Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Spain’s Air and Space Force has deployed Indra’s Crow counter-UAS system to Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania alongside its Baltic Air Policing fighter detachment—marking...
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Spain’s Air and Space Force has deployed Indra’s Crow counter-UAS system to Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania alongside its Baltic Air Policing fighter detachment—marking...
Japan has begun sea trials of a 100-kilowatt-class laser weapon intended to counter drones by burning or disabling targets without missiles or gunfire. The...
In January 2026, Royal Netherlands Navy air-defense frigate HNLMS Evertsen joined NATO’s Exercise Sharpshooter at the U.K. MOD Aberporth range, about 20 miles off...
Drones have reshaped frontline combat in Ukraine, and Russian specialists argue Moscow still isn’t adapting fast enough. The core issue is structural: rigid, top-down...
China’s Hurricane 3000 is a truck-mounted high-power microwave weapon aimed at defeating drones by frying onboard electronics rather than firing missiles. It pairs radar...
Key Points and Summary – As Pentagon leaders float changes to the combatant command system, the bigger—and more consequential—target sits upstream: the military services...
Key Points and Summary – Russia claims Ukrainian forces launched 91 long-range drones toward a presidential residence near Valdai in the Novgorod region, calling...
Key Points and Summary – China’s Jiu Tian “flying aircraft carrier” UAV reportedly completed an early flight test, spotlighting a new way to project...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s BMPT “Terminator” tank-support vehicle was marketed as an urban-combat solution born from lessons in Grozny, but its battlefield...
Key Points and Summary – China’s Jiutian “drone carrier” has completed its maiden flight, marking a new step in Beijing’s push toward swarming unmanned...