Egypt to Acquire RQ-20B Puma UAVs
Egypt is to acquire and field the AeroVironment (AV) RQ-20B Puma II AE tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
The Air Force Of The Future
The US Air Force is gearing up for large technology research, requesting some $2.5 billion for research in its budget for fiscal year 2017....
Metaverse – Expect Wealth of Commercial and Military Applications
This year, the Oculus Virtual Reality app by Facebook (now: Meta) was the most downloaded application on Apple’s App Store on December 25, suggesting...
NATO Member to Receive Four MQ-9B UAVs
Four MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be built for Belgium under terms of a $188.9 million contract. The US Department of State...
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...
The Albatross Conducted First Flight Test
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...
A Chinese Airfield For Drone Patrols Over Disputed Islands
China has reconditioned a front-line airfield for patrolling the Diaoyutai islands over which it is in a dispute with Japan.
The drone flights are intended...
Ex-DARPA Chief: Technology Advancing Too Fast For Governments
The former head of the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Kaigham (Ken) Gabriel, has warned that technology is advancing too fast for...
AUSA 2014
AUSA 2014 is currently being held in Washington until October 15. Having begun yesterday, October 13, the annual meeting and exposition, complete with lectures...
Full Color Night Vision For Soldiers
The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has been planning on increasing the lethality and capabilities of its soldiers during night time missions. A...
Stealth Capability – Also from Aircraft Carrier
China is interested in developing a target detection system for stealth aircraft. Its Navy is under pressure to speedily develop carrier battle groups as...
US Army Testing Thermite Blowtorch for Breaching Operations
The U.S. Army has managed to redesign the thermite grenade in order to make it work as a tiny blowtorch, capable of cutting through...
US Army Develops Electronic Anti-Drone Solutions
The U.S. Air Force recently zapped an Islamic State drone with an electronic weapon, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
The service targeted...
Military Autonomous Vehicle Approved for Civilian Uses
More unmanned systems targeted at a range of military needs are now applied to civilian systems. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a leading National...
Turkish Suicide Drone Ready for Operative Use
A suicide drone developed by a Turkish company has become operational. Ismail Demir, the Turkish Undersecretary of Defense Industry (SSM) and Chairman of Defense...
US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have designed and developed novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone...
Machine Gun Added To Robotic Humvee
The U.S. Army is now sending a robotic Humvee to the gun range to see if an autonomous vehicle can accurately engage targets with...
Why Navies Are Focusing on How Autonomous Vessels Are Tested, Not...
Autonomous maritime systems are advancing faster than the frameworks designed to prove they are safe. Unmanned surface vessels increasingly rely on AI-based perception to...
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Intelligent Exoskeletons Connect To Human Behavior
Exoskeletons (external skeletons) are designed to help soldiers with heavy loads and give their limbs extra movement, strength and endurance. But soldiers often face...
New Zealand is Replacing Its Infantry Rifle
Two new types of weapons are being bought by the New Zealand Defence Force at a cost of $4 million in order to...
Israeli Heron-1 UAV to Play Role in Fight Against Terror in...
UAVs from Singapore's UAV Command have been deployed in the fight against terror in Afghanistan. The unmanned aerial vehicles are the Heron-1 manufactured by...
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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....
