General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is advancing the integration of long-range weapons on its MQ-9B unmanned aircraft, expanding the platform’s role beyond intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weapons Systems
AH-64 Apache Tests Proximity Fused 30mm Counter-Drone Munition
The Apache AH-64 attack helicopter has reached a major milestone with the successful live-fire test of the 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) round at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Continue reading
U.S. Navy’s ‘Drone Killer Cartridge’ Breakthrough to Redefine Small Arms Kinetic Defence
The U.S. Navy has developed a new ‘Drone Killer Cartridge’ (DKC) designed to significantly improve small arms-based defence against unmanned aerial threats. Developed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, the DKC is a family of specialised ammunition that enhances the ability to destroy hostile or nuisance drones using standard rifles and machine guns already in service. Continue reading
Shield AI V-BAT to be Armed with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 Guided Missile
IG Nex1 held a contract commemoration event with Shield AI at UMEX 2026 (Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference), held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Continue reading
Russia Arms Shahed Drones with Air-to-Air Missiles
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) said recently that Russia has begun arming drones with Soviet-era air-to-air missiles to target Ukrainian interceptors. Continue reading
Ukraine Hits Russian Submarine with Underwater Drone
Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) said it carried out the first-ever uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) attack on a Russian vessel. The strike was on a Project 636 Varshavyanka class, or Improved Kilo class diesel-electric submarine, in the Black Sea naval stronghold of Novorossiysk. Continue reading
Boeing and Royal Australian Air Force Achieve CCA Missile Fire from MQ-28 Ghost Bat
In a historic achievement, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully executed a force integrated air-to-air autonomous weapon engagement from an MQ-28 Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Continue reading
Russian Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones now Armed with Air-to-Air Missiles
Russia has fielded a new version of the Shahed-136 kamikaze drone armed with a single R-60 air-to-air missile. In principle, the heat-seeking R-60 would give the one-way attacker a way to engage Ukrainian fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and creates a deterrent threat, but the effectiveness of this combination is unclear. Continue reading