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Recently, during an exercise, China demonstrated its advanced Type 625 short-range air defense system. The 150th Synthetic Brigade PLAGF, part of the 77th Army Group Command in the Western Theater, demonstrated advanced Type 625 systems during live-fire exercises. These systems are primarily designed to protect against low-altitude air threats, countering helicopters, low-flying aircraft such as […]
Raytheon Technologies has announced the creation of a wireless network that will allow UAVs and ground facilities to transmit electricity remotely. A note about this is posted on the defense manufacturer’s website. The order for the development of the wireless network was placed by DARPA. It will be used to deliver electricity to “conflict environments.” […]
Kalashnikov intends to start shipping AK-12s early next year. The design of the machine was updated to reflect the Russian-Ukrainian war. This became known from Alan Lushnikov, who holds the position of president of the arms concern. He claims that the AK-12 has undergone a “serious” modernization, which took into account the comments of operators. […]
Specialists have developed the ZIR Pro complex, which helps to detect the enemy. In addition to its technical characteristics, the system is unique in that it uses neural network and artificial intelligence technologies and can expand its potential due to its modularity. It is already being actively used by units of the Defense Forces. According […]
Ukrainian mortar launchers have started using 120-mm American-made mines capable of detonating in the air against the enemy. Photos of the ammunition in the X were published by Weapons Illustrated. The photo shows an M933A1 mine with an M783 electronic unified detonator manufactured by L3 Harris. It can be used in tandem with 60, 81 […]
Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced that it intends to accelerate the development and deployment of an upgraded version of the Type 12 cruise missile. If until now the final point was announced as 2026, now the Japanese want to put these missiles into service and mass production as early as 2025, i.e. a year earlier. […]
This week, the US government announced another package of support in the defense sector. Its volume will amount to USD 200 million. Among other things, it included air defense system components. To date, such an item has never been found in the lists of arms transfers to the United States. Taking into account the fact […]
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has conducted a large-scale test of a Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile system with a selectable stage that destroyed the target of an air-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile. Supported by contractors Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon, FTG-12 was a comprehensive test of MDA’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and the ability […]
Kraken, a special unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, received an AGEMA robotic platform from Ukrainian Armor Company free of charge to perform combat missions. It is expected that the military will then give feedback on how AGEMA has performed in combat conditions and how this system should be optimized to make it as […]
A photo of a German Wiesel airborne tank with a TOW anti-tank system has been released to the public. Apparently, it was handed over to the 3rd Separate Mechanized Brigade. The wedge was bought abroad in a demilitarized form. Civilian circulation of such cars is not prohibited in Europe. They can be purchased in specialized […]