The US Navy has officially approved Raytheon’s advanced StormBreaker smart weapon for operational use across its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet.
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman are nearing an agreement to accelerate B-21 Raider production, with a formal deal expected by March 31. Congress approved $4.5 billion for capacity expansion while the company plans $2-3 billion in additional investment. The program aims for at least 100 stealth bombers to replace aging B-1 and B-2 aircraft by 2040, with the second test aircraft already flying.
Satellite imagery has revealed a wave of reconstruction and fortification work at several of Iran’s most sensitive military and nuclear
Russia is developing a high-altitude balloon communications system in an urgent bid to plug a widening battlefield connectivity gap after
The US Navy plans to create a dedicated Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS) commander as part of a broader push to
Australia is accelerating development of its loyal wingman combat drones, ordering a fresh batch of MQ-28A Ghost Bat aircraft as
China’s mysterious Nantianmen Project unveiled hypersonic fighter jets, colossal space carriers, autonomous drone swarms, and tactical robots. Named as “Southern
China has overtaken the US in operational scramjet-powered hypersonic missiles with its CJ-1000 system, according to Shipborne Weapons magazine. The road-mobile weapon cruises at Mach 6 at low altitude, making it difficult to detect and intercept. With range covering targets in Japan, the Philippines, and Guam, the missile could render conventional air defenses powerless until new countermeasures arrive in several years.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a large array of nuclear-capable 600mm rocket launchers ahead of a key Workers’ Party congress. State media reported the weapon system can cover all of South Korea and is designed for strategic missions. The display signals the next phase of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme as the country outlines five-year plans for its military.
US reverse-engineered a critical component of its most powerful conventional bunker-buster bomb, the GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). Engineers replicated
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