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War

What Is Asymmetric Warfare? A Quick Guide

Conventional military dominance doesn't guarantee victory. Asymmetric warfare is how weaker forces even the odds through insurgency, hybrid tactics, and operations that conventional armies struggle to counter.

3 July

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine Opens Wartime Arms Exports as Production Outpaces Domestic Demand

Ukraine has opened exports of arms and defense technology to partner countries for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion.

3 July

Arms

Pfc. Derek T. Hall, a tube-launched optically tracked wire-guided (TOW) gunner assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a TOW missile during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-17 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 16, 2017. ITX is a combined-arms exercise which gives all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force an opportunity to utilize capabilities during large scale missions to become a more ready fighting force. 1/3 is currently participating as the ground combat element for this exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon Set to Maintain US Army TOW Missile Targeting Systems Through 2030

The US Army is partnering with Raytheon in logistics support for the TOW Improved Target Acquisition System through the end of the decade.

3 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

TALION unmanned aerial system. Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Clears Drone Interceptor That Doubles as a Loitering Munition

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has approved the locally developed TALION unmanned aerial system for operational use, introducing a platform that combines the roles of a drone interceptor and loitering munition.

3 July

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Delivers 19 More Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles to US Army

The US Army has received 19 additional Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles based on BAE Systems' unarmored BvS10 Beowulf platform.

3 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Lance Corporal Kai Webb, from ITDU (Infantry Trials and Development Unit) operates the AtlasPro drone using the AtlasStation touchscreen tablet during a demonstration to showcase the capability of autonomous drones and Robotic Platoon Vehicles (RPVs) on Salisbury Plain Training Area. The MoDs Future Capability Group (FCG) have been demonstrating operating swarming UAS systems. It is the first time a military operator has flown a swarming system which is a significant achievement for the future capability group and the Army. A swarm is comprised of one operator controlling 4-6 UAS which demonstrates a real step forward in technology and reduction of manpower. Instead of having one operator per drone you now require less operators who can control many drones.

Rojoef Manuel

UK to Spend $6.6B in Record Military Drone Overhaul

The UK government will invest more than $6.6 billion in unmanned systems over the next four years under its new Defence Investment Plan, marking the largest drone-related commitment in the country’s military history.

3 July

Americas

Military personnel observe the Buster-Jangle “Dog” nuclear test conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1951. Photo: Daniel Gaffney/Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Samantha Alexa

CIA Chief Puts Advanced AI in the Same League as Nuclear Weapons

The US is increasingly treating frontier artificial intelligence as a strategic national security asset, with Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe likening the most capable AI models to nuclear weapons.

3 July

Europe

Representatives from the Finnish Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Defence Forces, and NestAI sign a Letter of Intent to advance interoperable military AI capabilities. Photo: Finnish Defence Forces

Samantha Alexa

Finland and Estonia Forge AI Alliance for Future Warfare

Finland and Estonia have joined forces with defense AI company NestAI to accelerate the development of interoperable military artificial intelligence that can operate seamlessly across allied forces.

3 July

Middle East

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Saudi Arabia Now Has Its Own Shahed-Style Drone With 1,500-Km Range

Saudi Arabia is expanding into the long-range strike drone segment with the SKYWASP, a one-way attack drone featuring a Shahed-style configuration

3 July

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

China Debuts Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System

China has offered a rare glimpse into the future of drone launches, dropping a video demonstration of its truck-mounted electromagnetic aircraft launch system.

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