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Raytheon’s latest Air-to-Air Stinger launchers show how a 1980s shoulder-fired missile has evolved into a potent aircraft weapon. Integrated with helicopters and drones, the system adds new targeting, seeker upgrades, and all-weather capability, keeping the Stinger relevant in modern aerial combat and counter-UAS missions.
Weapons Systems / Lasers
* Cummings Aerospace has unveiled its latest Hellhound S4 drone variant, designed specifically for homeland defence applications. The announcement was made at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, where the new model drew attention from military strategists and industry specialists. The S4 is an evolution of the existing
C-UAS
Ukraine's 3DTech has introduced the reusable drone interceptor "Predator Shooter" with a suspended unit of 12-gauge recoilless guns. The company's founder, Oleksiy Zhulinsky , told the Military correspondent about the new development . At the Demo Days drone field tests, a Ukrainian company presented a
Weapons Systems / Lasers
* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-Intelligence) successfully completed a groundbreaking demonstration on July 8, integrating technologies across multiple affiliates to showcase long-range kill chain effects, including an autonomous air-to-air engagement. The flight integrated local and global sensor fusion
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For the first time, BAE Systems has launched a precision munition from a multi-rotor Uncrewed Air System (UAS) and successfully destroyed both air and ground targets during trials in the US. This marks a major step forward in the development of a low-cost strike and counter UAS option
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Israel has used a new air defense laser to shoot down Hezbollah drones in the current conflict in the Middle East, it has been confirmed. What is described as an adapted version of the Iron Beam system made its combat debut last October, and the definitive version should be fielded
C-UAS
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) released new video and details about the Magura-7 uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) the spy agency claims it used to down two Russian Su-30 Flanker multirole fighters. The revelations came during a ceremony to introduce a new stamp honouring Ukraine’s USV campaign
Weapons Systems / Lasers
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully air-launched a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned vehicle for the first time, one step toward modernizing missile technology. The test also integrated the use of a fire control system on a BQM-34 unmanned target vehicle
Testing
British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new directed energy weapon developed in the UK. The trial was completed at a weapons range in West Wales and was the largest counter-drone swarm exercise the British Army have conducted to
C-UAS
General Atomics is pushing forward with several new technologies shown at Sea Air Space 2025, including, for the first time, a display of a new podded air-to-air laser system on their MQ-9B platform. A new airborne laser pod, seen in detail at Sea Air Space, is being
C-UAS
Ukraine has unveiled its domestically developed laser weapon system, named Tryzub, for the first time. The demonstration was led by Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, during the international conference “European Defence Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defence Industry.” According to Sukharevskyi, the Tryzub system
Weapons Systems / Lasers
A new video has surfaced showcasing the “Solist,” a multi-purpose tactical missile system developed by Russia’s КЭМЗ concern, raising questions about its capabilities and potential role in ongoing conflicts. The footage, recently released by the developers, highlights design details and demonstrates the system’s use against armored vehicles