A single weapon detonated hundreds of kilometres above the Earth, with no blast wave, no fallout reaching the ground, and no conventional target destroyed, could still leave a continent without…
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Rafael Integrates SPICE 1000 Guided Bomb Onto the F-35
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on September 15, 2026, at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference that its SPICE 1000 air-to-surface munition is being integrated onto the F-35 for the…
KNDS and Aerix Systems to Develop Drone Interception Capability
KNDS, the Franco-German land defense group behind the Leclerc and Leopard tanks, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Aerix Systems, a small aerial robotics startup based near Bordeaux, to…
Northrop Grumman Unveils Raid Hunter: A 50mm Gun Built to Solve the Drone-Swarm Economics Problem
The defining tactical problem of short-range air defence in 2026 is not whether a system can shoot down a cruise missile or a drone. Most modern interceptors can. The problem…
Thales’ “RapidDestroyer” Blasts Through 80 Drones in Latest Trials
In an era where low-cost commercial drones and coordinated unmanned swarms dominate modern battlefields, traditional air defense systems are facing an economic and logistical breaking point. Firing a million-dollar missile…
5 War Technologies to Watch Out For in 2026
Warfare has always been shaped by technology. From the invention of gunpowder to the first aircraft carrier, the military advantage has consistently gone to whoever adopted transformative technology fastest and…
Israel operationalize drone-killing laser
Israel has taken a major step forward in its air defense capabilities with the successful deployment of a prototype laser system designed to intercept unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other…
China builds AI-powered micro-drones for intelligence and attack missions
China has unveiled a groundbreaking micro-drone that mirrors the appearance of a thermal flask and weighs under a kilogram, approximately 2 pounds, crafted specifically for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…
Lockheed Martin Builds an AI-Powered Counter-Drone Kill Chain in Just 45 Days — And It Works
The drones reshaping the modern battlefield over Ukraine now have a new American adversary — and the company behind the world’s most advanced fighter jet just proved it can bring…
Laser defence systems are ushering the next phase of air defence
The transition from theoretical directed energy weapons to operational combat assets reached a pivotal milestone with the delivery of the first production-ready Iron Beam system to the Israel Defense Forces…