The Javelin Missile Is Getting a Next-Generation Infrared Upgrade
Modern armored vehicles are increasingly equipped with camouflage, thermal-management technologies and other measures intended to make them harder to identify and engage. At the...
An Entire Rocket Launch Site Will Be Able to Fit Into...
Traditional rocket launches depend on large, permanent spaceports containing launch pads, control systems and specialized ground equipment. That infrastructure is expensive, geographically fixed and...
Hackers Can Slip Through This CPU Defense in Just Nanoseconds
Modern processors routinely predict what software will do next so they can begin executing instructions before they are actually needed. This technique, known as...
A Clever Trap Tricked an AI Coding Agent Into Running Malware
AI coding agents are increasingly able to browse websites, download files, write programs and execute commands with limited human supervision. Those capabilities make them...
This Surveillance Drone Can Take Orders Directly From a Crewed Aircraft
Maritime surveillance requires military forces to monitor enormous areas while identifying ships, submarines and other potential threats as quickly as possible. Crewed patrol aircraft...
This Technology Gives Autonomous Drones Better Eyes in the Sky
Flying autonomously through complex environments requires more than knowing where a drone is. The aircraft must continuously understand what surrounds it, distinguish open routes...
This Drone Can Patrol Hundreds of Kilometers of Critical Infrastructure
Inspecting pipelines, power lines and transportation corridors presents a difficult logistical problem. These assets can stretch for hundreds of kilometers through remote terrain, making...
This Quantum-Inspired Tech Tests Thousands of Drone Designs at Once
Designing an efficient drone propeller involves far more than choosing the right diameter or number of blades. Small changes in blade geometry can affect...
WhatsApp Just Added Three New Ways to Keep Hackers Out
End-to-end encryption can keep the contents of a conversation private, but it cannot protect users if an attacker manages to take over the account...
This Solar-Powered Drone Could Watch the Battlefield for Weeks
Persistent surveillance is one of the biggest challenges in modern military operations. Conventional drones are limited by battery capacity or fuel, requiring frequent landings...
Four Times More Processing Power—Without a Bigger Drone
Small military drones are taking on increasingly complex missions, from reconnaissance and target tracking to autonomous navigation and coordinated swarm operations. Yet many of...
This AI System Connects Reports, Intelligence, and Risks Into One Dashboard
Large defense and government organizations often manage information across hundreds of disconnected sources. Reports, spreadsheets, databases, planning documents, and operational updates are typically stored...
This Researcher Used AI to Hack Almost Every Gadget on His...
Webcams, microphones, monitors and other computer accessories often appear to be simple peripherals, but many are effectively small computers with their own processors, memory...
A Missile No Heavier Than a Laptop Takes Aim at Drone...
The rapid spread of military drones has created a growing problem for air-defense forces. Many attack drones are inexpensive to produce, yet they are...
This One-Wheel Robot Could Replace Routine Security Patrols
Protecting large industrial sites, airports, campuses and critical infrastructure often requires continuous patrols over wide areas. Autonomous security robots are increasingly being used to...
AI Is Giving Military Analysts a New Way to Track the...
Modern military operations are influenced by more than events on the physical battlefield. Social media posts, messaging platforms, videos, news reports and foreign-language sources...
What If Cell Towers Could Secretly Hunt Drones?
Countering small drones has become increasingly difficult as unmanned aircraft grow smaller, cheaper, and more numerous. Traditional radar systems can detect many aerial threats,...
New AI Tracker Locks Onto Drones in Under a Second
The growing use of small drones on the battlefield is creating new challenges for military forces. Detecting an incoming unmanned aircraft is only the...
Why Build a Different Warhead for Every Weapon?
Modern militaries are fielding an increasingly diverse range of unmanned systems, from interceptor missiles and one-way attack drones to robotic ground vehicles. While these...
A New Cargo Drone Can Deliver Supplies Without Landing
Resupplying personnel in remote or contested areas is one of the most difficult challenges in military and emergency operations. Landing a drone to deliver...
This Drone Doesn’t Carry Weapons—It Hunts Electronic Threats
Modern battlefields are saturated with electronic activity. Radars, jammers, drone control stations, communications systems, and other emitters constantly transmit radio-frequency signals that can reveal...
This AI Gave Away the Secrets to Bypassing Its Own Defenses
Enterprise AI assistants are increasingly connected to emails, documents, search tools and persistent memory, giving them access to information that can be far more...
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This Rifle Upgrade Times Every Shot to Help Hit Fast-Moving Drones
Small drones have become a difficult target for infantry. They can approach quickly, change direction and present a much smaller target than a conventional...
