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At the Interpolitex 2025 exhibition in Moscow, the Shvabe optoelectronics group, part of the Rostec defense industry corporation, presented for the first time a mobile truck-mounted anti-drone laser system. This event marked a new step in the race to develop directed energy weapons between Russia and Western powers. Continue reading
– General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is reviving the railgun program with a new generation of electromagnetic weapons capable of firing hypersonic tungsten-pellet payloads, positioning it as a potential modern air defense solution for saturation attacks and high-speed threats. Continue reading
– General Atomics recently showed what it says is a rendering of an MQ-20 Avenger drone armed with a laser directed energy weapon. The laser beam is depicted projecting through a fully rotating nose cone turret fitted in place of its normal nose section. Continue reading
– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in defence, national security, and global markets, has unveiled its innovative ‘Ragnarök’ Low-Cost Cruise Missile (LCCM) system, representing a significant advancement in tactical strike capabilities. Continue reading
Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) recently unveiledthe Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW), a state-of-the-art system capable of neutralizing swarms of drones with precision and efficiency, marking a significant advancement in military defense technology. Continue reading
– SMARTSHOOTER, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems, is introducing a new configuration of its combat-proven SMASH 3000: adaptation onto a Heavy Machine Gun (HMG). The new solution will be presented for the first time at the DSEI 2025 exhibition in London. Continue reading
– AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful delivery of the first two mobile counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) prototype Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) to the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) as part of the first increment of the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) prototyping effort. Continue reading
The Düsseldorf-based defense company Rheinmetall is currently working on a drone equipped with an air-to-air missile for self-defense and three loitering munitions. The company exhibited a model of the system at the Drone Days 2025 exhibition, held by b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH from August 27 to 29 at Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield. Continue reading