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MSPO 2026: EOS with Apollo laser for countering drones
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (334+ words) This article first appeared in Polish on defence24.pl translation by Google Translate. The Apollo laser system presented at MSPO 2026 allows for attacking foreign drones at the speed of light and neutralizing them cheaply and safely. During the 34th International Defence Industry…...
The A-10 Warthog Was Designed to Destroy Soviet Tanks in the Fulda Gap With a 30mm GAU-8 Cannon. In the Iran War It Used That Same Gun Against Drones and Missiles Over the Gulf, and in April 2026 the Air Force Reversed Its Early Phase-Out and Kept 3 Squadrons Until 2030.
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (1103+ words) The Air Force has wanted this aircraft dead for over a decade. Then it spent a war shooting down drones with a gun built in the 1970s to kill armor. When the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (the “Warthog”) first took to…...
Air Force fighter pilots fall below sortie minimum to be deemed combat ready
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (485+ words) The U.S. Air Force’s fighter pilots are not getting the number of sorties per month necessary to be deemed combat mission ready, a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies expert said, down from around five and a half a month in fiscal…...
U.S. Army Tests FIM-92 Stinger Short-Range Air Defense Missile to Destroy Frontline Drones
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1044+ words) Army Recognition U.S. Army Tests FIM-92 Stinger Short-Range Air Defense Missile to Destroy Frontline Drones. U.S. Army airborne infantry soldiers fired FIM-92 Stinger missiles against drone targets during Super Garuda Shield 2026 in Indonesia, showing how short-range air defense is being pushed closer…...
General Atomics Wildfire Drone Enters MMA Bid as Reaper Line Shuts for Good
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (767+ words) Critically, not every loss came from enemy fire. The Washington Post reported that in a number of cases, data link failures downed Reapers — a communication-architecture vulnerability that Wildfire's design, with its semi-autonomous operating mode, is intended to reduce exposure to....
The Stars and Stripes firings look familiar to those behind bars
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (930+ words) Regular reporting on government secrecy, surveillance, and the rights of reporters and whistleblowers. Working open source software products to protect journalists, newsrooms, and their sources. A database of press freedom incidents in the United States. Protecting and defending press freedom…...
General Atomics unveils 'Wildfire' drone to replace Reaper
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (329+ words) Pitched for the Massed Modular Aircraft program run by the Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit, General Atomics says its new drone design can exceed requirements set by the Pentagon to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper. WASHINGTON — Drone maker General Atomics…...
U.S. General Atomics Reveals First Look at Wildfire Drone to Replace MQ-9 Reaper with Massed Strike
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (694+ words) armyrecognition.com U.S. General Atomics Reveals First Look at Wildfire Drone to Replace MQ-9 Reaper with Massed Strike. General Atomics has presented Wildfire as a long-range modular combat drone configured to carry two LRASMs or four JSMs while competing to succeed…...
Video: Saildrone Surveyor USV Fires Lockheed Martin JAGM during RIMPAC
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (185+ words) Home » Video: Saildrone Surveyor USV Fires Lockheed Martin JAGM during RIMPAC Saildrone and Lockheed Martin successfully executed the first-ever missile launch from a Saildrone Surveyor USV using the JAGM during RIMPAC 2026. In coordination with the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT(CVN-71) Carrier…...