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The Danish Navy will get VIDAR laser rangefinders from the Swedish firm Lumibird.

Sweden-based Lumibird Photonics has a deal with Saab to provide 57 VIDAR laser rangefinders for the Royal Danish Navy’s frigate force. The systems, which will be delivered in 2025...

In a new air defense variant from Thales and KNDS, RAPIDFire is now ground-based.

“Thales and KNDS France have unveiled a land-based version of the RAPIDFire naval defense system, which is intended to defend valuable assets in fast-moving battlefields. The system is capable...

Over the Price of F-35 Fighter Jets, US and Switzerland Dispute

Switzerland and the United States are in disagreement over the final cost of 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets intended to replace the Swiss Air Force’s aging fleet. While...

June 26, 2025
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Reusable drones are transformed into long-range missile launchers by “AirLAS.”

Diehl Defence and POLARIS, two German defense companies, are collaborating to develop a novel type of missile-launch platform that does not require a pilot. The idea, known as the...

Raytheon’s Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 will be manufactured by MELCO in Japan.

Raytheon has secured a $250 million agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for the licensed manufacturing of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 in Japan. The agreement falls...

European Military Pays $40 Million for DroneShield Counter-Drone Bags

Through a local reseller, the Sydney-based firm DroneShield has secured three contracts to provide a European military client with portable drone detection and counter-drone devices, as well as their...

June 26, 2025
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In order to boost drone manufacture, the United Kingdom and Ukraine signed a technology-sharing agreement.

“The UK and Ukraine have agreed to collaborate on battlefield technology aimed at increasing drone production and integrating the capabilities of both countries’ defense industries. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

June 26, 2025
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The sole purpose of Ukraine’s new drone is to destroy Shahed drones.

“The Ukrainian Air Force has unveiled an unmanned aerial system (UAS) developed to intercept Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia has been using extensively. The first-person view drone may be...

The US Navy Begins Construction on a 400 kW Laser Designed to Destroy Hypersonic Targets and Drones

“In order to create one of the most potent shipboard laser weapons in the world, the US Navy has launched a $29.9 million initiative. The goal of the initiative,...

June 26, 2025
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Indian Firm Unveils Kamikaze Drone with 100 Kilometer Range

At a defense aviation show in Paris, France, the Indian company Flying Wedge Defense and Aerospace (FWDA) introduced a loitering munition with a range of 100 kilometers (62 miles)....