lørdag 16. mai 2026

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Army orders rifle-mounted smart scopes to down small drones

Army orders rifle-mounted smart scopes to down small drones

The Army confirmed a large order of SMASH 2000LE drone-tracking smart scopes. Mounted on a soldier’s rifle, the device can track and target drones as they fly.
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Motorola Solutions Expands Silvus Technologies Production and Fulfillment Capacity to Meet Growth Demand

By The Editor on May 15, 2026 06:55 am


Motorola Solutions has just announced a $100 million plan to scale and diversify the manufacturing and supply chain operations of Silvus Technologies, a global leader in advanced tactical networking and electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). The investment is anchored by a new, 165,000 square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. This site will serve […]


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USAF Defines Requirements for MQ-9A Replacement

By The Editor on May 15, 2026 06:50 am


US. Air Force Futures has approved a requirements document for an aircraft that will replace the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9A Reaper, Major General Christopher Niemi told lawmakers on May 12. The OK clears the way for the Air Force to open an acquisition process for the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will take […]

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US Army Selects Teledyne FLIR Defense Rogue 1 Loitering Munition System

By The Editor on May 15, 2026 06:45 am


Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that its Rogue 1 loitering munition system has been selected by the U.S. Army for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program. Teledyne FLIR will deliver a variant of its Rogue 1 lethal UAS for LASSO. Launched in spring 2024, the U.S.-designed and built Rogue 1 […]

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Killer Drone Downs Intruder Drones with Metal Chains

By The Editor on May 15, 2026 06:40 am


Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new concept for drone defence: Thin chains are fired at incoming drones, entangled in their rotors, and bring them down in a controlled manner. Simulations and initial field tests demonstrate the basic functionality of this approach. Drones are increasingly being used in sensitive areas such […]

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North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco – the Weird Slow Little Plane America Used When Wars Got Nasty

By The Editor on May 15, 2026 06:00 am


It looked outdated almost the moment it was created. In the early 1960s, as the Pentagon obsessed over supersonic jets and nuclear warfare, two frustrated Marine Corps officers believed the military was building the wrong aircraft for the wars soldiers were actually fighting. They wanted something slower, simpler, and capable of staying close to troops […]

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