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6 July

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Abandons Meteor Mid-Life Upgrade for Next-Gen Missile

The UK has abandoned plans for a mid-life upgrade of the Meteor air-to-air missile, shifting its focus to a successor.

4 July

Bea Castañeda

The Shahed Drone: How Iran’s Cheap Weapon Is Reshaping Modern Warfare

Learn how the Shahed drone became a prominent loitering munition through its affordability, long range, and widespread battlefield use.

3 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine Opens Wartime Arms Exports as Production Outpaces Domestic Demand

Ukraine has opened exports of arms and defense technology to partner countries for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion.

3 July

Pfc. Derek T. Hall, a tube-launched optically tracked wire-guided (TOW) gunner assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a TOW missile during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-17 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 16, 2017. ITX is a combined-arms exercise which gives all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force an opportunity to utilize capabilities during large scale missions to become a more ready fighting force. 1/3 is currently participating as the ground combat element for this exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon Set to Maintain US Army TOW Missile Targeting Systems Through 2030

The US Army is partnering with Raytheon in logistics support for the TOW Improved Target Acquisition System through the end of the decade.

3 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MBDA’s New Cruise Missile Pushes Past 1,000 Kilometers, Through Jamming

MBDA is pushing deeper into long-range strike capabilities with the introduction of its NCM-LCM MK2, a next-gen weapon designed to strike targets more than 1,000 kilometers away.

3 July

Rojoef Manuel

Kratos Wins $36M Production Deal for Classified Air Defense Missile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has signed a $36-million contract to produce a new secretive air defense missile system.

2 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Israel Boosts Iron Dome Capability With Iron Beam Integration

Israel and Rafael have tested the integration of the Iron Dome air defense system with the Iron Beam high-power laser.

2 July

A rifle mounted on an unmanned aerial system. Photo: Elbit Systems

Rojoef Manuel

Duke Robotics Confirms New Elbit Order for ‘Bird of Prey’ Drone Weapon

Florida-based company Duke Robotics has announced that Elbit Systems Land secured a new order for its Bird of Prey drone-mounted weapon system, with deliveries scheduled for later this year.

1 July

Bea Castañeda

A Guide to GBU-57: Breaking Through the Hardest Targets

The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator is the largest bomb in the US arsenal, built for one purpose: destroying targets buried too deep for anything else to reach.

1 July