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🎯 General Atomics and Rafael Unveil Bullseye Guided Munition with GA-EMS Launcher

🎯 General Atomics and Rafael Unveil Bullseye Guided Munition with GA-EMS Launcher

The new system enables multi-domain targeting from air, sea, or ground platforms using a high-speed railgun-style launcher paired with GPS/INS-guided projectiles.

Dallas Hartley
April 09, 2025

🫰 DoD Leaders Urge Allies to Increase NATO Defense Spending LINK

🧑‍🚀 U.S. Needs Space-Based Weapons to Win Future Conflicts, Spacecom Head Says LINK

⛴️ U.S. Navy Expands Use of Armed Drone Boats for Manned-Unmanned Operations LINK

🎯 General Atomics and Rafael Unveil Bullseye Guided Munition with GA-EMS Launcher LINK

💫 Space Force Launches ‘Orbital Watch’ to Share Threat Intel with Commercial Operators LINK

🎱 Plus 8 other news stories you may like

Top Pentagon leaders reaffirmed their call for NATO members to meet or exceed the 2% GDP spending benchmark, citing urgent threats from Russia and China.
Officials emphasized that underinvestment by key allies undermines collective defense and strains U.S. forces, especially in Eastern Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
With Trump administration pressure mounting, allied nations are facing renewed scrutiny over their military budgets ahead of this summer’s NATO summit.

Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of U.S. Space Command, warned that America must develop space-based weapons if it wants to maintain an advantage in future wars.
While emphasizing deterrence, Whiting said kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities are needed to defeat enemy satellites and defend U.S. space assets.
His comments reflect growing urgency to militarize orbit as China and Russia expand their counter-space arsenals and satellite targeting systems.

The U.S. Navy is expanding deployment of drone boats equipped with lethal payloads, designed to operate autonomously or alongside crewed vessels.
These unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) will serve in surveillance, escort, and direct strike roles in contested maritime environments.
The move is part of a broader shift toward distributed lethality, enabling naval task forces to operate more flexibly in high-risk theaters.

General Atomics and Rafael have partnered to integrate the Bullseye guided munition with GA’s Electromagnetic Systems launcher, creating a precision strike capability.
The new system enables multi-domain targeting from air, sea, or ground platforms using a high-speed railgun-style launcher paired with GPS/INS-guided projectiles.
Officials say the system is well-suited for fast-paced conflict environments where precision, speed, and survivability are mission-critical.

The Space Force has rolled out “Orbital Watch,” a program to provide commercial satellite operators with near-real-time threat data on hostile actions in orbit.
The initiative is designed to enhance public-private coordination as adversary nations increase their targeting of commercial assets in wartime scenarios.
Orbital Watch marks a shift in U.S. space strategy, emphasizing transparency, deterrence, and faster collective situational awareness across military and civilian space users.

Space Force Launches Orbital Watch to Share Threat Data with Commercial Operators LINK
NATO Vice Admiral Fired Amid Internal Misconduct Investigation LINK
EUCOM Commander Urges U.S. to Keep Troops in Europe Long-Term LINK
U.S. to Deploy MQ-4C Triton Drones to Okinawa for ISR Near Taiwan LINK
U.S. Navy Commissions USS Iowa, Latest Virginia-Class Fast Attack Submarine LINK
U.S. Navy Expects Delays in July Delivery of New Aircraft Carrier LINK
Amphibious Navy, Marine Corps Force Under Pressure to Modernize LINK
Navy CIO Signals Plans to Work With DOGE on Software Modernization LINK

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