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The Drone Killers: Skynex, Cwis and Skyranger
Skyranger – A mobile anti-aircraft system mounted on armored vehicles, designed to counter drone swarms, helicopters, and low-flying aircraft. With 30mm or 35mm rapid-firing cannons, it provides ...
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The U.S. Military’s Oldest Weapons, Ranked from Newest to Most Ancient
The U.S. Military still has guns in use that were developed in the late 1970s to over 100 years ago. Of course, the military ...
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China’s Newest Machine Gun Could Fire Half a Million Rounds Per Minute
The United States military’s Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS ... but it got the job done. The Gatling Gun-style weapon, which is based on the 20mm M61 Vulcan autocannon, can fire 20mm ...
Trump, McKinley, and US imperialism in Asia
When Trump speaks of his admiration for McKinley, he expresses the desire of the rapacious American oligarchy to return to ...
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Top 10 most advanced attack helicopters in service in 2025
Most noticeable is its unique four-blade rotor system, made of composite materials for lightweight ... It’s a heavily armored chopper, with a 20mm M197 three-barrel Gatling gun mounted in a turret, ...
The US Navy's New Military Laser Successfully Shoots Drones Out Of The Sky
It seems like something out of science fiction, but it's fact: America's new military laser is showing it can shoot down drones. And it's still being developed.
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32 Essential Weapons of the Navy SEALs
The Navy SEALs, short for the Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams, are a special operations force established in 1962 by President ...
Defense News24d
BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns
The destroyer Rafael Peralta fires its Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea in January 2023. (MC1 Greg Johnson/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy ...
Fact Check: Video artificially generated from photo does not show Navy laser weapon deployment
An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Most Popular Gun System Is Getting an Upgrade
“Equipped with the latest configuration of the Mk45 gun system, the men and women in the Navy have the capabilities to protect themselves at sea. We continue our commitment to providing the ...
Business Insider20d
Commander describes the moment a US Navy destroyer blasted an enemy drone out of the sky with a 5-inch deck gun
A US Navy destroyer operating in the Red Sea last year used its five-inch deck gun to shoot a Houthi drone out of the sky, a top commander revealed this week. The American destroyer, USS Stockdale ...
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Naval gun battery honours the nation on Independence Day
On the sidelines of the main ceremony, the Sri Lanka Navy honoured the nation, according a 25-Gun Salute onboard Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Sayura at 12.00 noon. According a Gun Salute is considered ...