New UAV Capability Demonstrated for First Time
An enhanced capability was demonstrated during a test flight of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. The UAV doubled its missile capacity, carrying eight...
Autonomous Vessel will Support Surveillance and Patrol Missions
The US Coast Guard has ordered a 9-m aluminium-hulled vessel with autonomous navigation and control technology for its Research and Development Center (RDC).
Metal Shark...
SIRI – At Multi-Domain Battlefield
One of the challenges of the multi-domain battlefield is the huge amounts of data and a limited number of people to look at it...
Long Battery Life to Benefit Field Sensors
Troops are now able to gather intelligence without having to venture into a potential combat zone themselves. They also have the reassurance that they...
Restrictions on Chinese Chip Giant
The US has set restrictions on China's biggest chipmaker out of concerns about military use of technology.
The US Commerce Department sent a letter to...
AI Tech Prevailed During US Military Exercise
The US Army successfully used artificial intelligence to speed up targeting without human intervention during a recent exercise. Project Convergence is a new exercise...
Wearable Device Predicts Soldier’s Health
A highly contagious illness can really disrupt military operations, as in the case of the USS Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 stricken aircraft carrier last April...
Collaborative Effort to Process Information from Multiple Sensors
Emerging technologies such as cheap, lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles require more research on the information processing of data derived from multiple autonomous sensors. In...
New Spectrum-Sharing Effort
This summer, the White House and the Pentagon announced that the Defense Department was open to sharing spectrum between 3.45 to 3.55 GHZ, a...
Airport Security Checks – The Weak Link
One of the weak points in airports now with the COVID-19 pandemic is the trays used in the passenger security lanes. Several technological solutions...
AR to Save Time in Aircraft Maintenance
The dynamic and highly variable nature of the aircraft inspection environment brings challenges to implementing object and photo recognition to determine discrepancies in aircraft...
Unmanned Player Joins Air-to-Air Combat Arena
The US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone is about to become a "fighter plane" after successfully destroying a drone cruise missile target with the...
Cyber Security – Focus of US Government Efforts
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the Bureau’s new strategy for countering cyber threats in remarks at the National Cybersecurity Summit. The strategy, Wray explained,...
US Offering Practical Alternative Vis a Vis Chinese Threat
“Six of 10 aerial drones used by American state and local law enforcement agencies are Chinese-made,” according to the Heritage Foundation think tank. The...
Candidate Wanted for US Helicopter Program
Eight military forces around the world have already expressed interest in the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program. The program aims at developing a...
New Maritime Sensor Unveiled
A new maritime surveillance sensor system will identify and track smugglers, terrorists, or any other threat, day and night, on rough seas. The system...
Future of Air Combats – Teaming or Competition?
Will artificial intelligence replace military pilots or rather team with them? “I don’t see human pilots being phased out, I see them being enhanced,...
Small UAVs Providing Critical Visual Intelligence
UAV technology delivers critical situational awareness and tactical opportunities. The US Department of Defense supports the domestic small unmanned aerial system (sUAV) industry, further...
Security Screens Based on Artificial Intelligence
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screens 2.1 to 2.2 million travelers on an average weekday. Even though these numbers might be lower right...
Giant Deal in 5G Communications
5G networks are touted as promising an exponential leap in the amount and speed of wireless data, enabling advances in self-driving vehicles, virtual reality,...
Watch Robot-Dog in Action
The U.S. military has been interested in unmanned vehicles that can accompany troops moving on foot. It is over this backdrop that an unusual...
Next Development in Unmanned Naval Arena
The global unmanned surface vehicle market for defense and commercial uses is projected to reach USD 1,020 million by 2023, according to a Markets...
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Israeli Startup Raises $25 Million to Develop Underground Warfare Systems
Over the past several decades, nations and armed organizations have invested heavily in moving strategic assets underground. Combat tunnels, bunkers, ammunition depots, command centers,...
