Frankenburg Technology, an Estonian firm, has developed the Mark 1 missile—just 65 centimeters long and designed to counter Russian drones at one-tenth the cost of existing systems. CEO Kusti Salm says the $50,000 weapon will be "the most-needed capability in the Western world," with factories in two NATO countries producing hundreds per day. The AI-guided missile currently hits targets 56 percent of the time, aiming for 90 percent accuracy, offering a cost-effective alternat

Russia announced a successful test of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile on October 21, with the weapon flying for 15 hours and traveling 14,000 kilometers. President Vladimir Putin described it as having "unlimited range," though experts including Pavel Podvig of the Russian Nuclear Forces Project and Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute question its practicality and estimated $10 billion cost, calling it an expensive weapon with "doubtful practical value" i