Discount cruise missile opens up long-range, intelligent swarm attacks

In response to the return to large-scale peer-to-peer warfare, Anduril has unveiled its new Barracuda family of autonomous cruise missiles, which can be built to “hyper-scale” for intelligent swarm attacks against hardened targets.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Discount cruise missile opens up long-range, intelligent swarm attacks

Watch: USAF’s Quicksink weapon tears a ship in half in seconds

The US Air Force has released video of a ship being ripped in half to demonstrate its new Quicksink weapon, which turns an inexpensive dumb bomb into a precision anti-ship missile – and which lives up to its name in spectacular fashion.Continue Reading… Continue reading Watch: USAF’s Quicksink weapon tears a ship in half in seconds

€9 million in military robots ordered from German startup by NATO

ARX Robotics has just received €9 million (US$9.7M) from the NATO Innovation Fund to develop a series of robust unmanned ground vehicles. The modular design of the bots makes them capable of filling a variety of roles in the alliance’s attack and defen… Continue reading €9 million in military robots ordered from German startup by NATO

How Many Western ICs Are There In Russia’s Weapons?

A screenshot of the website, showing various parts from Western manufacturers

Recently, the Ukrainian government has published a database of Western components being used in recently produced Russian armaments, and it’s a fascinating scroll. Just how much does Russia rely on …read more Continue reading How Many Western ICs Are There In Russia’s Weapons?

New thermal scope lets snipers see bullets in flight without tracers

Defense contractor Teledyne FLIR has unveiled its new thermal sniper scope that can see its own bullets fly by day or night at ranges up to 2,200 m (1.3 miles). First seeing light at the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the ThermoSight HISS-HD allows sni… Continue reading New thermal scope lets snipers see bullets in flight without tracers

Raytheon to build microwave weapon antennas for US Air Force and Navy

The US Navy and US Air Force have tapped Raytheon to design, build and test two high-power microwave antenna systems. These will be used in field-grade directed energy weapons to counter aerial drones and similar threats.Continue ReadingCategory: Milit… Continue reading Raytheon to build microwave weapon antennas for US Air Force and Navy

Roadrunner-M drone can take out aerial threats or live to fly another day

In the spirit of waste not, want not, Anduril Industries has rolled out its Roadrunner-Munition (Roadrunner-M) jet-propelled VTOL autonomous interceptor drone that can destroy aerial threats or return to base intact to fight another day.Continue Readin… Continue reading Roadrunner-M drone can take out aerial threats or live to fly another day

Gravity tests head-tracking, shoulder-mounted firearms on its jet suit

In a video posted to TikTok, Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning has shown off what appears to be live-fire aerial testing of a shoulder-mounted, head-tracking weapons system for the Iron Man-style jet suit he’s been flying since 2017.Continue … Continue reading Gravity tests head-tracking, shoulder-mounted firearms on its jet suit