The Engine That Could Push Hypersonic Missiles Even Farther
Hypersonic weapons promise unmatched speed and reach, but they are held back by a fundamental engineering problem: propulsion efficiency. Flying faster than Mach 5...
How Sensors Could Unlock Speed in Stealth Bombers
Stealth aircraft designers have long faced a hard tradeoff. Flying-wing bombers offer excellent range, efficiency, and low radar visibility, but they pay a price...
The Hypersonic Vehicle Built Almost Entirely by Printer
Developing vehicles that can travel at hypersonic speeds—Mach 5 and above—poses extreme engineering challenges. At such velocities, airframes are subjected to intense vibration, aerodynamic...
Listening Beneath the Waves: A New Era in Subsea Sensing
Monitoring activity beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most complex challenges in maritime operations. Traditional sonar systems provide valuable acoustic data, but...
Stay Inside, Stay Safe: Vehicles Turn Into Drone Control Hubs
Operating drones on the battlefield often requires soldiers to expose themselves outside armored vehicles, even in high-risk environments. While drones provide critical situational awareness,...
One Aircraft, Two Flight Modes – Now Proven
Urban air mobility has long faced a technical hurdle: combining vertical takeoff with efficient forward flight in a single, reliable platform. While helicopters can...
Reusable Rocket Engine Hits Hypersonic Milestone
Hypersonic systems promise significant advantages in speed and responsiveness, but their development has been slowed by a persistent challenge: most propulsion technologies are designed...
A Smart Bandage Can Use Engineered Cells to Speed Up Healing
Chronic wounds remain one of the more difficult problems in regenerative medicine. In many cases, the body fails to maintain the immune and signaling...
360° Sensors, Automated Targeting, and Rockets: Meet the New Drone Hunter
The rapid growth of battlefield drones has forced militaries to rethink short-range air defense. Small, unmanned aircraft are inexpensive, widely available, and increasingly capable...
This Unmanned Warship Packs Missiles With a 290-Km Strike Range
Unmanned surface vessels are rapidly evolving from reconnaissance platforms into armed combat systems capable of operating alongside conventional naval forces. As maritime threats become...
This Upgrade Could Eliminate One of Laser Weapons’ Biggest Weaknesses
High-energy laser weapons are steadily moving from development programs into operational military service, but maintaining them in the field remains a significant challenge. One...
This Anti-Drone System Doesn’t Just Find the UAV – It Finds...
Small commercial drones are increasingly becoming a security problem for military forces and critical facilities. Detecting an unauthorized UAV is only part of the...
5th Generation Pilots To Solve Biggest F-35 Setback
The F-35 is the newest American fighter-jet made by Lockheed-Martin, and is a stealth multirole fighter. The jet has been sold to many countries,...
China is Developing Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
China has made another step in the direction of developing hypersonic flight technology. Beijing is building a hypersonic wind tunnel to test hypersonic aircraft...
Urban Sensing Capabilities to Be Improved
The advancement of embedded technologies is driving a rapid growth of sensing technologies that can yield data from citywide deployments for monitoring, modeling, and...
Full Autonomy While Keeping Man-in-the-Loop: Insights from Future Forces Conference
The message from the intriguing Future Forces Conference held today was that armies are already adopting full autonomy technologies while keeping man-in-the-loop. The conference,...
Japan Seeks Help in Cybersecurity
Japan will be hosting the 2019 Rugby World Championship and the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, global events that are likely to attract attention from...
The Israeli Vehicles That Protect Soldiers from Mines
Two families of armored vehicles manufactured by an Israeli company supply protection to mounted soldiers at the battlefield and are designed for diverse defense,...
Miniature Submarine to Revolutionize Special Units Operations
A new underwater system provides a highly flexible undersea vehicle that can deliver payloads at distances of hundreds of miles without human intervention in...
New Tactical UAV will Upgrade French Army Capabilities
The French army will upgrade its capabilities with the arrival of the new Patroller tactical UAVs next year. The new system will bring about...
World’s First Autonomous Pilot Breathing System
The US Defense Department has been unable to find a root cause for pilots experiencing hypoxia-like symptoms, including disorientation, shortness of breath, confusion and...
Watch First Turkish-Made Helicopter on its Maiden Flight
Turkey's first locally-made helicopter, the multi-role T625 made its maiden flight in the capital Ankara. The helicopter has been designed and developed by Turkish...
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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....
