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SARISA II: combat drone fires laser-guided rockets for the first time (videos)
Greek company Spirit Aeronautical Systems’ SARISA II multirotor drone has fired 70mm laser-guided rockets with high accuracy, offering precision fire support alongside attack helicopters.
Germany puts Arrow-3 into service: the European shield already proven against Iranian missiles (video)
Germany has become the first European country to operate Israel’s Arrow-3, which intercepts ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere and proved itself against Iran’s April 2024 attack on Israel.
The CV90 also shoots drones out of the sky (video)
BAE Systems shows how the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle, used by the Netherlands among others, can take down drones with its cannon, programmable airburst ammunition and advanced sights.
Why Poland is already becoming a military power while Western Europe lags behind
Poland is buying more than 1,000 modern tanks and nearly 800 rocket launchers and spent 4.7% of GDP on defence in 2025, building a force that outstrips France, Germany and the Netherlands.
The Netherlands as a high-tech hotspot: Destinus builds jet-powered and hypersonic drones in Born
Destinus is developing jet-powered drones and hypersonic aircraft in Born, partly with VDL Nedcar. In 2025 the company took over Dutch drone maker Aerialtronics.
AIM-260 JATM – Australia orders American missiles that are still in development (video)
The US is developing the AIM-260 JATM as an answer to China’s long-range PL-15 and PL-21 missiles. Australia plans to order 450 of them, with the first batch expected around 2033.
Robin Radar: the company supplying the Dutch armed forces with 100 modern radars.
In early November 2025 the Dutch Ministry of Defence ordered one hundred drone radars from Robin Radar Systems. The first went straight to airfields and air bases; the rest follow in phases in 2026.
Turkey sets a new standard: KIZILELMA proves that unmanned fighters are the future.
Baykar’s jet-powered KIZILELMA became the first drone to shoot down a jet target with a radar-guided air-to-air missile, using fully Turkish-made radar, missile and airframe.
PL-15 and PL-21: the Chinese long-range missiles forcing America into a new era of air combat.
China’s PL-15 and heavier PL-21 air-to-air missiles threaten US fighters, tankers and AWACS at long range; the US is answering with the AIM-260 JATM, the AIM-174B and loyal wingman drones.
US Navy in crisis: expensive projects collapse while China advances.
The US Navy has cancelled most of its Constellation-class frigates after Zumwalt and LCS setbacks, while China’s fleet of Type 055 destroyers and other ships grows towards more than 435 vessels by 2030.
Dutch navy ship shows spectacular use of SRBOC decoy system
During a night exercise in the High North, the Dutch navy ship HNLMS Van Amstel fired its Mark 36 SRBOC decoys. The system disrupts radar with metal particles and misleads heat-seeking missiles with fake heat sources.
New step in drone warfare: coordinated drone swarm attacks a target.
Auterion has shown a swarm of FPV drones, linked by its Nemyx AI software, attacking a target together without each drone needing its own pilot.
China deploys humanoid robots to guard its border with Vietnam (video)
China is deploying UBTech’s Walker S2 humanoid robots at the Vietnamese border in Fangchenggang to guide travellers, patrol and handle logistics, under a deal worth about €32 million.
Merkava: the Israeli tank that is far ahead of its time.
With its front-mounted engine, modular armour and Trophy active protection system, Israel’s Merkava has proven far less vulnerable than most tanks on today’s battlefield.
MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone fires missiles.
At Woomera, Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM and destroyed a fast-flying target, proving an autonomous combat drone can fight a modern air battle; Australia has ordered more.
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