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AI Generated PhotoDefense Feeds, New Delhi – India is moving closer to deploying ship-mounted directed energy weapons on its frontline naval fleet. The Defence Research and Development Organisation is preparing to test a 100-kilowatt high-power laser system designed for integration on Indian Navy destroyers.The Indian Navy laser weapon DURGA-II program aims to provide advanced defensive capability against drones, missiles and other aerial threats that modern naval forces increasingly face.The upcoming test represents major advancement over earlier Indian laser weapon generations. Previous systems operated in 25-kilowatt class, designed primarily to “dazzle” or temporarily blind electro-optical sensors on hostile platforms.The new 100-kilowatt…

Andøy Municipality and Rheinmetall Nordic AS have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enable the establishment of the Rheinmetall Integrated Process Facility (RhIPF) at Prærien Business Park in Andenes. The planned facility is intended to serve as a satellite test center and will represent a significant contribution to the growing space and defence industry cluster at Andøya. The LOI outlines the parties’ shared intention to move forward with land leasing, zoning, and construction processes required for the project. Rheinmetall Nordic will provide the necessary technical specifications and documentation to support planning and permitting activities, while Andøy Municipality commits to…

Think of a violin made by a master craftsman: beautiful, precise, capable of extraordinary performance, but impossible to produce quickly or cheaply. It takes time, rare expertise, and materials that cannot be sourced at scale. You would not equip an entire orchestra with instruments like that. Yet that is essentially what the United States has attempted with its tactical air fleet.The F-35 program’s total lifetime cost is projected to exceed two trillion dollars, the most expensive Major Defense Acquisition Program in history. The United States plans to purchase thousands of them. Meanwhile, modern conflict, from Ukraine’s drone war to naval…

Pictured is a simulated swarm of first-person view loitering munitions. Credit: OneArc. OneArc executive Oliver Arup spoke to Army Technology during the ITEC exhibition in London The company formed from the merging of several simulation suppliers in December 2025 Arup detailed the transition from VBS3 to VBS4 and its forthcoming Flowstate trainer Three months after the formation of OneArc – combining the capabilities of notable simulation suppliers Bohemia Interactive, Pitch and Terrasim – the company revealed its latest updates and market strategy as its approaches the end of its first quarter. At their stand during the ITEC exhibition in London…

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in mid-May, the visit will mark the next step in trying to steady the world’s most consequential relationship. The last time the two leaders met face-to-face, in South Korea late last year, Trump described the meeting as a convening of the “G-2.” It may have been just an offhand remark, but the reference—suggesting that Washington and Beijing would jointly set the terms of the regional and even global order—reverberated around the region. U.S. allies such as Australia and Japan immediately wondered whether Washington was abandoning them and…

Canadian singer and rapper Drake has been linked to the UFC White House card, but for now, Aiemann Zahabi says nothing is official. The Canadian bantamweight clarified on April 18 that he and the UFC are still waiting to hear back, writing that Drake’s involvement is “not confirmed” after an online post suggested the music star had already agreed to walk him out. Is Drake part of the UFC White House event? Aiemann Zahabi provides update Zahabi himself helped start the idea during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show. Looking ahead to his June 14 bout with former UFC…

K9 Finland’s Ministry of Defence signed a government-to-government agreement with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on 9 April 2026.  The acquisition involves 112 K9 tracked self-propelled howitzers. This €546 million (US$637 million) order will boost the number of K9 units purchased in 2017 and, following a sales option in 2022, will raise the total further. Together, these have increased the total number of K9 systems in Finnish service to 96. Once this latest order is fulfilled, the total number of South Korean artillery guns in the Finnish Army will reach 200. The K9 Thunder is…

I’m going to start with a lie. Yeah, I totally knew how poker works before playing this. Full expert, reading hands, calculating odds, all that. Then I booted up This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker, and realized I have no expertise in it, confused about what I was supposed to do. But then again, maybe that’s the point. This ain’t even poker. I am the Joker. After playing Easy Delivery Co. from the same devs, Doghowl Games, I was curious. I’m super fond of that game, which surprised me, so I thought, “Alright, let’s see what this one’s about”. And…

Terry Gerton ARPA-H announced a program last month called One Comprehensive Universal Radiotherapy for Everyone (1-Cure), and it’s a really ambitious idea, using a single, widely accessible treatment approach across many kinds of cancer. When you think about this, what problem is the 1-Cure program trying to solve that existing cancer research hasn’t been able to crack? Wilfred Ngwa Yeah, no, that’s a great question. So, in the United States, there are about 2 million new cancer cases every year. There are about 600,000 deaths. There are hundreds of different cancers. Patients have to deal with high cost, months of…

Khamzat Chimaev is adding another lane to his combat sports schedule. Real American Freestyle announced live during RAF08 on April 18 in Philadelphia that the undefeated UFC middleweight champion has signed with the promotion, with his debut opponent and event still to be confirmed in the coming weeks. The announcement was made during the RAF08 broadcast at the Liacouras Center, the latest sign that RAF is still leaning hard into crossover names from MMA and wrestling to grow its audience. RAF Adds UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev To Growing Roster The move makes sense. Chimaev’s game has long been tied…