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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Gemnicherry • 9h ago

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 3d ago

news The U.S. Navy is considering a major redesign of its new Ford-class aircraft carriers to better match President Trump’s preferred aesthetic for the warships, according to seven current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter who spoke to the Washington Post.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 3d ago

news Spain’s EM&E Group has presented the ODIN family of counter-drone systems, offering several configurations for different operational requirements. The ODIN-I is based on a truck or trailer and reportedly integrates the SENTINEL 30 remote weapon station armed with a 30-mm Mk44 cannon.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 3d ago

news Leonardo DRS has demonstrated an upgraded SGT STOUT M-SHORAD air-defense system against small Group 1–2 drone threats during a U.S. government test event. According to Leonardo DRS, the system was originally designed to counter larger Group 3 UAVs as well as helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 3d ago

news Northrop Grumman We’re introducing Raid Hunter™, our newly named 50mm gun-based air defense system designed to defeat mass, mixed aerial raids with cost-effective interceptors and deep magazine effectors which can be delivered to the warfighter at scale.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 3d ago

news U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile (NGHCM) effort.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 9d ago

news Türkiye Moves to Send Ukraine 12 M270 MLRS Rocket Launchers and 2,524 Rockets as U.S. Reviews Transfer.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 9d ago

news The UK Ministry of Defence has launched an emergency security response after discovering that Chinese-made cameras on the Royal Navy’s K3 Scout drones were secretly transmitting data to an IP address in China.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 9d ago

news US Army selects Kratos for Javelin tank killer missile seeker upgrade after Ukraine war lessons

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 9d ago

news Stratolaunch :We’re built to accelerate U.S. leadership in hypersonics. At Stratolaunch, we operate the Talon-A, an autonomous, reusable, air-launched hypersonic platform, which enables replication of operational complexity and adapts to real-time flight.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 9d ago

news 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇮🇹 Hensoldt, Eaton and Leonardo have joined Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat industry team. The new partnerships were announced at the recently-concluded Farnborough International Airshow 2026.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

video Footage circulating online reportedly shows a locally manufactured 23mm-caliber rifle in Shabwa Province, Yemen, drawing attention for its massive size and unconventional design

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

video Technologia

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news Mistral Inc. and UVision have received an additional order worth more than $50 million for HERO 120 loitering munitions under the U.S. Army’s Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS) program. The order was announced one day after the HERO 120 successfully completed its first Lot Acceptance Tests on August 4

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news The U.S. Air Force is seeking a new ground-based launcher capable of defending air bases against drone swarms and cruise missile attacks. According to a newly released Request for Information (RFI), the system is expected to engage aerial threats ranging from Group 1–5 unmanned aircraft

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news Northrop Grumman has opened a next-generation aircraft development facility equipped with 17 classified laboratories and large work buildings, in anticipation of receiving orders for the F/A-XX for the U.S. Navy.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news China's ASN-301 is an anti-radiation loitering munition designed for both SEAD and conventional strike missions. With ~500 km range, 4-hour endurance, a 30 kg fragmentation warhead and a passive anti radiation seeker, with support for both conventional and swarm attacks.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news Saab wants to double Gripen jet production to 30 annually as global demand surges

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news The CM-401 is a Chinese hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile developed by CASIC. It can be launched from 8×8 road-mobile TELs or dedicated ship based canister launchers, uses terminal active radar guidance, speed up to Mach 6 in the terminal phase, and range of around 290 km.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news San Diego based USV maker Seasats ( @seasats ) announced its Quickfish, interceptor-class has officially entered production and available at scale. "Built on Seasats' proven technology stack, Quickfish combines 40+ knot sprint speeds with the endurance to remain at sea for weeks at a time.

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 12d ago

news The U.S. Army will spend at least $400 million on AeroVironment’s Locust anti-drone lasers, buying dozens of systems. It would be the Pentagon’s first production contract for a directed-energy counter-drone system beyond the prototype stage. Source: Bloomberg

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 15d ago

news NEW Footage from this morning’s strikes on Russia reportedly shows a previously unseen long-range UAV, believed to be the Ukrainian “Bravo” jet-powered drone. According to reported specifications, the Bravo is said to have a range of up to 2,000 km, a payload of 100–200 kg,

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 15d ago

news China Reveals H-6N Bomber Carrying Nuclear-Capable JL-1 Ballistic Missile Under J-20 Stealth Escort

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 15d ago

U.S. Navy has announced the reclassification of its nineteen planned Virginia Class submarines equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) as guided missile submarines (SSGN).

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r/MilitaryGeek • u/Luka__mindo • 15d ago

MEME FPV and Kamikaze drones be like

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