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Monitoring vast stretches of ocean is a demanding task for maritime security forces. Patrol boats and crewed aircraft can investigate suspicious activity, but covering...

Keeping drones operational around the clock requires more than aircraft and trained operators. Batteries must be recharged, drones need to be launched and recovered,...

Conventional aircraft bombs can be effective against exposed targets, but fortified structures present a different challenge. Reinforced concrete, hardened shelters and other protective barriers...

Hypersonic missiles offer the ability to strike targets at extremely high speeds, but their cost and specialized launch infrastructure can limit how many a...

Supplying troops becomes considerably harder when roads are damaged, convoys are exposed to attack or units are scattered across remote positions. Aircraft can bypass...

Getting ammunition, equipment and medical supplies to frontline troops is often one of the most dangerous parts of military logistics. The final stretch between...

Small drones present a difficult challenge for mobile air-defense systems. Their size, speed and unpredictable movements make them hard to track, while vehicles protecting...

Military logistics becomes considerably more complicated when communications are unreliable. Moving ammunition, equipment and supplies between dispersed units requires constant decisions about routes, resources...

Armored vehicle crews already have plenty to manage during combat, from navigating difficult terrain and monitoring threats to operating weapons and communicating with other...

Bomb disposal robots are already used to keep specialists away from explosives, but there are limits to what conventional machines can do. Tracked platforms...

Drones are becoming a growing threat to ships, ports and other maritime assets, but detecting small aircraft over open water creates its own challenge....

A fighter pilot does not need to see a threat for it to be dangerous. Radar and other electromagnetic emissions can reveal that an...

GPS has become fundamental to modern drones and guided systems, but it also creates a vulnerability. Satellite signals can be jammed or spoofed, potentially...

Air-defense systems depend on detecting a threat early enough to identify it, track it and decide how to respond. Ground-based radars and other sensors...

Moving supplies or wounded personnel across the battlefield can expose soldiers to mines, artillery, drones and direct fire. Ground robots offer a way to...

Armored vehicles increasingly face threats from two directions at once. Infantry fighting vehicles still need enough firepower and protection to confront troops and armored...

Military forces are adding drones and uncrewed ground vehicles faster than ever, but deploying more robots creates a new problem: someone still has to...

Long-range precision strikes are becoming increasingly difficult as electronic warfare disrupts GPS and communications links across the battlefield. Ground forces need weapons that can...

Counter-drone systems have a reaction-time problem. If a hostile UAV is only detected or disrupted once it enters the range of a handheld jammer,...

Counter-drone weapons face a growing range problem. As unmanned aircraft become faster, more maneuverable and capable of operating farther from their targets, air-defense systems...

Battery weight remains one of the biggest constraints on electric drones and autonomous systems. Adding more cells can extend range or endurance, but the...

Precision weapons face a growing navigation problem. GPS can be jammed or unavailable, while weapons that depend on continuous external targeting may lose their...