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Smart & Guided Munitions

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Explore the next generation of smart and guided munitions that enhance accuracy and effectiveness in modern warfare.

From precision-guided bombs to advanced missile systems, we cover innovations that ensure pinpoint accuracy, reduce collateral damage, and increase mission success.

  • Smart & Guided Munitions

The UAE Just Built a Munition That Can Punch Through 1 Meter of Concrete

MK 82 Penetrator aircraft munition uses a dark matte-gray body and precision-guidance kits from EDGE’s AL TARIQ and THUNDER families.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • October 5, 2026
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  • Next-Gen Combat Aircraft
  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Israel Brings Algorithm-Guided Strike Weapon to F-35 for First Time

SPICE 1000 uses an electro-optical seeker, scene-matching algorithms, and blast-fragmentation or penetration warheads.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • September 22, 2026
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  • Counter-Drone Tech
  • Electromagnetic Weapons
  • Smart & Guided Munitions

US Firm Tests Electromagnetic Launcher That Fires Projectiles at Mach 1+

Hermes uses electrical power rather than chemical propellants to launch inert and guided munitions.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • August 26, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

India Puts Jet Power Behind Its New Loitering Munition

Divyastra Mk3 loitering munition uses jet engine to power its maiden flight.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • August 18, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions
  • Weapons

Northrop Brings 50mm Firepower to Next-Gen Air Defense

Raid Hunter is a gun-based air defense system featuring guided projectiles, a high rate of fire, deep magazines, and rapid reloads.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • August 13, 2026
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  • Combat Systems
  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Australia Test-Fires Future Ground-Based Air Defense Prototype

MRGBAD uses radar, the virtualized Aegis Weapon System, and a mobile launcher to engage threats in a recent live-fire test.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 30, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Canadian Firm Builds a Missile About the Weight of a Laptop

The CM-70 intercepts aerial threats using semi-active laser guidance without relying on GPS or radio signals.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • July 29, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Destinus Gives Air Defenders a Mach 2+ Interceptor That Knows What to Ignore

Vorexon is a ground-based interceptor with speeds above Mach 2 and an engagement range exceeding 20 kilometers.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 27, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Ukraine Tests New ‘Firefly’ Guided Munition on Main Bomber Drones

Firefly is a guided munition that operates at altitudes up to 800 meters.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 24, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Lockheed Unveils Patriot Interceptor That Costs Half as Much

PAC-3 ACE is a low-cost interceptor for the Patriot air defense system that is compatible with Integrated Battle Command System.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • July 22, 2026
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