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September 15, 2025
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Air Platforms

South Korea Plans KF-21 Stealth Upgrade

Seoul has unveiled a phased upgrade for the KF-21 Boramae, investing nearly half a billion dollars into stealth features such as weapons bay integration and advanced sensors. Earlier phases...

September 12, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

HII & Thales Pair Sonar With REMUS Drone

HII and Thales have demonstrated the SAMDIS 600 sonar aboard the REMUS 620 medium UUV, showcasing advanced subsea detection capabilities. SAMDIS provides multi-angle, high-resolution sensing, while REMUS 620 adds...

September 11, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Babcock Nomad Converts Comms With AI

Babcock has debuted Nomad, a next-gen artificial intelligence communications system, during the London DSEI exhibition. Nomad facilitates continuous intelligence flow in comms-denied areas by cleaning, analyzing, translating, and transcribing...

September 11, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

USAF Tests Atomic Clocks for Drone Swarms

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has opened a solicitation for advanced atomic clock technologies to support coordinated drone swarm operations in environments where GPS signals are compromised or...

September 11, 2025
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Land Platform

Challenger 3 Tank Faces Army Trials

The British Army, in partnership with RBSL and QinetiQ, completed extensive pre-production trials for the Challenger 3 main battle tank. Covering 789 km, the trials analyzed noise, vibrations, crew...

September 9, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Smartshooter Puts SMASH on HMGs, RWS

Israeli defense company Smartshooter has extended its SMASH fire control system from rifles to heavy machine guns, vehicles, and remote platforms. At Project VANAHEIM, the firm mounted SMASH 3000...

September 5, 2025
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Air Platforms

Pentagon Pushes F-35 Block 4 to 2031

The F-35 Block 4 modernization is now pushed to 2031 amid $6 billion in cost overruns and repeated delays, GAO reported. Pentagon is restructuring the program, with TR-3 technology...

September 1, 2025
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Soldier Systems

New Chinese AR Goggles Enable Tank Vision

The Chinese military is fielding augmented reality goggles for tank and IFV operators, allowing crews to “see through” their vehicles’ armor. Linked to exterior cameras, the system provides a...

September 1, 2025
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F-16s in Poland to Get Viper Shield EW

The Polish Air Force has selected L3Harris’ Viper Shield EW suite for its fleet of F-16s, rejecting Northrop’s IVEWS offer. The upgrade transitions Block 52 fighters toward Block 70...

August 27, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Modular EW System Prototype Slated for US Army 2026

A next-generation electronic warfare system, known as the Modular Mission Payload (MMP), will be prototyped by the US Army starting in 2026. The system is part of a broader...