Ethan M. Encarnacion - NextGen Defense

Meet Ukraine’s Newest Counter-Drone Tech: An Autonomous Net Turret for FPV Systems

Ukraine’s Scan Horizon autonomous turret detects, tracks, and nets FPV drones within 6 meters using AI-powered sensors and radar without human input.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 8, 2026

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Northrop’s Experimental Drone With Bomber-Like Design Flies for First Time

Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 experimental stealth drone on its first flight with landing gear down over an arid landscape

Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-73 stealth drone completed its first flight, validating hybrid-electric propulsion for extended endurance and reduced acoustic signature.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 8, 2026

Weapons

Saab Packs Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round

Saab’s HEAT 758 Carl-Gustaf round uses a dual-charge warhead to defeat explosive reactive armor.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 8, 2026

US Firms Advance Laser Counter-Drone System to Prototype Stage

The LSAD counter-drone system neutralizes hostile drones within 10 seconds at 1-kilometer range using a high-density laser beam without requiring a human operator.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 7, 2026

Emerging Tech

UK Develops ‘World’s First’ Automatic Drone Landing Platform for Moving Ships

A quadcopter drone hovers over open water ahead of a red vessel's deck, illustrating the UK's development of an automatic drone landing platform for moving ships

WaiV Robotics’ AI-driven autonomous drone landing system operates on moving vessels as small as 10 meters, enabling reliable launch and recovery in rough sea conditions.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 7, 2026

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ukraine’s ‘Raybird’ Drone Now Spots Interceptors in Real Time

Skyeton Raybird fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV on a ground display stand, now upgraded with real-time anti-interceptor detection capability

Ukraine’s Raybird ISR drone has been upgraded with real-time interceptor detection, alerting operators to evasive action during long-endurance surveillance missions.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 7, 2026

UK Explores a Navigation Fallback for GPS-Denied Warfare

Concept illustration of multi-domain military assets including an F-35, UAV, warship, tank, and infantry connected by ground-based navigation antenna towers in a GPS-denied warfare scenario

QinetiQ-led Team Elaris is exploring a GPS-independent navigation backup for British forces in satellite-denied environments.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 5, 2026

Near Earth Targets Marine Logistics With Self-Flying Cargo Helicopter Concept

Near Earth Autonomy’s Captain system will power a GPS-free autonomous Bell 505 cargo helicopter for US Marine Corps resupply missions.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 5, 2026

Weapons

Turkey Turns 105mm Howitzer Into Mobile ‘Shoot-and-Scoot’ Fire Support System

Turkey’s MKE URAN mounts a 105mm howitzer on a wheeled vehicle, firing 12 rounds per minute at 18-kilometer range.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 5, 2026

Turkey’s Long-Range ‘Spear’: Baykar Introduces 1,000-Km Kamikaze Drone

Baykar’s Mizrak loitering munition strikes targets beyond 1,000 kilometers using GPS-free visual navigation.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 5, 2026

Directed Energy Weapons

India’s New Laser Weapon Raises the Stakes: 300kW

300-kilowatt DEW is a laser weapon, integrating beam control systems, 60-cm output…

Akhsan Erido Elezhar
May 8, 2026

Meet Ukraine’s Newest Counter-Drone Tech: An Autonomous Net Turret for FPV Systems

Ukraine's Scan Horizon autonomous turret detects, tracks, and nets FPV drones within 6…

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 8, 2026

Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 experimental stealth drone on its first flight with landing gear down over an arid landscape

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Northrop’s Experimental Drone With Bomber-Like Design Flies for First Time

Northrop Grumman's XRQ-73 stealth drone completed its first flight, validating…

Ethan M. Encarnacion
May 8, 2026

New Otto Aerospace UAV Tests Laminar-Flow Design for Extended Endurance

Laminar flow is an aerodynamic approach, reducing drag, improving efficiency, and…

Akhsan Erido Elezhar
May 8, 2026