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Why New Photos Suggest Ukrainian F-16s Are Now Armed With Laser-Guided 70mm Rockets

A photo that began circulating online in early December shows a Ukrainian F-16AM carrying two seven-shot 70mm rocket pods that match the LAU-131 family, mounted under the wings. A targeting pod appears on the intake station on the right side. The weapons
December 5, 2025
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donovin Watson
Air & Missile Defense Systems

U.S. Air Force CAMP Program Seeks Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Under $500K

The U.S. Air Force is soliciting industry white papers for a new Counter-Air Missile Program, or CAMP. The service wants a missile with a unit price under $500,000 and the ability to build it in the low thousands per year. The presolicitation
November 10, 2025
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Taylor Gray
Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

U.S. Army Expands Drone Buying Plan With Goal of One Million Systems by 2028

The U.S. Army plans to move from buying roughly tens of thousands of drones a year to acquiring at least one million in the next two to three years and then more than one million every year by 2028. Secretary of the
November 7, 2025
Author Boevaya mashina
Directed Energy

Rheinmetall and MBDA Deliver 20 kW Shipborne Laser to WTD 91 for Meppen Drone Defense Trials

Berlin – Germany’s naval laser demonstrator has moved from sea to shore. The Rheinmetall–MBDA system transferred to the Bundeswehr’s Laser Competence Centre at WTD 91 in Meppen after a year of trials on the air-defense frigate Sachsen. Company materials note “fully operational
October 28, 2025
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rebecca Watkins
Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

U.S. Navy hints at air-launched Blackbeard hypersonic missile as services fund integration

As of 28 October 2025, Castelion holds U.S. Navy and U.S. Army awards to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon on operational platforms, with live-fire events in scope. A Navy study conducted in 2024 defined strict size and weight limits for an air-carried
October 28, 2025
Author: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Reported to Have Flown Across Arctic for More Than 15 Hours

Russia’s leadership announced a new long-range flight for the 9M730 Burevestnik (Skyfall) on Oct 21, describing a subsonic cruise of about 14,000 kilometers in roughly 15 hours. The briefing ran on camera and signaled a push toward preparation for service. No telemetry,
October 27, 2025
Russia Deploys Jet-Powered Glide Bombs With Up to 200 km Range in Ukraine
Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Russia Deploys Jet-Powered Glide Bombs With Up to 200 km Range in Ukraine

Russian strike aircraft are now dropping jet-powered glide bombs on Ukrainian targets at ranges approaching 200 kilometers, extending the reach of Soviet-era free-fall bombs with bolt-on wings, guidance units, and small turbojet engines. Ukrainian intelligence officers describe a new long-range variant entering
October 24, 2025
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AI & Autonomy

Air Force Maintains Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flight Testing Through Government Shutdown

An Air Force official said the Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort continued through the funding lapse with no direct program impacts. “Personnel supporting critical test and development activities were identified as excepted and returned from furlough to ensure continuity of operations and avoid
October 23, 2025
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano
Directed Energy

MQ-20 Avenger Laser Weapon In Nose Points To Counter UAS Missions

A concept video at AUSA 2025 showed an MQ-20 Avenger with a rotating nose section that projects a laser through a turreted aperture. General Atomics described it as a rendering rather than evidence of a fielded system, yet the configuration aligns with
October 22, 2025
Photo by Darrell Ames
Air & Missile Defense Systems

Maj. Gen. Lozano Signals Program Reset for Next-Generation Patriot Interceptor

A year after shelving plans for a new Patriot interceptor, the U.S. Army is moving back toward a Lower-Tier Future Interceptor. Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, the Army’s program executive officer for Missiles and Space, told an audience in Washington he expects support
October 19, 2025
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