Russia’s New Helicopters
At the latest HeliRussia 2016 exhibition, Russian Helicopters unveiled two brand new (and one upgraded) unmanned aerial vehicles designed for a variety of tasks....
Speed Meets Firepower: The Next-Gen Battlefield Robot
Modern military operations are increasingly defined by speed, flexibility, and reduced risk to personnel. At the same time, forces operating in complex environments, such...
From the Ground to the Air – The Effort Continues
By ARIE EGOZI
Two unique Israeli active protection systems designed to defend tanks and APC's from rockets and shells, may be converted for use on...
Russia to Deploy Killer Drone Swarms
The Russian Army has been working on plans to develop small drones that operate in swarms. The drones are designed to shower enemy forces...
New Subterranean Warfare Technologies Experimented
Subterranean warfare has become an integral part of current and future combat. As part of its Subterranean (SubT) Challenge, the Defense Advanced Research Projects...
Gremlins Returned Safely to Base But Failed to Complete Their Mission
Recent attempts by the US military to retrieve swarming drones have failed. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has been leading the...
F-35 Too Buggy To Fly
The F-35 fighter jet’s software is so buggy, it could just ground the whole fleet, Vice’s Motherboard reports
The F-35’s logistics system is supposed to...
Boeing Awarded $65 Million to Sell Small Diameter Bomb
Boeing has been awarded with a $65 million contract to provide small diameter bomb to 12 nations over the course of 10 years. The...
IDF in Midst of Digital Transformation
Connectivity is the major enabler of cooperation among all the military arms at the battlefield. All the players are interconnected and operate with a...
Tracking the Untrackable: New Radar Takes on Hypersonic Missiles
Detecting hypersonic missiles remains one of the most difficult challenges in modern air defense. Traveling at speeds above Mach 5, these weapons generate extreme...
New Communications Node for Battlefield
The US Air Force has been investing in Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) as the foundational technology to connect its air, space and cyber...
Sea Based Radar – Finding the Right Replacement
When the Sea-Based X-Band radar 9 (SBX) will dry dock roughly around the 2020 time frame, it won’t affect the U.S. capability to detect...
Quantum Leap in Military Rotorcraft Capabilities
Rotorcraft require a heavy burden of maintenance due to flying at high speeds. An on-demand control technology of composite material behavior could enable a...
Pilots’ Head-Up Displays to Be Adjusted for Infantry
Augmented reality (AR) superimposes digital data on the physical world. By contrast, virtual reality (VR) is when the user sees only digital imagery. AR...
Will Chip Giant Recover US Defense Industry?
The global shortage of semiconductors sees a large number of industries, ranging from consumer electronics to automotive and defense, struggling to secure key components...
Solution for Multi-Dimensional Airspace Challenge?
Airspace management has become a major concern in military and civilian realms alike. One of the challenging problems in the military sphere is that...
Turning Point in Medical Care on Battlefield
Medical care on the battlefield is taking a new turn. The US Army is looking to autonomous vehicles, including unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), to...
Uncrewed Submarines – the Future of Naval Warfare
There is a worldwide growing significance in modern maritime security of drone submarines, also called "uncrewed underwater vehicles" (UUVs). These UUVs are becoming increasingly...
Much Needed Transparency to AI
One of the challenges involved with the use of artificial intelligence is trust. While machine learning algorithms show promise for defense systems, determining how...
Refueling a UAV mid-air
The U.S navy plans to test aerial refueling capabilities on its experimental carrier-launched UAV. The X-47B, an unmanned aerial vehicle, will be tested in...
This Mapping Tech will Distinguish Different Tree Species
Updated geospatial data is needed more and more in order to enhance the situational awareness of soldiers at the field. One World Terrain (OWT)...
Multi-Year Experiment Expected to Improve Urban Warfare Capabilities
The US Marine Corps is planning to launch a multi-year urban-combat operations experiment this summer. The service is asking defense firms and universities to...
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A New Robot Submarine Built for Stealth Strike Missions
As unmanned systems expand across air and land domains, underwater autonomy is becoming an increasingly important area of military development. Traditional submarines remain highly...
