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DragonFire Laser Weapon Royal Navy
Weapons

DragonFire Laser Weapon Engages High Speed Drones in Latest Test

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
November 22, 2025
Operation Flyswatter
Drones

U.S. Army AH-64E V6 Apaches Validated in Massive Counter-Drone Drill

Operation Flyswatter tested the AH-64E Version 6 Apache for its networked, data linked combat capabilities against a variety of asymmetric unmanned aerial threats. The U.S. Army demonstrated the AH-64E Apache…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
November 21, 2025
Saudi F-35 Deal
F-35

Saudi Arabia’s F-35 Push Advances After U.S.–Saudi Defense Pact

Washington signals the will for a fast approval of a Saudi F-35 sale, reflecting a renewed effort for quicker weapons sales and the new U.S.-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement. The prospect…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 21, 2025
KC-46 McGhee Tyson RVS 2.0
Military Aviation

USAF Selects McGhee Tyson ANGB as Next KC-46A Pegasus Base as Boeing Tests RVS 2.0

Boeing is now testing the new Remote Vision System 2.0 for the KC-46A’s troubled telescoping boom system, which addresses serious Category 1 deficiencies. The Department of the Air Force announced…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
November 21, 2025
Tejas Crash Dubai Air Show
Aviation Safety

IAF LCA Tejas Crashes at Dubai Air Show, Pilot Killed

This is the second crash of the LCA Tejas, with the first one in 2024 blamed on an ‘engine seizure.’ An Indian Air Force LCA Tejas crashed at the ongoing…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
November 21, 2025
Kizilelma Gökdoğan AAM
Drones

Kizilelma UCAV Flies with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missiles

The Kizilema has been testing an AESA radar for a while, while a previous prototype progressed from captive carry trials of air-to-ground munitions to live-fire in a matter of days.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
November 20, 2025
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