Virtual Training to Enhance Units Effectivity During Operations
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted NSC, a software engineering company providing training and simulation products, to deliver unit-based virtual training (UBVT)...
Private Manufacture – Shift in Indian Army Policy
India gives a major military contract to private companies. The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), India’s first indigenous 155mm/52-caliber towed artillery gun, will...
Transferring Classified Data Through Secure Handheld Devices
DARPA has launched a program to develop secure handheld networks. The Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program will...
Weaponized Drones – Is It an ISIS Strategy?
ISIS supporters on social media were boasting that the terror group now has an air force after the Islamic State released on January 24th...
New Bomb Disposal Robot to Neutralize Car Bombs
A new bomb disposal and tactical robot was launched recently. The Avenger Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) robot has been engineered to provide police and...
Israeli Heron UAS Leasing Extended by Germany
Germany has decided to extend the leasing contract of the Heron UAS, a surveillance unmanned aerial system. IAI's Heron have recently reached 30,000 operational...
AI Scientists will Help Advance Naval Sensor Technology
A new, multiyear commitment to support the integration of modern "smart" technology into existing systems critical to the country's defense was launched by Indiana...
US Army Picks New Pistol
The U.S. Army recently awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the next service pistol based on the company's P320 handgun....
The Face of the Bubbling Armed UAV Industry
The extensive use of drones by the US in Iraq and Afghanistan has raised debates over issues like civilian deaths, international law, efficacy of...
Upgrades For Indian Tanks? Come To Israel
Recently ordered Russian T-90MS tanks of the Indian Army will come without advanced protections systems, prompting India to weigh the acquisition of these defenses...
New Bullet Proof Jackets – Better Mobility to Special Forces
The Indian Air Force will equip Its special forces with bullet-proof jackets. Learning lessons from experience of its Garud commandos during the Pathankot airbase...
New Artillery Warhead for Fight Against ISIS
A new artillery warhead is retiring an outdated cluster-bomb round on the battlefields for U.S. Army Central in the Middle East and Southwestern Asia....
New Rifle for Long Range Accuracy
Beretta unveiled it’s new Tikka T3X TAC A1 tactical bolt-action rifle at SHOT Show 2017.
Tikka rifles are made in Finland. According to Tikka’s website,...
US Steps Up Anti-UAV Measures
With the increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles on the military sphere, there has been a growing demand for anti-UAV defence systems, that are...
Pentagon in Search for New Developments in Robotics
The Pentagon has been assembling a large network of government, private-sector and academic technology experts in an attempt to secure access to critical technologies...
Russian Stealth Fighter to Be Tested Soon
Russia’s T-50 PAKFA fifth-generation stealth fighter is about to undergo flight testing by military pilots for the first time. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)...
New Command Suite Integrates Information on Single Display
A new version of an integrated command suite was released recently, enabling the organization and collapsing of previously disparate data and systems from different...
Disposable Drone Will Vanish After Accomplishing Mission
A new research project funded by DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is developing an autonomous drone made out of cardboard that...
US Military Adopts Microsoft’s Hologram Technology
Microsoft’s HoloLens hologram headset systems are already being used in the Australian, Ukrainian and Israeli military forces, and now the US military is also...
New Sniper System – Under Development
The Russian Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) is developing the KSV heavy sniper system for the Russian Armed Forces. The Russian military is planning to...
New Laser System Developed for Future Battlefield
Researchers at BAE Systems believe that within the next 50 years, battlefield commanders may deploy a new type of directed energy laser system, called...
Submarine-Hunting Unmanned Vessel Will Get Warfare Capabilities
The US navy is expanding the mission capabilities of its experimental submarine-hunting drone ship so that it can engage in surface warfare missions, fire...
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Military AI Partnership Focuses on Cyber Defense and Threat Monitoring
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a core military capability, but turning promising algorithms into tools that soldiers can actually use remains a significant challenge....
