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Russia calls the fighter one of the most advanced fifth-generation fighters in the world, yet nearly everything about the aircraft remains surrounded by unanswered questions. Designed as Moscow’s response to the F-22 Raptor, it took a different approach to modern air combat, sacrificing some stealth for extreme maneuverability, speed, powerful sensors, internal weapons bays, and the ability to track multiple targets across a wide field of view. Continue reading
Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully completed three tests of its new Coyote Block 2C+RM upgrades, advancing the program from concept to testing in just 15 months. These Raytheon-funded developmental testing events show rapid progress of current Coyote Block 2C+RM interceptor upgrades to support an urgent joint U.S. military mission to counter evolving drone threats. Continue reading
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has introduced the Nomad 100 fast pack, a containerized vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) kit designed to help customers rapidly deploy autonomous air capability from austere and infrastructure-limited locations.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is expanding its multi-layered Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) architecture with the unveiling of HawkGuard, a new active protection system that provides an additional layer of protection against drones and other aerial threats, at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.. Continue reading
BAE Systems unveiled two breakthrough defence technologies at AUSA 2026: the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System (MDACS) and the High Power Microwave (HPM). Continue reading
Ukraine has found the US component in a Russian jet-powered drone targeting civilians, supermarkets, medical warehouses, and bridges.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled POINT@AIR, a new mobile aerostat-based radar solution, at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. taking place this week. Continue reading
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defence and national security, has launched Red Cat Aerial, a newly unified entity that brings the Company’s aerial systems, teams and engineering capabilities under a single brand. Continue reading