Tag: MilitaryTechnology
Iran Turns to Chinese Missiles for Air Defense
Iran is preparing to receive 300 to 400 Chinese-made man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS), including QW-12 and FN-16 missiles, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters. First deliveries could arrive within weeks.The reported purchase comes as Tehran rebuilds an air-defense network degraded by months of U.S. and Israeli strikes. Iranian…
Drone War Is Pushing Beyond Electronic Jamming
For much of the drone war in Ukraine, electronic warfare offered one of the cheapest answers to one of the battlefield's cheapest threats. Jam the radio link between an FPV drone and its pilot, disrupt satellite navigation or flood the relevant frequencies, and a weapon costing hundreds or thousands of…
Britain Gives Ukraine Its Stone Cloak Technology
Britain will hand Ukraine the intellectual property behind its Stone Cloak electronic-warfare system, moving their defense partnership beyond supplying weapons toward sharing the technology needed to produce them at scale.Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to announce the transfer during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to a British naval base on…
US Probes Russian Role in Iran Strikes on CIA Sites
US intelligence officials are investigating whether Russia helped Iran attack CIA facilities by providing targeting intelligence or enhanced drone technology, although no firm conclusion has been reached. Moscow denied involvement.At least two CIA-linked sites were struck in March: the agency’s station inside the US Embassy in Riyadh and another facility…
