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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
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
Two interceptor missiles are launched at a Kratos Defense Firejet cruise missile surrogate target
Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Taiwan Unveils New Generation of Low-Cost Strike Drones and Missiles at 2025 Defense Exhibition

Taipei’s aerospace and defense show ran September 18-20 at TaiNEX 1 with 490 exhibiting companies across 1,500 booths. Organizers counted 51 first-time products on the floor, signaling a heavier emphasis on unmanned and low-cost strike systems this year. At the Xiangshan Forum
September 19, 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
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
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
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
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Thompson
Air & Missile Defense Systems

Air Force Cancels Integrated Capabilities Command, Reassigns Duties to Air Force Futures

The Air Force will not proceed with a stand-alone Integrated Capabilities Command. Leadership will fold the planned command’s functions into Air Force Futures, the A5/7 organization at the Pentagon, and establish a new Chief Modernization Officer to steer the work. The department
October 15, 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
Rafael Introduces L-SPIKE 4X High-Speed Loitering Munition
Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Rafael Introduces L-SPIKE 4X High-Speed Loitering Munition

Rafael’s U.S. subsidiary introduced a rocket-powered loitering munition, the L-SPIKE 4X, during the Association of the United States Army exhibition in mid-October. The company presents it as a “Launched Effect” that complements the wider SPIKE family and uses legacy SPIKE launchers and
October 14, 2025
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