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18 May

A KNDS Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm is seen on a grassy and sandy area. The eight-wheeled vehicle is painted with textured green and brown camouflage. Its turret is jutting forwards from the back. In the ground, trees and bushes grow scattered.

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army Signs $1.33B Deal for 72 RCH 155 Howitzers to Replace AS-90 Fleet

The UK has awarded a nearly $1.33-billion contract to procure 72 Remote Controlled Howitzers 155mm (RCH 155).

18 May

US soldiers fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a counter-landing live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026

Ronald Watkins

Lockheed’s NGC2 Prototype Proves Out in Balikatan 2026 Live-Fire Test

Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Command and Control prototype underwent operational testing during exercise Balikatan 2026.

17 May

Bea Castañeda

Mistral Missile: France’s Short-Range Air Defense System Explained

This guide unpacks the Mistral missile and how it delivers fast, mobile air defense against low-flying threats in modern combat environments.

14 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Estonia Signs Follow-On Deal for Additional Chunmoo MLRS Launchers

Estonia has signed a follow-on contract with South Korea to procure three additional K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems.

13 May

211214-M-HB658-1322 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 14, 2021) Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. During the demonstration, the Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 aboard Portland successfully engaged the training target. The photograph was captured utilizing a short wave infrared lens and optical filter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Opens Laser Weapons Course for Sailors

The US Navy has launched a new training program for sailors operating laser weapons at its Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory in California.

13 May

Inder Singh Bisht

France Advances MLRS Replacement With Indigenous Tactical Missile Test

Thales and ArianeGroup conduct maiden test firing of a tactical ballistic missile as replacement for France’s multiple launch rocket system.

13 May

Inder Singh Bisht

India Trials Indigenous Glide Bomb Kit for Precision Air Strikes

India has conducted the maiden trial of a range-extension kit designed to convert unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions.

12 May

Personnel targeting a drone with fire control-equipped weapon

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Orders More Fire Control Devices From SMARTSHOOTER

Israeli defense firm SMARTSHOOTER has signed a $10.7-million follow-on contract to provide its proprietary SMASH 2000LE fire control systems for the US Army, further expanding its position in the American market.

12 May

Cadets of the University of Guam’s U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps view a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system assigned to Task Force Talon as part of leader development partnership at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Army Photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Wins $407M Contract to Boost Guam’s Missile Defense System

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $407-million contract modification to continue the development of the primary missile defense system in Guam.

12 May