Defense

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Operating helicopters in the North Atlantic has always carried high risk. Harsh weather, long distances, and the growing presence of submarines make maritime aviation...

Security agencies continue to face a difficult tradeoff when screening for explosives and hazardous chemicals. Imaging systems such as X-ray and millimeter-wave scanners can...

For years, the U.S. Army’s vision for Future Vertical Lift helicopters and aircraft fleet was to engineer platforms that would be able to operate in...

Inspecting the underside of a ship is a difficult but important security task. Hulls can conceal structural damage, foreign objects or potentially dangerous devices...

A former US Military General claims that robots and smart machinery will constitute a third of the US military within the next 15 years. We...

Robots have steadily become smaller, cheaper, and more capable—but until now, true autonomy stopped at around the millimeter scale. Below that threshold, conventional designs...

XBOW, a pioneer in autonomous offensive security, has secured $120 million in Series C financing, elevating its valuation to unicorn status at over $1...

Modern military operations generate vast amounts of data, but turning that information into actionable insight at the right moment remains a challenge. Lessons learned...

Small autonomous drones have enormous potential for inspecting tunnels, warehouses, industrial facilities, and disaster zones. However, one limitation continues to hold them back: creating...

China displayed its technological arsenal with a number of air surveillance radars at the 11th Zhuhai Air Show in China. Among them were state-of-the-art...

Much has been said recently of preparedness for cyberattacks. Intelligence, homeland security, and defence departments and agencies are tasked with setting up defences, coming...

Autonomous systems struggle most at close range. While long-distance sensing is relatively mature, many accidents and failures occur within tens of meters, where blind...

Israel Ministry of Defense’s DDR&D (MAF’AT) and Procurement and Production Directorate have supplied the Ministry of Health 63 additional respirators made in Israel, from...

"Keiler" by the German company Rheinmetall is a next-generation armored breaching vehicle (ABV) designed to enhance battlefield operations by quickly clearing mines and enabling...

Small drones are becoming faster, more autonomous, and increasingly resistant to traditional countermeasures. Many counter-drone systems rely on electronic jamming or cyber techniques, but...

An armed drone is a very effective weapon, but it is important to understand the legal and moral repercussions of growing use of this...

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command revealed it was testing four-legged unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), or robot dogs, that are armed with artificial...

Autonomous vehicles rely on complex artificial intelligence architectures to interpret sensor data, adapt to changing road conditions and make split-second driving decisions. Many of...

Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward, particularly Boulevard Street, has seen a troubling rise in criminal activity, with locals reporting frequent sightings of gunfire and violent...

As part of the lessons learned from the events of October 7, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) highlights the need for a shift in...