US sends Israel thousands of 'bunker busters,' bombs for Gaza war - report

The US has given Israel around 15,000 bombs, including 100 BLU-109, 2,000-pound bunker busters, and about 57,000 artillery shells since Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, the ...

Bahrain First To Claim F-16 Block 70 Air-To-Air Kills

The Bahraini advanced F-16 shot down two Iranian drones during the conflict in the Middle East earlier this month.
Stars and Stripes

Army shelves planned ‘Valkyrie’ laser system, switches to joint ‘Golden Dome’ project

This story has been corrected. The U.S. Army has shelved its “Valkyrie” laser anti-missile system, shifting instead to the newer Joint Laser Weapon System, to be built with the Navy as part of the ...
The Aviationist

B-52s are now Launching from RAF Fairford Loaded with JDAM Bombs

After initially employing only AGM-158 JASSM stand-off weapons, B-52s are now launching from RAF Fairford with the external pylons fully loaded with GBU-31 JDAM bombs. After weeks flying only with AGM ...
Military Times

The US Army is already ditching its most powerful laser weapon yet

Artist rendering of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser. (Lockheed Martin) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Forces Have Struck More than 7,800 Targets So Far in Iran War

A U.S. airman prepares JDAM precision-guided munitions to load into a B1 Lancer at RAF Fairford.Leon Neal/Getty Images U.S. forces have struck more than 7,800 targets since the start of the operation ...
Military Times

The Pentagon wants to field laser weapons at scale within 3 years

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. For decades, the U.S. military’s dream ...
Aviation Week

Pentagon’s Megawatt Laser Demo To Highlight Recent Tech Breakthroughs

Smoke rose from a drone after it was shot down by a 50-kW laser mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker vehicle. Credit: U.S. Army High-energy lasers are having a long-overdue moment. Two incidents in late ...
CBS News

Why lasers, at $3 per shot, may be the next frontier for stopping drone attacks

One of America's most recognized and experienced broadcast journalists, Lesley Stahl has been a "60 Minutes" correspondent since 1991. Amid attacks from cheaply made Iranian Shahed drones, the U.S. is ...
Yahoo

A U.S. missile hit a girls' school in Iran. 'Smart' weapons are supposed to know better.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Iranian women embrace near the ruins of their apartment building in Tehran. U.S. and Israeli officials say their joint bombing ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the U.S. Lasers That Could Be Used to Counter Iranian Attacks

High-energy lasers can burn drones in the sky like a blowtorch. But they can be stymied by weather, and making them at scale will be a challenge. By Farah Stockman Farah Stockman covers manufacturing ...
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Dropping a 3D-printed JDAM from an RC plane – precision air test

Watch a 3D-printed JDAM bomb in action as it’s dropped from an RC plane. See how precise the targeting is and experience the thrill of airborne testing! #JDAM #3DPrinted #RCPlane #AirborneTest ...