Military

BAE Systems has secured a $70 million contract to manufacture missile tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block VI Virginia-class submarines, significantly enhancing the firepower...

Low-cost drone swarms have exposed a growing imbalance in modern air defense. Small, unmanned aircraft can cost only a few thousand dollars and be...

Doctrine for armed uncrewed vehicles working alongside armed humans is still new across the world, and testbeds are a valuable way to explore what,...

BlackSky Technology Inc. has reached a significant achievement with its first AI-enabled analytics derived from imagery captured by its new Gen-3 satellite. Launched on...

The New York-based technological startup ZeroMark has secured funding to advance the development of its handheld counter-drone technology, which is based on Israel’s Iron...

A new report on global trends in suicide terrorism shows that during 2014 more than 4,300 people in more than fifteen countries were killed...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is taking steps to accelerate its adoption of 5G communication capabilities, which promise to provide users with lightning-fast...

Taiwan's Navy conducted a successful first-ever fly-over demonstration using the locally developed Albatross tactical unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV) in Pingtung. The drone, developed by...

The emergence of next-generation immersive devices like the Oculus Rift and Microsoft HoloLens has increased interest in using mixed reality to simulate training, enhance...

Large defense and government organizations often manage information across hundreds of disconnected sources. Reports, spreadsheets, databases, planning documents, and operational updates are typically stored...

The riots and disturbances in Jerusalem and its outskirts in recent months have one again proven the need for non-lethal crowd dispersal means. In fact,...

Harris Corporation has been awarded a five-year, $500 million ceiling, single-award IDIQ contract from the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Geospatial intelligence relates to...

The UK will develop new systems that will allow missiles in flight to communicate with one another. The British Ministry of Defence is investing...

Israel’s Ministry of Defense will purchase relays and components for the Merkava battle tanks and Namer APCs for NIS 190 million from Ashot Ashkelon,...

The largest wildfire in California history serves as a reminder that the trend of increasingly larger and faster-moving blazes may require new methods and...

In the future, enemy radars are likely to use technologies and software to make it harder to identify their signals and locate their source....

Traditional mapping tools, such as quadcopters or short-range surveillance drones, lack the capabilities to perform mid-range mapping reconnaissance tasks, particularly in environments that are...

The United States has a responsibility to ensure minimal civilian casualties during airstrikes, including those conducted by allies and coalition nations. Collateral damage involves...

The  annual Terrorism and Political Violence Map published recently has highlighted 2015 as the most lethal year for terrorist violence in Europe in nearly...

European nations are increasing their efforts to prepare for the future of warfare, in which cyberwarfare plays a major role. Europe’s first live-fire cyber...

According to Iraqi officials, ISIS launched two chemical attacks near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. A 3-year-old girl was killed, some 600 were wounded, and...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are exploring a new approach to improve recovery from battlefield blast injuries using zinc. The team’s...