Diehl unveils new-generation IRIS-T air defense system

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Swarm Aero selects Honeywell turboprop for its new unmanned aircraft

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Pentagon picks Picket’s rotating turret for counter-drone test

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Raytheon spends $100M expanding Patriot system factory

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Ukraine crosses new line: drones kill Shaheds on autopilot

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Ukraine has crossed a significant threshold in its air defense campaign against Russian drone attacks: an autonomous interceptor drone that can hunt down and...
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Europe’s $110 billion fighter jet project is officially dead

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Britain restarts trials on its most troubled armored vehicle

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Pentagon picks Picket’s rotating turret for counter-drone test

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Raytheon spends $100M expanding Patriot system factory

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Ukraine crosses new line: drones kill Shaheds on autopilot

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Ukraine hits Russian energy infrastructure to blunt oil revenue surge

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Iran targets U.S. coalition with asymmetric warfare

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