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Taiwan training laser weapons on China’s drone threat

Taiwan has teamed up with allies to develop a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system, marking a potential great leap in the self-governing island’s defenses against China’s rising drone threats and incursions. The Taipei Times reported that Taiwan is rapidly advancing in the development of a pioneering 50-kilowatt vehicle-mounted laser weapon, which …

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GA-ASI partners with EDGE to integrate smart weapons onto MQ…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, electro-optics, and related mission systems, and EDGE, a world-leading advanced technology group for defence and beyond, announced an agreement to integrate EDGE smart weapons onto GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPA. Under …

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Iran’s regime sought tech for nuclear weapons, say Swedish a…

(August 28, 2022 / JNS) The Islamic Republic of Iran’s efforts to secure illicit nuclear technology is detailed in an intelligence report recently released by Sweden’s Security Service. According to the Swedish Security Service Yearbook report released in March, which covers the year 2021, “Iran also conducts industrial espionage such as primarily …

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Report to Congress on Anti-Drone Weapons

The following is the May 31, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Department of Defense Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. From the report Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones, have proliferated rapidly and are available to nation states and to nonstate actors and individuals. These systems could provide U.S. adversaries with …

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Exclusive-Epirus’ efforts on drone-zapping weapons get boost…

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON : Technology startup Epirus, which is competing with Boeing Co and others to supply drone-zapping weapons to the U.S. military, has raised $200 million in a private transaction that lifts its valuation to $1.35 billion, the company told Reuters. The cash infusion comes as the United States scrambles to …

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