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AFRL to Test a Drone-Swarm Killer HPM

The US Air Force is invests $16 million in further field assessment of Raytheon's Phaser High Power Microwave System outside the continental U.S. The testing phase will span over 12 months in which the Phaser will engage simulated and real unmanned aerial systems threats. The Phaser system developed by Raytheon is designed to combat drone swarms, particularly on attacks such as the recent loitering missiles that struck the Abqaiq oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia.

THOR Global Defense Introduces New .408" Sniper Rifles

THOR Global Defense Group, has introduced two models of the premier.408 ultra-long range sniper system, the XM408, and M408 (XM408ASA). Military applications of this bolt-action rifle are anti-personnel, anti-sniper and anti-material utilization. The M408 features accuracy improvement offering an overall more stable shooting platform and accurate assembly.

Mini-Robot Employs Fiery Darts to Neutralize IEDs

A new robotic operated countermeasures designed to disable Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from long distance are in development in Israel at Rafael Advanced Defense...

THOR Robotic Control and Battle management System

GDRS developed the Thor robotic vehicle control system, a scalable battle management system, designed for robotic and unmanned systems. The system enables the small...

Protection Against Shaped Charge IEDs – The Israeli Experience

Start < Page 4 of 4 > Protection against IED in general, and particularly shaped charge based IEDs rely on several layers, including "soft kill", passive, and active...

Multi-Mission Combat Vehicles at the 2006 Eurosatory Exhibition

A new concept, first introduced at last year's DSEI by Thales, was the THOR multi-mission vehicle. Interest in this vehicle type is increasing as could be seen by...

Thor – Multi-Mission air defense

Thor vehicle mounted Multi Mission System (MMS) was first demonstrated at DSEi 05, mounted on the ATL Pinzgauer (6x6) cross-country chassis. Thor comprises a four-missile...

Thor – High Energy Laser IED Neutralization System

RAFAEL is introducing at Eurosatory a new high-energy laser weapon system, developed in Israel to defeat improvised explosive charges (IEDs), roadside bombs and unexploded...

DSEi-2005 Exhibition Review

Britain's tri-service defense exhibition DSEi 2005 held in mid September in London justified the market expectations becoming one of the world's leading defense events....

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