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🚨 BREAKING: Kuwait International Airport released footage showing the IRGC Shahed-136 attack drone striking Terminal 1.
The Iranian regime's terror attack killed at least one civilian and wounded several others.
Milestones at White Sands are signaling a shift from promise to production for laser weapons.
@SecArmy Dan Driscoll personally tested AV's LOCUST® Laser Weapon System at White Sands Missile Range, following the FAA and @DeptofWar signing a landmark agreement enabling counter-drone lasers to operate alongside civil aviation.
With safety frameworks in place and real-world testing underway, AV's VP of C-UAS Directed Energy John Garrity says the question has shifted from "Can we build it?" to "How fast can we field it?"
Senior Director of Business Development Aaron Westman breaks down what this means for directed energy and counter-UAS at scale.
Read more: https://t.co/S8VIRDzmbQ
What started as basically a crewless HIMARS is fast turning into a real autonomous multi-domain launcher family. And it might be a Golden Dome shortcut not many are talking about. 👇
https://t.co/lJf26JPCTB
"IBCS connects any sensor to any shooter across the battlespace. RIG-360 frees the launcher from its parent radar. Containerized PAC-3 MSE systems put that launcher on a military or commercial truck. CAML eventually makes that truck autonomous." https://t.co/QbjQLCbxxa
Watch the transition that tells a big story.
Our hot-fire demonstration of a potential advanced propulsion solution for the @USArmy shows a flawless shift from solid rocket boost to ramjet propulsion. This breakthrough supports the Army’s need for extended range and faster speeds, showcasing Lockheed Martin’s offering for the Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 program: https://t.co/vyCWezhjlv
What started as basically a crewless HIMARS is fast turning into a real autonomous multi-domain launcher family. And it might be a Golden Dome shortcut not many are talking about. 👇
https://t.co/lJf26JPCTB
America's munitions production rate doesn't come close to what a conflict with a peer adversary would demand. Work is well underway to change that equation.
https://t.co/bAb1jAIQ13
CENTCOM SAID ALL IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACKS FAILED TO REACH THEIR TARGETS, INCLUDING TWO MISSILES FIRED TOWARD KUWAIT THAT FELL SHORT OR BROKE APART AND THREE MISSILES TARGETING BAHRAIN THAT WERE INTERCEPTED BY U.S. AND BAHRAINI FORCES.
Second round of Iranian ballistic missiles coming down on Kuwait at the moment, as Iran carries out its largest attack on a Gulf country in nearly a month.
Iran's attack on Kuwait this morning appears to be larger than the previous pair of missile raids.
Locals report multiple (4-5+) explosions in quick succession.
Footage of US forces firing an AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie as it attempted to run the US blockade of Iran in international waters.
"More than 14 months after it was awarded a U.S. Air Force engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Mach 2 F-47 air superiority fighter, Boeing says the program is “off to a good start.”
https://t.co/Enld5tSZdP
"With the new Kratos Spartan engine production facility established in late 2025, production is ramping up for the J85 and other Spartan engine models. Production rates are expected to be in the thousands by later this year and tens of thousands over the next few years" ~ KTOS