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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
  • Weapons

Japan’s New Anti-Ship Missile ‘Barrel Rolls’ During Final Approach to Target

Japan’s new anti-ship missile showcases evasive terminal rolling maneuvers, low-observable design, and multi-sensor guidance to survive contested maritime defenses.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 23, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

EDGE Builds Digital Safety Layer for Modern Munitions

ESAD-50 is an electronic safety arming device, featuring a compact form factor, four dedicated boards managing safety, arming, and firing, and an onboard IMU to monitor motion.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 8, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Aselsan Scores Direct Hit in Debut Flight of Winged Guidance Kit

Aselsan’s KGK‑84 winged guidance kit converts standard bombs into long‑range, GPS‑guided strike weapons capable of precision hits over 100 kilometers.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 5, 2026
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Boeing, Anduril Team Up for US Army’s New Mid-Range Interceptor

A high-speed interceptor missile launching from a mobile ground-based platform into a blue sky.
Mid-Range Interceptor is a US Army air defense missile, designed to engage low-altitude, mid-range threats including cruise missiles and drones, and features a solid rocket motor.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 22, 2025
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America’s Patriot Air Defense Goes Full 360 With ‘Over-the-Shoulder’ Strike

MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System
Over-the-shoulder is a new Patriot capability, allowing interceptors to engage ballistic and cruise missiles from any direction, features vertical cold-launch missiles, extended range, and higher altitude.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 17, 2025
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions
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New Turkish Mine-Clearing System Blasts Minefields With 400-Kg Rocket Charge

ALPAY Mine-Clearing System
ALPAY is a mine-clearance system, clearing 10-meter-wide corridors out to 100 meters with 99 percent reliability, and operating in all weather and terrain.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 12, 2025
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  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
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Turkey Orchestrates Multi-UGV Missile Strike in High-Level Teaming Demo

AGMOSS
KARAOK is a lightweight, 125mm anti-armor missile system under 16 kilograms, offering a 2.5-kilometer range, an armor-piercing tandem warhead, and overhead attack modes.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 12, 2025
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions
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Aselsan Gives KGK-84 Glide Bomb Kit a Full Overhaul for 100-Km Reach

KGK-84
KGK‑84 is a glide bomb kit for 2,000‑pound class bombs, adding extended stand‑off range, GNSS‑aided inertial guidance, and stronger anti‑jam protection.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • December 10, 2025
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

Brazil Unleashes Laser-Guided Tank Slayer

Brazil’s MAX 1.2 AC uses laser‑guided precision and all‑weather thermal imaging to deliver long‑range, line‑of‑sight strikes on armored targets.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • December 4, 2025
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  • Smart & Guided Munitions

France Enters the Next-Gen Loitering Munitions Fight With MUTANT XL

MUTANT XL loitering munition displayed on a stand at an exhibition, showing its long airframe, extended folding wings, and streamlined nose against a blue MBDA–Delair booth backdrop
MUTANT XL merges MBDA missile tech with Delair drone expertise, offering man-in-the-loop precision strike, maneuverability, and adaptability for modern battlefield missions.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • December 1, 2025
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