New SIG SAUER XRAY9-CUAS Electro-Optic Provides Counter Drone Targeting and Engagement Advanced disturbed reticle technology utilizes remote weapon station platform applied to a mounted electro-optic NEWINGTON, N.H., (October 13, 2026)?– SIG SAUER, an industry-leading manufacturer of cutting-edge firearms, electro-optics, ammunition, and advanced concepts, unveiled at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) trade show the SIG SAUER XRAY9-CUAS. The all-new counter unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) electro-optic from SIG SAUER combines several technologies to deliver a new capability to combat drone attacks. “We fast-tracked the XRAY9-CUAS because the capability is needed for today’s battlefield,” said Andy York, President, SIG SAUER Electro-Optics. “Our heritage began and continues in firearms. We’re also driving innovation in remote weapon stations and electro-optics because at our core our focus is to protect and support our men and women in uniform. With the XRAY9-CUAS, a soldier can point and shoot to combat drones with the new electro-optic compensating for a range of factors to eliminate the threat.” Mounted to a counter-UAS weapon system, the XRAY9-CUAS uses advanced electro-optical technologies to quickly engage drones, similar to the targeting system in the SIG SAUER remote-controlled weapon station. The XRAY9-CUAS uses a proprietary SWIR laser rangefinder system and onboard slew-rate sensors…
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More than 200 airmen training with the Air Force’s 368th Training Squadron spent Feb. 27 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, learning about unmanned aerial systems during an exercise designed to cultivate Air Force airmindedness and the warrior ethos. The training squadron, based at Fort Leonard Wood, provides initial skills and…
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Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels traded strikes Monday and Tuesday, disrupting regional travel and endangering energy infrastructure. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Saudi Arabia retaliated for weekend attacks on the Riyadh airport, which prompted some regional airlines to suspend service to the Saudi capital,…
MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 — Abram Scientific, a medical device company focused on advancing next-generation coagulation diagnostics, today announced that it has been awarded a contract of up to $8.3 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance its rapid, handheld blood coagulation testing platform CoagCare™…
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Northrop Grumman and Barrett Firearms Forge Strategic Collaboration on Precision Grenadier System Strategic alliance will advance Precision Grenadier System, getting capability to the warfighter faster Strategic agreement signing between Northrop Grumman and Barrett. Pictured are Bryan James, CEO of Barrett, and Jenna Paukstis, Vice President and General Manager of the…
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MoreFederal agents raided the Washington, DC, area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, the Associated Press reported. Two people familiar with the search told AP it was conducted by agents of the Department of Homeland Security. Subscribe Today Get daily…
The price of Brent crude oil on Monday morning topped $105 per barrel—a two-week high—amid an escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Houthis, an Iran-aligned group. President Donald Trump said Saturday he may join Saudi Arabia’s retaliatory strikes following attacks by the Houthis including on the main…
MATBOCK Monday: Next Gen Tarsier Eclipse For more than a decade, the Tarsier Eclipse has been MATBOCK’s number-one selling product. Today MATBOCK introduces its successor, the Tarsier Eclipse Pro. The original Tarsier Eclipse was built on the streets of Sadr City around one problem we kept facing: the need to…
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The range is quiet except for the sound of a sling shifting across nylon and metal. The rifle moves from one position to the next. Nothing dramatic happens. No missed targets. No timer. No visible failure. Then the stock catches on a piece of gear. The sling binds during a…
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains of 250 service members missing from past conflicts in fiscal year 2026, surpassing its previous record of 231 set last year. The last identification was Army Capt. Albert P. Wilcox from California. He was a prisoner of war in the Philippines…
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The State Department confirmed that one American was among the 12 reported dead from the Houthis’ Saturday strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The statements released after the attack Saturday and Sunday did not disclose the victim’s name. The Yemeni front in the wider Middle Eastern…
