A New Robot Makes Explosives No Longer Stand a Chance
Explosive ordnance disposal remains one of the most dangerous missions on the modern battlefield. Even when technicians do everything right, repeated exposure to blast...
The Cybersecurity Playbook Built for Grid Disruption and Geopolitical Crises
Energy infrastructure is becoming a prime target in modern cyber conflict. Power generation, transmission, and distribution systems are increasingly digital, interconnected, and exposed, while...
Air Defense Is Shifting from Quality to Quantity — Carefully
Growing missile arsenals are placing unprecedented pressure on air and missile defense systems. Ballistic threats are no longer limited to a small number of...
Iron Dome Set the Standard, but Now Others Are Building Their...
For much of the post–Cold War period, the United Kingdom invested relatively little in homeland air and missile defense. Long-range ballistic threats were seen...
How Cyberattacks Were Used to Open the Door for Military Strikes:...
Cyber operations are increasingly seen as a way to shape the battlefield before the first aircraft or ground unit moves. Power grids, communications networks,...
A Budget Hypersonic Missile With Big Strategic Implications
Modern air- and missile-defense systems face a growing imbalance: interceptors are becoming increasingly expensive, while offensive weapons—especially drones and guided munitions—are rapidly decreasing in...
A Quantum Walkie-Talkie That Doesn’t Believe in Dead Zones
Maintaining communication in remote or obstructed terrain remains a persistent challenge for border and special-operations units. Steep valleys, dense forests, and rugged highlands often...
Engineers Flip the Script with a Reverse-Engineered Drone
Modern militaries face a growing challenge: traditional unmanned aircraft such as MALE-class drones offer advanced ISR and strike capabilities, but their high cost and...
This One-Way Drone Moves More Like a Missile Than a UAV
As short-range air-defense systems improve, many unmanned aircraft are being intercepted long before they reach their targets. Slow propeller-driven drones, even in large numbers,...
Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Could Change the Game
Hypersonic weapons have traditionally been associated with long development cycles, specialized materials, and extremely high production costs. These factors have limited their deployment and...
A New Kind of Jet Could Change Air Superiority
Building an aircraft that can fly several times faster than sound has always been one of aviation’s hardest engineering challenges. At hypersonic speeds, temperatures...
A Rising Tide of Acquisitions: Israeli Technologies Fuel the Next Phase...
Israel’s defense-technology sector has entered a period of accelerated consolidation, with eight companies acquired over the past three months by major international defense and...
OpenAI Blocks Accounts Linked to Foreign Surveillance and Cyber Activity
OpenAI has recently taken action against several user accounts it says were attempting to misuse its ChatGPT platform for surveillance and cyber operations. The...
Massive SIM Card Network Dismantled in Suspected Telecom Disruption Campaign Ahead...
U.S. authorities have uncovered and dismantled a large-scale covert network of electronic devices capable of severely disrupting cellular communications across New York City. The...
Earth Mapping Enhanced with Space-Based LiDAR Technology
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is investing $5 million in a Florida-based startup, NUVIEW, to advance the development of space-based LiDAR technology. The...
Russian Cyber Group Exploits Old Cisco Vulnerability for Strategic Espionage
A Russian state-linked cyber espionage group has been found actively exploiting a known vulnerability in Cisco networking equipment, despite a patch being available for...
Illegal Arms Smuggling Case Reveals North Korea’s Use of U.S. Supply...
A Chinese national living unlawfully in the United States has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in smuggling U.S.-origin firearms,...
From Collection to Action: Navy Rethinks Data Flow in Combat Operations
The US Navy is preparing to roll out a new strategy designed to speed up how it uses data with artificial intelligence, as it...
US Allegedly Embeds Trackers in AI Chip Shipments to Enforce Export...
US law enforcement agencies have reportedly been embedding location tracking devices in select shipments of high-performance AI chips as part of ongoing efforts to...
The Drone Marketplace for Faster Military Procurement
In recent years, commercial drones have been playing a more and more important role in frontline operations. Now, the U.S. Army is reportedly set...
U.S. Federal Court Filing System Allegedly Under Cyber Surveillance by Kremlin-Linked...
New details have emerged suggesting Russian-linked hackers may be behind a serious cyber intrusion into the U.S. federal judiciary's electronic case filing system. According...
The Reconnaissance Drone in Your Pocket – Army Tests New Micro-Drones
In a significant step toward modernizing battlefield intelligence, the U.S. Army is deploying miniature drones designed to support soldiers with immediate, on-the-ground situational awareness....
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The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
