A Fold-Wing Drone That Delivers EW Where Big Platforms Can’t
Electronic warfare is no longer confined to large ships, fixed sites, or crewed aircraft. In littoral environments—where coastlines, islands, and narrow waterways limit maneuvering...
When Light Meets Steel: Laser-Armed UAVs Reshaping Aerial Combat
Modern aerial battlefields are becoming increasingly congested, characterized by a proliferation of small, low-cost threats that prove challenging and often uneconomical to intercept using...
Why Air-Launched Drones Are the Next Air Defense Challenge
Air defenses are increasingly being shaped by the types of threats they face. Slow, propeller-driven drones are relatively easy to detect and engage once...
Fast, Heavy, and Getting Smarter: Inside a Naval Upgrade Cycle
Naval platforms are being asked to do more for longer, often in environments that place heavy strain on hulls, propulsion systems, and onboard electronics....
Attack Helicopter Now Blasts Drones Out of the Sky Mid-Air
The rapid spread of small unmanned aerial systems on today’s battlefield has created a new challenge for attack helicopters. Platforms originally optimized for engaging...
No Pilot, No Problem: The Rise of “Loyal Wingman” Drones
As air forces adapt to more contested environments, there is growing demand for platforms that can operate alongside manned aircraft while reducing risk to...
Clearing Naval Mines Without Putting Sailors at Risk
Naval mines remain one of the most persistent threats in maritime security. Relatively inexpensive and easy to deploy, they can disrupt shipping lanes, block...
Extending Flight Range Without Adding Risk
Carrier-based aviation is under pressure to extend its operational reach while reducing the workload on manned aircraft. Fighter jets are often tasked not only...
A $200M Buyout of an Israeli Company Signals the Growing Importance...
As military operations become increasingly data-driven, defense companies are racing to integrate software capable of coordinating sensors, drones, air defense systems, and battlefield assets...
This Universal Codec Could Help Military Networks Talk to Each Other...
Modern military communications systems face a persistent challenge: every network, radio, satellite link, and data channel experiences different types of interference, signal degradation, and...
This New System Clears Minefields and Marks Safe Routes in One...
Minefields remain one of the most dangerous obstacles on the battlefield. Before armored vehicles or troops can advance, engineers must first clear explosive hazards...
This Unmanned Fighter Just Fired a Supersonic Missile for the First...
Modern air-defense systems are forcing combat aircraft to engage targets from ever greater distances. Flying too close to heavily defended areas increases the risk...
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...
DARPA To Use Organisms To Monitor The Ocean
The world's vast oceans and seas offer seemingly endless spaces in which adversaries can maneuver undetected. The U.S. military deploys networks of manned and...
Revolutionary Tech to Add Visual Aspect to Mine Detection
Clearing routes from hidden explosives and mine detection operations using the current minesweeping technology can sometimes pose risk to the soldiers. A revolutionary solution...
New App to Use Smartphone Capabilities in Battlefield
While Intel ceases development on several wearable devices and shutting down its New Devices Group (NDG) in Israel, the US Pentagon has been advancing...
New Marksman Rifle to Showcase More Accuracy
After 9/11, the U.S. Army and Marines saw a need for a rifle that could reach out and hit targets at a greater distance...
Wearable Drone Detection Device Exposed
Infantry troops can now carry a portable drone detection device on their body. MyDefence is launching its third product in the WINGMAN series of...
Meet Soldier’s Best Friend
The Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) is a hydraulic-powered exoskeleton suit intended to support soldiers on the battlefield and allow them to transport heavy...
Exceptional Achievements to Quadcopter in Urban Setting
A program based on advanced algorithms designed to turn small air and ground systems into team members that could autonomously perform tasks dangerous for...
US-Israel Cooperation in Counter UAV Efforts
19The threat of drones has been increasing in recent years. Israel and the U.S. which have been at the forefront of air defense cooperation...
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Synthetic Threats Bring New Complexity to Real Air Combat Training
Large-scale air combat exercises face a practical limitation: creating a realistic battlefield can require dozens of aircraft, support platforms and air-defense systems operating simultaneously....
