An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian attack on Saturday.

Europe starts learning how to shoot down drones

IT SOUNDS LIKE the opening of a Tom Clancy novel. Late on December 4th five drones appeared above the Île Longue naval base in Brittany, which houses France’s nuclear-armed submarines. Their appearance was sufficiently alarming to prompt marines to target the aircraft with jammers. They were not the only intruders in European airspace. Days earlier…

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A graphic giving a general breakdown of the common missile for the Dark Eagle/LRHW and IRCPS systems, as well as the division of labor between the Army and the Navy. <em>GAO</em>

New Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon Details Emerge

We are getting some new information about America’s long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic boost-glide vehicle weapon system from Secretary Hegseth’s recent tour of Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. During his visit, Hegseth designated the installation as U.S. Space Command’s (SPACECOM) new headquarters. The Army’s Dark Eagle, also known as the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), is a…

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