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30 April

Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) system.

US Marines Get First Microwave Weapon Prototype to Destroy Drone Swarms

The US Marine Corps has received its first high-power microwave (HPM) system prototype purpose-built to counter drone swarms.

30 April

Philippine Navy guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) successfully fires Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles against drone targets

Christine Casimiro

Philippine Navy Fires Mistral 3 Missiles for First Time

In a first, a Philippine Navy (PN) guided missile frigate has successfully test-fired two Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles, hitting two drone targets.

30 April

Juster Domingo

Lithuania to Manufacture Sweden’s CV90 IFVs

About 30 percent of Sweden's CV90 IFVs will be assembled in Lithuania, according to Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.

29 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Norway Receives Joint Strike Missile for Newly-Acquired F-35 Fleet

The Norwegian Armed Forces has received the first Joint Strike Missile for its fleet of F-35 fighter jets.

29 April

Joe Saballa

General Dynamics Secures $728M US Army Deal for Insensitive Munitions

General Dynamics has been awarded a $728-million contract to provide the US Army with an unspecified number of 120mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive – Tracer rounds.

29 April

The StormBreaker smart weapon is a network enabled air-to-surface munition that can engage moving targets in all weather conditions using its multi-effects warhead and tri-mode seeker.

Christine Casimiro

Advanced US Precision Bomb Found Unexploded in Southern Yemen

An unexploded precision glide bomb fired by US forces against Houthi militants was found in Yemen’s southern Shabwah governorate, sparking fears of it falling into enemy hands.

28 April