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Cummings Aerospace ready to manufacture Hellhound munition

Cummings Aerospace is ready to produce the Hellhound loitering munition at a low rate as it looks to prove it can manufacture the weapons at scale.

3 days ago

Epirus debuts high-power microwave weapon to knock out boat motors

Leonidas gets its sea legs as Epirus debuts its high-power microwave capability that can disable boat motors.

6 days ago

Opinion

US must develop measures to counter Chinese artificial intelligence

In this op-ed, the author argues how Chinese AI development could provide the PLA with an extraordinary military advantage — if the US fails to counter.

Sikorsky proves out ‘rotor blown wing’ drone

Sikorsky reported successful flight tests for its 115-pound, battery-powered twin prop-rotor unmanned aircraft.

5 weeks ago

Voice-controlled drones a military game-changer, Primordial Labs says

Primordial Labs' Anura allows operators to control robots with just their voice, which could change the way drones interact with humans on the battlefield.

6 weeks ago

Army Stinger missile replacement competition heads into flight tests

Lockheed Martin and RTX are competing to develop the U.S. Army's replacement for its Stinger short-range air defense missile it no longer produces.

8 weeks ago

Oculus founder wants to help troops ‘surpass the limits of human form’

Anduril, founded by Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey, is taking over the Army's $22 billion program to create an augmented-reality headset.

2 months ago

Army tries out next-gen hybrid tactical vehicle prototype in Germany

Will a hybrid electric vehicle work as a Humvee replacement? The Army is putting a prototype to the test in Europe.

3 months ago

US Army inches closer to 3D-printing spare parts under fire

An Army unit recently demonstrated 3D-printing a repair part at the tactical edge during a major training rotation, but more work is needed.

6 months ago

GM Defense pitches silent-drive vehicle as heir to the Humvee

GM Defense has developed a technology demonstrator to show the Army what is possible for a new tactical vehicle with a diesel engine and electric power.

6 months ago

How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army

Inside the brave new world of AI-assisted Army electronic warfare.

8 months ago

The U.S. Army is buying hundreds of Coyote counter-drone systems in a deal worth $75 million.

Counter-drone missile competition possible in 2025, Army officials say

The Army is also planning on holding a competition for a new handheld device to take out drones.

8 months ago

Drone killing Marines: Corps seeks ‘buckshot-like’ counter-drone gear

The brass wants to see every Marine become a drone destroyer.

9 months ago

Australia aims to boost local arms production. So far it’s leaning foreign.

Are the government’s efforts to sovereignly produce guided weapons misguided?

10 months ago

Germany approves funds to develop supersonic weapon, buy thousands of missiles

Germany will join forces with Norway in developing the supersonic Tyrfing missile.

10 months ago

When will China have a sixth-gen fighter jet?

Experts talked to Defense News about the secretive state's work on sixth-generation fighter technology and the prospect of drones working in sync.

10 months ago

MBDA unveils AI-based Ground Warden tool for finding hidden targets

MBDA makes a similarly named platform, the Sky Warden, which is a counter-drone system designed to control a large range of sensors and effectors.

10 months ago

Battle tank concepts mushroom at Paris arms show

Industry frenemies KNDS and Rheinmetall presented new ideas for a main battle tank at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris.

10 months ago

Artillery goes trucking to survive drones swarming the battlefield

The war in Ukraine has put long-range fires front and center at the Eurosatory defense show that kicks off in Paris on June 17.

10 months ago