Emily Ryan Miller

Emily Ryan Miller is responsible for covering defense tenders, company statements, and weapons market analytics. As an Editorial Fellow, she brings clarity to complex industrial developments and ensures our readers receive timely updates on key business and procurement trends.

GDELS tests passive drone detection system on ASCOD vehicle

General Dynamics European Land Systems has successfully demonstrated an acoustic drone detection system on the ASCOD infantry fighting vehicle. This is a passive, vehicle-integrated sensor that locates FPV attack drones in real time without emitting any signal...

Israeli firm completes evaluation of AI counter-drone system

An Israeli AI defense company has cleared a major operational hurdle for its drone detection system. Axon Vision, listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker AXN and headquartered in Israel, announced on April 30, 2026,...

California firm builds microwave drone killer that fits on a squad vehicle

A California antenna company has officially announced a High Power Microwave weapon that can fry drone electronics without firing a round, and it is already small enough to mount on an Infantry Squad Vehicle. ThinKom Solutions, headquartered in...

Bundeswehr tests AI drone swarms with STARK loitering munitions

The German Bundeswehr successfully tested AI-enabled drone swarms last week, with European defense technology company STARK demonstrating its loitering munition and command and control software in a live exercise that integrated reconnaissance and strike capabilities into a...

France fires THUNDART rocket for the first time

On April 14, teams from MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense conducted the inaugural live test of THUNDART, a new long-range artillery rocket developed entirely within France, with support from the Directorate General of Armament Missile Testing...

BAE Systems starts delivering new jam-resistant GPS receiver for U.S. military

BAE Systems has started delivering a GPS receiver that the U.S. military has needed for years — a field-installable, M-Code capable replacement for the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver that slots directly into existing mounts without touching a...

Turkish defense giant ASELSAN posts record export contracts

Largest Turkish defense electronics company posted its strongest quarterly export performance in years on April 28, 2026 — and the numbers behind ASELSAN's first-quarter results suggest a company that has moved well beyond its domestic market roots. ASELSAN,...

U.S. Marines, Army, and allies test drone and missile defense in Philippines

American, Philippine, and Japanese forces spent four days proving they can shoot down the same drone together — and the exercise they ran at Naval Station Leovogildo Gantioqui in the Philippines from April 26 to 29 was...