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BEIRUT — Moroccan startup Ballistic Defense System has developed a prototype of its unmanned aerial vehicle, dubbed Matador, that can operate without GPS, instead relying on cameras and algorithms to reach its targets. “Where we are really adding value is in the algorithmic and in the software layer,” Fahd Laamoumi, cofounder and managing director of Ballistic Defense System, told Breaking Defense on Tuesday. “The hardware is very cheap but we have multiple agents, like visual inertial odometry, which is one of the agents. Then we have a map matching agent, which compares what the drone sees with a preloaded map.…

Smart Shooter SMASH 2000LE fire control system. Credit: Smart Shooter/PRNewswire. Fire control systems company Smart Shooter has been awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the US Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) with a maximum ordering ceiling of up to $150m for its SMASH counter-drone technology. The firm-fixed-price agreement announced by the US Department of War (DoW) runs for 36 months with an estimated completion date of 27 September 2029. Army Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading…

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YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — About seven miles away from the Mexico-United States border, an infrequent breeze provides a reprieve from the 100-degree-plus scorching heat. The reprieve is short-lived, as each zephyr comes with a cloud of dust. Weapons vendors, soldiers, drone operators and reporters cover their faces and squint their eyes, but inevitably it gets everywhere, including in equipment.  This is the scene of Falcon Peak 26.2, US Northern Command’s fourth and most recent counter-drone exercise designed to test up-and-coming tech that can defeat drones encroaching on the homeland. The exercise, which spanned from Aug. 31 to Sept. 25,…

Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali had just one complaint about her husband, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad: that he was very shy about holding her hand in public. The man, who remained loyal and faithful to her for more than 70 years, felt a little embarrassed about showing his love for the Malay girl he met at King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore in 1947. On Mahathir’s 93rd birthday, in an interview with Channel NewsAsia conducted by 10-year-old Kashika Selvam, Siti Hasmah narrated a funny incident about holding hands. She said that he was so shy that once, while driving…

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s former Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov has launched a new project to build a robotic army, including humanoid soldiers, intended to largely replace soldiers on the battlefield. He contends the initiative will “save lives,” but it has also sparked mixed reactions at the IT Arena conference here and beyond. During the conference, which took place here from Sept. 25-27, Fedorov, who was controversially dismissed in July by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, unveiled an envisioned “Army of Robots” with a sleek, CGI video showing humanoid robots aiming rifles, fighting in trenches, and marching in a massive formation. “In…

Through 2026, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Pakistan Navy (PN) have inducted an undisclosed number of Airbus Helicopters H125 light utility helicopters. The first known PAF example – serialled 26-001 – was photographed in March 2026, while there have been rumours (currently unverified) of at least one PN unit. Though it is possible that the PAF and/or PN have begun inducting the H125, Quwa was unable to verify whether there were new orders from Airbus Helicopters or, alternatively, transfers of ex-civilian airframes from other countries. The latest reported export of helicopters matching the H125M’s weight class from France to…

Echodyne has secured a contract from JIATF-401 to supply MESA-based counter-UAS radar systems. Credit: Echodyne Corp. Radar technology firm Echodyne has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $250m to support counter-drone operations under JIATF-401’s Domestic Shield programme. The agreement spans an ordering period of up to 36 months and establishes a procurement pathway for counter-unmanned aircraft system (c-UAS) capabilities covering force protection, base defence and counter-drone missions both domestically and internationally. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Echodyne’s MESA radar…

This week, the Chinese military opened a new logistics and training facility at an airport in Laos, further expanding its regional security presence and establishing the first overseas presence of the Chinese air force. In a statement, China’s Ministry of Defense said that the China-Laos Military Joint Support and Training Center was inaugurated on Tuesday, in a ceremony that was attended by Lao Defense Minister Khamlieng Outhakaysone and a delegation from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The facility, which is based at Ban Keun Airport, which sits close to the Nam Ngum River around 50 kilometers north of the…

Myanmar’s military-backed administration is again trying to put the long-stalled Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project on the agenda. This time, Russia has emerged as a potential partner for some of its port and energy plans, but it remains unclear whether it can turn the area into a functioning economic zone. The Dawei SEZ, with its proposed deep-sea port, sits on Myanmar’s Andaman coast.  It faces the Indian Ocean and has an overland connection to Thailand and the wider Mekong region. The 138-kilometer-long Dawei-Htee Khee road, opened in 2013 but still requiring major upgrades, could connect the SEZ to the…