Four explosive-laden drones hit locations northeast of Erbil early Saturday morning. The attack caused material damage, but there were no casualties. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weapons Systems
UVision to Provide HERO-120 Aerial Loitering Munition Systems to US Marine Corps
UVision Air Ltd. – a supplier of aerial loitering munitions systems of all sizes for a variety of missions, and the design and production company of the Hero-120 system, has been awarded through its Business Development partner, Mistral Inc. to supply the Hero-120 for the US Marine Corps Organic Precision Fire Mounted (OPF-M) System. The system will be integrated with LAV-M, JLTV, and LRUSV. Continue reading
Gremlins Could be Rearmed Inside Mothership
The US Defense Department and its partners will hold the next demonstration of the highly anticipated drone swarming concept this fall, according to a top general. Continue reading
Israel Defense Force Causes Hamas Drone to Backfire
The IDF said Saturday it spotted a squad of Hamas terrorists about to launch an explosives-laden drone at Israel, but instead had the drone crash onto the two terrorists, killing them. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $13M US Army Switchblade 300 Support Contract
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it received a $13,010,560 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract order on March 24, 2021 from the U.S. Army for Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems contractor logistics support. Continue reading
Turkey Converts Simsek Target System into Kamikaze Drone
Turkish Aerospace Industries has converted its Simsek training system into a kamikaze drone. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $45M US Army Option for Switchblade
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that the U.S. Army has exercised an option on its Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) contract for additional Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems for the Army and for export to an allied nation. Continue reading
XQ-58A Valkyrie Payload Release Test Successful
The US Air Force Research Laboratory successfully completed the XQ-58A Valkyrie’s sixth flight test and first release from its internal weapons bay, March 26, 2021 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Continue reading