General Atomics Reveals Air-Launched Vektrex Swarm Concept

General Atomics Reveals Air-Launched Vektrex Swarm Concept

General Atomics has unveiled a new concept that packs multiple maneuvering glide projectiles into the Navy air launched standard missile variant. Overt Defense reports that the concept was showcased at the Euronaval twenty twenty-six exhibition in Paris. Exhibition imagery revealed six Vektrex maneuvering projectiles mounted inside the nose section of an AIM-one-seventy-four-B Gunslinger missile carried by an F-A-eighteen Super Hornet. Originally designed for specialized one-hundred-fifty-five-millimeter artillery shells, these unpowered projectiles use aerodynamic controls to glide and maneuver toward precision targets. After release from the host missile, each projectile separates to track targets independently using onboard sensors or execute modular electronic warfare and reconnaissance missions. The design aims to defeat sophisticated air defense networks without requiring internal rocket motors. As the Pentagon searches for munitions capable of penetrating contested airspace, multi-payload standoff weapons could redefine long-range naval strike doctrine.

Safran and MSI-DS Team Up on Naval Counter-Drone Turrets

Franco-British defense partners have secured an initial naval contract to deploy advanced optronic sights on thirty-millimeter counter-drone turrets. Naval News reported the agreement between Safran Electronics and Defense and MSI-Defence Systems at the Euronaval twenty twenty-six exhibition. Under the new contract, Safran will integrate its stabilized Vigeo gunner sight onto Seahawk DS-thirty-M gun mounts for a European NATO navy. The turrets are slated for installation on mine countermeasure vessels, with first deliveries scheduled to begin in twenty twenty-seven. The Vigeo system attaches directly to the thirty-millimeter mount, delivering day and night target acquisition, laser ranging, and automated fire control against uncrewed aerial threats. The partnership also covers the Terrahawk land system and incorporates non-kinetic options like the Skyjacker radio frequency jamming and remote takeover system. Equipping specialized vessels with dedicated counter-UAS turrets reflects how quickly NATO navies are hardening low-end surface assets against asymmetric aerial swarms.

US Army Evaluates FD-1 Drone Interceptors Over Baltic Sea

American air defense soldiers in Poland have completed live intercepts over the Baltic Sea using low-cost first-person-view drones. Defence Blog reports that the five-day evaluation took place during Operation Audacious Fury at the Ustka Training Area. The Tactics, Integration and Employment Battery of the Fifth Battalion, Fourth Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted the trials with the FD-one interceptor built by Mountain Horse Solutions. The battery focused on establishing cheaper kinetic magazine depth against Group One through Group Three drone threats without expending expensive air defense missiles. The FD-one can deploy in under two minutes, guided either autonomously by radar cues or flown directly by an operator into enemy drones. Soldiers previously trained on the Stryker-based Sergeant Stout air defense vehicle certified on the FPV system during the exercise. Standardizing low-cost interceptor training gives forward-deployed brigades a sustainable defense to defeat saturating drone swarms on the right side of the cost curve.

MTG Dolphin Bids OPV 90 For Hellenic Coast Guard Fleet

Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Dolphin has entered its OPV ninety design into the upcoming Greek competition for up to four armed offshore patrol vessels. Naval News revealed the proposal at the Euronaval twenty twenty-six exhibition in Paris. The Hellenic Coast Guard plans to acquire two patrol ships with an option for two more, an effort valued at roughly four hundred ninety-two million euros. MTG Dolphin plans to build the steel hulls at its Varna yard and conduct final outfitting at Skaramangas Shipyards in Greece. The eighty-meter vessel design features a flight deck and hangar for a helicopter and two vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicles. Integrating dedicated drone hangars into coast guard hulls ensures Greece can maintain persistent patrol operations across critical Mediterranean waters.

US Army Evaluates Australian Uncrewed Ground Vehicle in Hawaii

The United States Army has evaluated an uncrewed ground vehicle from Australia during contested logistics and medical evacuation trials in Hawaii. Defence Blog reports that the testing evaluated the All Terrain Robot built by Brisbane-based BIA5. The trials took place on November seventh at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu under an Accelerated Capability Event run by the Army. Soldiers tested the uncrewed platform across simulated casualty evacuation lanes and resupply routes spanning nearly three miles under active electronic warfare and denied GPS conditions. The platform carries remote cameras and monitors, while the company larger Warfighter variant can haul up to seven hundred thirty pounds across forty-five-degree slopes. Up to five top-performing systems will receive one hundred fifty thousand dollar awards and could be fielded with Pacific units within ninety days. Developing resilient autonomous ground vehicles gives distributed island units vital medical and supply lifelines when traditional evacuation channels are cut by enemy drones.

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