Ukraine has unveiled a new lightweight catapult-launched loitering weapon system, dubbed RAM. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weapons Systems
US Army Approves Raytheon’s Coyote Block 2 C-UAS for Foreign Sales
Coyote Block 2 C-UAS’s four rocket-assist boosters that help get the missile off its rails
The US Army has approved Raytheon’s Coyote Block 2 counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) for Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Continue reading
US Navy Deploys Anti-Drone Laser on USS Dewey Destroyer
Artist’s concept of a laser system aboard a US destroyer
The U.S. Navy recently installed the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), a laser weapon system that allows a ship to counter unmanned aerial systems. The first system was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), during her recently completed Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability. Continue reading
UVision Demos Hero-120 Loitering Munitions System for NATO Customer
UVision Air Ltd. – a supplier of Loitering Munitions Systems of all sizes for a variety of missions- announced a successful demo of its Hero-120 system for a strategic NATO customer. Continue reading
Shotgun-like Ammo Could Shield LCS from Drones
Littoral combat ship Little Rock (LCS 9) is underway during a high-speed run in Lake Michigan during acceptance trials
Naval ordnance experts will be testing heavy weapons precision ammunition, that could hit enemy drones “like a shotgun blast,” offering a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) shield for littoral combat ships (LCS). Continue reading
Littoral Combat Ship Will Test Laser Weapon
Littoral combat ship Little Rock (LCS 9) is underway during a high-speed run in Lake Michigan during acceptance trials
The US Navy will put a laser weapon on a Littoral Combat Ship for the first time this year, amid efforts to boost the LCS’s lethality and to develop and field a family of laser systems. Continue reading
Israel’s New Laser Interception System
The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that its investment in laser technology has led to a breakthrough in the development of laser defense systems, intended to intercept a variety of threats including drones and, rockets, artillery, and mortar attacks. Continue reading
US Army Brings Back Avengers in Face of Russian Aggression
The U.S. Army brings back its Avenger surface-to-air missile systems mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, commonly known as the Humvee. Continue reading