming air defenses, according to a new report from UNITED24. The Shahed drone, first developed in Iran and transferred to Russia in 2022, has become one of the Kremlin’s most […] The post UNITED24: Russia adds remote control to Shahed drones first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The U.S. Army has reached a new milestone in its long-range fires modernization effort, successfully completing the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) on September 26, 2025, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. According to the Army, four PrSM Increment 1 missiles were launched against targets positioned […] The post U.S. Army’s cutting-edge missile system moves closer to service first appeared on Defence Blog.View the full article

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is evaluating the U.S.-developed Chaparral unmanned aerial system for logistics operations between islands, a move aimed at strengthening Japan’s ability to support remote units across its maritime domain. Developed by California-based Elroy Air, the Chaparral is a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo drone designed to perform autonomous […]View the full article

France has presented the newest evolution of its next-generation loitering munition capability, showcasing the MUTANT XL system at the Defense Innovation Forum 2025 held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The system is being developed under the French Larinae program through a partnership between MBDA and Delair. According to Delair, the MUTANT XL is designed […]View the full article

China’s People’s Liberation Army on Monday launched the “Justice Mission-2025” military drills around Taiwan without prior warning and announced upcoming live-fire exercises that will restrict air and maritime traffic in five designated areas starting Tuesday, prompting immediate condemnation from Taiwanese authorities. Taiwan’s Presidential Office, Foreign Ministry, and Ministry of National Defense responded within hours, describing […]View the full article

The United States Army has awarded Raytheon a $1.03 billion contract modification to continue production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), according to a contract announcement released this week. The modification covers Year Two production requirements for the LTAMDS program and brings the total cumulative value of the contract to $1,025,100,000. […]View the full article

The Italian Army’s 187th Paratroopers Regiment “Folgore” has begun operational integration testing of the IMRS “Wild Goose” Infantry Modular Robotic System, a remotely controlled robotic transport platform developed by Marom Dolphin. The evaluation phase focuses on assessing the system’s performance in supporting infantry operations across complex and difficult terrain. The testing effort aims to improve […]View the full article

An Iranian-backed militia carried out a drone strike on Camp Victory in Iraq, targeting a United States military installation and hitting multiple assets, according to video released on March 24 and open-source analysis. Footage shows a first-person view (FPV) attack drone striking a parked Black Hawk helicopter within the base perimeter. Open-source imagery from the […]View the full article

Videos and images circulating on the Chinese social media platform Weibo show a convoy of multiple mobile missile launchers traveling through what appears to be a Chinese city, with open-source analysts identifying the vehicles as probable transporter-erector-launchers associated with the DF-27 anti-ship ballistic missile system fitted with a hypersonic glide vehicle. The footage, captured by […]View the full article

Ethan Gossrow over at Naval News did a detailed look at the carrier portion of the 30-year shipbuilding plan that gives some texture for those who, like myself, are concerned about the slow approach to bringing new carriers online. Even though today is no different from any other day over the last half decade, there are those who will continue to try to explain why the USN’s CVNs are “obsolete” and not worth the investment. However, reality continues to get in their way, as he quotes from the Plan: “Underpinning Expanded Maritime Maneuver (EMM) the CVN serves as a persistent, survivable, mobile sea base that enables the Navy to dominate contested environments and deliver …

Ukrainian company Yartura has unveiled a fixed-wing drone interceptor capable of reaching 450 km/h (280 mph) and equipped with an AI-powered automatic target re-engagement system, developed specifically to counter the growing speed of Russian kamikaze drones, the Ukrainian defense outlet Oboronka reported, citing a company announcement. The system, designated Dancer 4.5.0, arrives as Ukraine’s drone […]View the full article

A New Zealand-built drone boat became a moving radio-sensing platform during a British military trial at RMB Chivenor, where SYOS Aerospace supported the Trident Sprint series with its SM300 uncrewed surface vessel and helped integrate CRFS passive RF sensors into a wider battlefield network. The trial, led by the UK Ministry of Defence and MarWorks, […]View the full article

The U.S. Army reported that during Project Convergence-Capstone 6, a large-scale experimentation event hosted at Fort Irwin, California, Army Aviation demonstrated a networked strike sequence over the high desert in which two reconnaissance drones located and identified a threat before a third, weaponized drone flew in to finish it off, according to a story by […]View the full article

Firehawk successfully fired six Hydra-70 rockets in a live-fire test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, the company said Friday, achieving a 100 percent success rate. The rockets were built at Firehawk’s facility in Crawford, Mississippi, and fired from an M261 rocket launcher, the launcher used operationally with the Hydra-70 system on aircraft including the AH-64 […]View the full article

The U.S. Northern Command tested Bumblebee interceptor drones from Perennial Autonomy during Falcon Peak 26.2, a counter-drone experiment underway at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, through Sept. 25. The command said on Sept. 22 that the exercise is pulling lessons directly from Joint Task Force-Southern Border to sharpen how the military detects and stops unauthorized drones […]View the full article

The U.S. Air Force went looking for three new flight test ideas for its AI-controlled X-62 VISTA research jet and came away with more than 30, after the first research symposium built around the aircraft drew over 80 participants to Edwards Air Force Base, California, in August. The three-day meeting at the U.S. Air Force […]View the full article