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Turkish KARGU UAV Hits Target Accurately with Armour-Piercing Warhead

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– STM Defense Technologies Engineering and Trading Inc., which develops national and modern systems in line with Turkey’s goal of a fully independent defense industry, has made a new development in the tactical mini UAV field, of which it is a pioneer in Turkey. Closely following the changing battlefields and rapidly developing solutions, STM integrated […]

Rheinmetall Unveils Skyranger 35 Mobile Air Defense System on Leopard 1 Chassis

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On September 18th, 2024, at the Ochsenboden Testing Centre in Studen, Switzerland, Rheinmetall unveiled its Skyranger 35 anti-aircraft system mounted on the Leopard 1 tank chassis. This high-profile event, titled the Skyranger System Demonstration 2024, gathered defense officials, military personnel, and industry leaders from 26 countries, offering an exclusive first look at Rheinmetall’s latest innovation […]

Ukraine Repurposes Quadcopter Drone to Fire Soviet-Era RPG-18 Anti-Tank Missiles

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Ukraine has now developed a drone capable of firing anti-tank missiles, further advancing its innovative warfare techniques.The country has outfitted a quadcopter drone with a Soviet-era RPG-18 Mukha anti-tank missile launcher. Undergoing Testing In a video circulated on social media, Ukraine was seen conducting a flight test of this anti-tank unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It […]

Anduril Unveils Barracuda-M Family of Cruise Missiles

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On September 12th, Anduril unveiled the Barracuda family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) that are optimized for affordable, hyper-scale production. The Barracuda family of AAVs consists of Barracuda-100, Barracuda-250, and Barracuda-500. Each increment offers increasing size, range and payload capacity, but all Barracudas are compatible with a host of payloads and employment […]

Polish C-UAS Specialist Debuts Advanced Hard-Kill System at MSPO 2024

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Developed by Maddos and AP Flyer in collaboration with a Ukrainian partner, Poland is showcasing the ORION FCS system at MSPO. This system, equipped with either two 23mm cannons or two 12.7mm machine guns, is designed to detect and neutralize drones flying at several hundred meters. Hard kill solutions based on anti-aircraft cannons, developed by […]

Poland’s New Anti-Drone System Features 12.7mm Gatling Gun

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At the MSPO 2024 defense expo, the Polish company Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów, part of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), presented its latest anti-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) system, known as the System Zwalczania Dronów. This system, developed in cooperation with the Military University of Technology (WAT), is armed with a WLKM 12.7 mm Gatling-style machine gun […]

Zelensky Presents Ukrainian Rocket Drone

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled a newly developed weapon for the embattled nation’s armed forces, stating that the Palyanyitsya drone missile is to be integrated into Ukraine’s missile programme on Saturday. The development of the Ukrainian long-range drone missile Palianytsia was completed in eighteen months, with several dozen Russian military air bases falling within its […]

Ukraine Uses Guided Ammunition for Drones

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The Russian military reported the use of laser-guided bombs by Ukrainian bomber drones. A photo of the drone and the ammunition was published by the VictoryDrones Telegram channel. A Ukrainian heavy multi-rotor drone was shot down by the Russian occupiers over their positions while it was looking for targets. A corrected bomb with an optical […]

EOS Laser Dazzlers Shine at the 2024 Canadian CUAS Sandbox Event

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Last month, Electro Optic Systems (EOS) joined innovators from across Canada and around the world for the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program’s 2024 Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Sandbox event. At the event, counter-drone prototypes were put to the test in realistic scenarios; EOS demonstrated its Laser Dazzler technology. Led by Ian […]