ARLINGTON, Va. — The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser be…

Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon provided the following readout:

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks; Mr. Andrew Hunter, Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and other senior Department of Defense leaders held a classified meeting with the…

Indonesia’s state-owned defense contractor PT Pindad and France’s Safran are exploring the possibility of local production of Highly Agile and Manoeuvrable Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) precision-guided munitions for the Indonesian Air Force’s future Rafale fighters.

The company announced the …

Press Secretary Jen Psaki: “We’re working to provide the Ukrainians with artillery systems – from U.S. stocks but also to facilitate the transfer from other allies and partners as well, as we did with the S-300 and the backfill of the Pat…

Serbia has procured the Chinese FK-3 air defense missile system, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reportedly confirmed on Wednesday, after reports emerged on Saturday that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force was delivering the air defense equipment via Y-20 large transport aircraf…

The relatively brief but bloody war in Ukraine is entering its fourth phase. In the first, Russia tried to depose Volodymyr Zelensky’s government and sweep the country into its embrace in a three-day campaign; in the second, it attempted to conquer Ukraine—or at least its eastern half, including the…