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A-10 Warthog Already Has Capability to Use Laser-Guided Rockets to Down Drones By The Editor on Jul 10, 2025 06:55 am We have just learned that one of the most successful adaptations of an existing weapon in recent memory — morphing laser-guided air-to-ground rockets into counter-drone weapons — can be accommodated on A-10 Warthog. The version of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System II (APKWS II) takes 2.75 in. (70mm) Hydra rockets and turns them into […] Read in browser » New Ukrainian Jammer Blasts Radio Noise in a Powerful Stream to Deflect Russia’s ‘Miracle’ Glide-Bombs By The Editor on Jul 10, 2025 06:50 am In early 2024, Russian engineers modified the Russian air force’s KAB glide-bombs with more channels for their satellite radios. This made them harder to defeat by electronic means, as a jammer would have to interfere with each Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna channel to send the bomb off course. Ukraine’s Night Watch electronic warfare team sprung […] Read in browser » NTT Demonstrates World’s First Successful Lightning Triggering and Guidance Using a Drone By The Editor on Jul 10, 2025 06:47 am Lightning is one of the natural phenomena that causes great damage to human society. Although various lightning countermeasures have been implemented for critical infrastructure, including the NTT Group‘s communications facilities, lightning damage has not been eliminated even today, and the damage is estimated to be 100 to 200 billion yen per year in Japan alone […] Read in browser » Estonia’s Marduk Participates in Swedish C-UAS Demonstration By The Editor on Jul 10, 2025 06:29 am – Marduk Technologies took part in the recent Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) demonstration held on Gotland as part of the GUTE project. This event, operated by FMV and Swedish Armed Forces, brought together Swedish and international industry partners to test and evaluate modular solutions against drone threats in operational conditions. As part of the demonstration, Marduk’s SHARK system was fully integrated into […] Read in browser » Robotican Delivers Dozens of ROOSTER Hybrid Drone Systems to European Special Forces By The Editor on Jul 10, 2025 06:02 am – Robotican, an Israeli developer of autonomous robotic and drone technologies, proudly announces the successful delivery of dozens of ROOSTER hybrid drone systems to European special operations forces, intervention units, and infantry teams. These deliveries represent a significant operational milestone for Robotican’s flagship system. Building on this momentum, the ROOSTER has recently secured official NATO […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:France Orders 1,000 AI-Enabled Combat Drones Drones to Fly Urgent Medical Samples Across Central London Ukraine’s New Ammo Turns Ordinary Rifles Into Drone Killers Skyryse Signs Multi-Year Partnership with CAL FIRE Focused on Enhanced Firefighting Operations KC-135 Tankers to Get Drone Launchers ----oooo00O00oooo----

DARPA picks Bell Textron for new runway-less drone X-Plane (Air & Space Forces Magazine) A new drone concept featuring folding props has won out for an experimental new aircraft program run by DARPA. Read More Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training

(Military Times) U.S. Air Force fighter pilots integrated two Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie drones into an aerial combat training exercise at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base in what the Air Force has described as “a major leap in human-machine teaming.” Read More

Pentagon trials drone-spotting air traffic suite at US bases worldwide

(Defense News) A promising Air Force Research Laboratory system designed to integrate drones into air traffic management systems at military installations could one day be installed at bases around the world. Read More Army asks commercial suppliers for quick solutions to get batches of small drones to soldiers (Stars & Stripes) The Army is aiming to fast-track production of thousands of small, cheap drones that soldiers can use in the field within about two months, the service said this week. Read More Lawmakers want anti-drone systems at US defense facilities (Roll Call) The draft defense authorization bill that the House Armed Services Committee plans to mark up in the coming days would require the Pentagon to set up counter-drone defenses at a handful of military-related facilities inside the United States. Read More US military is on the hunt for killer UUVs (DefenseScoop) The Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation Unit released a new solicitation Wednesday for unmanned underwater vehicles, including “one-way attack” systems. Read More