Tag: Military
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Ukraine war: Russia allegedly uses laser weapons against drones
Russian high-energy lasers are also said to blind satellites. US land forces mount smaller systems on tanks, German Rheinmetall still working on it. Russian forces say they are using laser weapons in the war against Ukraine to take out defenders’…
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German Bundeswehr: The Army does not want to be intercepted
In order to communicate securely, land forces in NATO missions allegedly stop their tanks and arrange to talk “tower to tower”. The German Armed Forces also want to communicate in a tap-proof manner and use encrypted connections for this purpose.…
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Ukraine war: NATO spy drones work overtime
The Western military alliance is stationing five Global Hawks in Sicily. Germany is the main contributor, provides a quarter of the personnel and opens a flight corridor. The drones were even seen in a triple mission with US Global Hawks.…
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Hypersonic weapons: China tests aircraft carrier killer in the desert
The People’s Liberation Army is firing at dummy US warships in the Uighur region. The ability to deliver a sensitive first strike to enemy fleets is being tested. The Chinese military is testing mid- and long-range missile attacks on warships…
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US security assistance: Drone boats for Ukraine
After kamikaze drones for the army, the Ukrainian navy is getting unmanned naval systems from the government in Washington. They could be dangerous for Russia in the Black Sea. The US government has already decided on several weapons packages for…
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British NGO: 26 countries have armed drones
Every year, Drone Wars UK counts the number of countries that have medium-altitude, long-endurance armed drones. Some of them, however, do not use them at all. Another six governments are planning to procure them, including Germany and Poland. At least…