Passive acoustic location of drones seems like a solved problem—microphones, correlation, intersecting bearings—but it's worth remembering that the speed of sound is hundreds of times slower than the speed of light, as familiar...

Germany has ordered a production naval combat laser—and behind this modest "ten kilowatts" lies a half-century-long story of how directed-energy weapons stopped chasing ballistic...

Israel possessed 20mm anti-aircraft guns of British, German, French, and American manufacture, as well as captured ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns. The return of these ZSUs to service is currently under consideration.

In the past, the IDF used American, French, and Soviet-made 12,7-14,5mm anti-aircraft guns. Currently, automated 12,7mm anti-UAV turrets are being developed.

Israel is refining and improving its missile defense system. Recently, it tested a modernized Iron Dome system, supplemented by the Iron Beam combat laser.

The enemy is widely using long-forgotten techniques for detecting aerial targets by sound, only at a new technological level. Given recent events, the Russian Armed Forces should pay close attention...

On July 8, Anti-Aircraft Missile Forces Day, it's worth considering how their work has changed over the years of the Second World War: cheap drones and missiles, not aircraft, have become the primary target—and this has upended the very arithmetic of defense...

A pickup truck with a machine gun in the back, a three-man crew, and an interceptor drone at the ready—that's what drone hunting looks like today, where the outcome isn't determined by caliber, but by reaction speed.

Ukraine is strengthening its air defenses with Sky Sentinel fixed machine gun mounts. These combat modules are equipped with heavy machine guns and feature a high degree of automation.

The US Army's Armament Center has tested Gunslinger software, which enables a remote weapon station to shoot down small drones while they're moving, solving a problem as old as artillery itself—hitting...

THAAD missile defense systems deployed in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the UAE were involved in intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles, but several missile defense systems were disabled in...

An FPV drone is guided by a picture from its onboard camera, and the wearable "Dispatcher" detector targets this particular eye: instead of jamming the broadcast, it silently intercepts the drone's video signal and displays...

The promising domestically developed Krona air defense system is undergoing testing, while preparations for serial production are underway. The new model will strengthen the existing air defense system and improve it...

Ukraine received Kongsberg NOMADS self-propelled air defense systems. These systems are intended to offset losses in air defense and improve the protection of facilities from air attacks.

Why couldn't Moscow's air defense system fully cope with the Ukrainian drone attack? How did drones manage to penetrate the air defense system and attack the Moscow Oil Refinery?

To combat UAVs, Saudi air defense forces actively use self-propelled and towed anti-aircraft guns. In 2022, combat lasers were used for the first time against drones launched by Yemen's Houthis...

Around fifteen countries are considering the European SAMP/T NG air defense system as a replacement for the American Patriot—but this choice is dictated not by combat superiority, but by the fact that the Patriot...

Saudi Arabia's air defense forces are actively using Russian, American, and French-made anti-aircraft missile-gun systems and missile systems to intercept Iranian drones and cruise missiles.

Saudi Arabia's air defense forces are armed with American Patriot PAC-3 air defense systems. They recently purchased Korean KM-SAM Block II air defense systems and American THAAD anti-ballistic missile systems.

The Tunguska air defense missile system is undergoing another upgrade. The installation of new equipment should enhance its protection and improve its anti-aircraft capabilities.

The Saudi Arabian Air Defense Forces possess highly sophisticated radars and AWACS aircraft. However, as recent events have shown, their numbers are insufficient to control the airspace over...

Israeli company Esh-Tech Systems is preparing to introduce a new combat laser system, the DroneLight. It is designed to combat UAVs while expending minimal time and energy on such targets.

The US Army has tested the new IonStrike interceptor drone from Dzyne Technologies. This technology could soon be fielded and complement other air defense systems.

In May 2026, the Russian laboratory "NeuroPVO" unveiled "Kupol 25" – a twenty-kilogram autonomous anti-FPV drone turret, which a neural network is authorized to fire without human intervention.