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22 July

An Interceptor Under $100k: X-Bow Flight Tests New ‘Drone Killer’ System

X-Bow has unveiled a new interceptor that can take on Group 3 drones capable of supersonic flight, and it costs less than $100,000 to make apiece.

22 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MBDA Targets Swarm Threats With New Interceptor

MBDA has unveiled an interceptor designed to counter large-scale swarm attacks, with the company describing it as the first sovereign European capability of its kind.

22 July

Christine Casimiro

GA-ASI MQ-9B, Gambit 6 Drones to Employ MBDA SPEAR Cruise Missiles

MBDA is set to integrate its SPEAR cruise missiles into two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. drones under an agreement made at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026.

22 July

Christine Casimiro

RAF Protector RG Mk1 Drone Cleared to Fire Brimstone 3, Paveway IV Weapons

The Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 drone has been cleared to employ both the Paveway IV laser-guided bomb and the Brimstone 3A air-to-surface missile.

21 July

Rojoef Manuel

MQ-9B Moves Closer to Carrying Joint Strike Missile

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Kongsberg Gruppen have completed two key design reviews for integrating the Joint Strike Missile onto the MQ-9B unmanned aerial system.

21 July

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier fires an M72 light anti-tank weapon during a training event at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in support of Resolute Support, March 6, 2020. ORS is a NATO-led train, advise, and assist mission seeking reconciliation and peace for Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)

Rojoef Manuel

Canada Taps Magellan to Produce M72 Anti-Tank Weapons Locally

Canada has contracted Magellan Aerospace to manufacture the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon, expanding domestic production of a key infantry weapon for the Canadian Armed Forces.

21 July

Bea Castañeda

S-400 Triumf: Inside Russia’s Long-Range Air Defense Shield

Learn how the Russian S-400 Triumf's long-range sensors and multi-tiered interceptors work together to make it one of the most formidable air defense systems in service today.

21 July