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The rendering shows the M1E3. Compared to the pre-prototype revealed earlier this year, it features several highlights, including a newly designed 120mm heavy unmanned turret, the Iron Fist APS with radars, new 30mm RWS, commander's EO/IR, and InArm hydropneumatic suspension.
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The rendering shows the M1E3. Compared to the pre-prototype revealed earlier this year, it features several highlights, including a newly designed 120mm heavy unmanned turret, the Iron Fist APS with radars, new 30mm RWS, commander's EO/IR, and InArm hydropneumatic suspension.

u/Luka__mindo — 18 hours ago
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A presentation released at Michigan Defense Expo 2026 revealed the appearance of two proposed designs for a new combat infantry fighting vehicle for the US Army, currently designated the XM30.

u/Luka__mindo — 18 hours ago
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Chinese CS/VP16 ATV with 25mm Remote Weapons Station. Offered for export, and with a selection of ATGM variants. No buyers yet.

u/Luka__mindo — 18 hours ago
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The Polish company Mesko has increased the production of its Piorun MANPAD missile to at least six per day, or just over 2.100 per year, in order to keep up with demand. A reminder that consistent bulk orders are the best way to boost capacity.

u/Luka__mindo — 18 hours ago
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Greece is preparing for a massive surge in drone production. Greek Defense Minister Dendias says the country aims to increase UAV production from 5,000 to 100,000 drones per year within just two years, with even bigger targets planned by 2030.

u/Luka__mindo — 18 hours ago
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VBCI 2 for Qatar - a quiet death. KNDS France offered the VBCI 2 for Qatar in two versions; one armed with the unmanned MCT 30 turret was labelled as the Al-Wajbah for the Amiri Guard. A second was labelled as the Al-Zubarah for the Qatari Emiri Land Forces

u/Luka__mindo — 19 hours ago
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POCKET AWACS UNLOCKED: MQ-9B Reaper Just Flew with Full AEW-C Pods! Hell yeah! General Atomics and Saab just completed the first flight of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian equipped with Saab’s LoyalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control pods. Three badass pods (one under each wing + centerline)

u/Luka__mindo — 19 hours ago
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So now we have a Polish LUCAS, iterating on an American design based off the Shahed-136, which was built following the use of the Geran-1/2 in Ukraine by Russia, which they copied off the Shahed-136, an Iranian design based off the German Dornier DAR.

u/Luka__mindo — 3 days ago
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Italy has officially abandoned Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus and signed a €1.4 billion deal for six Airbus A330 MRTT tankers instead. Rome originally picked the American KC-46 in 2022, canceled it in 2024, and has now fully shifted to Europe’s tanker giant, handing Airbus another major global victory.

u/Luka__mindo — 3 days ago
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Sweden ordered four French frigates for $4.25 billion — its first serious ocean-going warships since the 1980s. The French FDI beat British and Spanish rivals.

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US Marines trained on a robot gun turret at Quantico — one that fires without exposing a single crew member.

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U.S. Air Force YFQ-48A Talon Blue Fighter Drone Nears First Autonomous Flight After Taxi Tests

u/Luka__mindo — 3 days ago
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BAE Systems spent its own money building an armored drone killer — and delivered it to U.S. Army soldiers in just 10 months. No government contract. The AMPV-30 uses radar to find drones and a 30mm cannon to destroy them.

u/Luka__mindo — 3 days ago
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‘YPG T-55’ Built by the YPG, this vehicle seems to have no official designation given its improvised nature. It is a combination of a T-55 that has been modified to use the turret from a BMP-1 IFV. Main armament is a 73mm 2A28 ‘Grom’ smoothbore gun.

u/Luka__mindo — 3 days ago
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US approves AGM-184 Joint Strike Missile sale to Belgium for F-35A stealth strike operations

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The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sales case to South Korea for MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters with an estimated value of 3.0 billion USD.

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