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

Small and medium-sized drones are forcing ground forces to rethink air defense. Fixed systems can protect bases and other permanent sites, but troops on...

Moving people and cargo quickly across coastal waters usually means choosing between two very different options. Boats can travel directly between ports but are...

Fixed-wing drones can travel farther and faster than many multirotor aircraft, but operating them can require more space, specialized launch and recovery procedures and...

Electronic warfare creates a tactical dilemma. Jamming hostile communications can protect troops and disrupt enemy operations, but transmitting interference can also reveal the location...

Cheap drones have created an expensive problem for air defense. Small UAVs can be deployed in large numbers, while shooting them down with conventional...

Electric boats face a problem familiar from the early days of electric cars: propulsion technology can advance faster than the infrastructure needed to recharge...

Modern combat aircraft can share crowded airspace with friendly fighters, allied forces and potential threats, sometimes while traveling at high speed and making decisions...

Light military vehicles face an uncomfortable tradeoff. They need to remain mobile enough to move personnel and equipment across difficult terrain, but crews may...

Drones are useful for surveillance and reconnaissance because they can remain overhead without putting a crew at risk. But they also create signatures that...

Autonomous vehicles, drones and military platforms increasingly depend on accurate positioning to understand where they are and navigate safely. But positioning becomes more difficult...

Light armored vehicles need to balance two requirements that often work against each other: mobility and protection. Troops operating in areas threatened by mines...

Drones have already removed soldiers from some of the most exposed battlefield tasks, but many dangerous jobs still require people on the ground. Moving...

Drone defense is relatively straightforward when protecting a permanent airbase or critical facility: sensors, command systems and other equipment can be installed around a...

INNOFENSE was created to identify promising technologies from the civilian market and help unlock their potential for defense applications. Following the progress achieved in...

Drone-on-drone interception becomes considerably harder as the target gets faster. An interceptor not only has to locate and approach another aircraft but also calculate...

Armored vehicles increasingly need to defend against threats coming from more than one direction. Crews may have to engage ground targets while simultaneously watching...

Armored vehicles protect their crews by separating them from the battlefield with thick layers of steel and composite armor. That protection creates an unavoidable...

Every electrical system inside a drone needs power, and delivering it normally means running wires through wings, fuselage sections, and other structural components. Those...

Making a small robot move quickly across unpredictable terrain presents a basic engineering problem. Tiny machines cannot carry large motors or heavy power systems,...

Making drones smaller creates an awkward navigation problem. Cameras become unreliable in darkness, smoke and dust, while LiDAR sensors and the processors needed to...

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