Special Forces
A New Generation of Squad Weapons for the U.S. Army
As part of a $20 million deal with Sig Sauer, the US military is replacing its M4 rifle and M249 automatic squad weapons with...
Watch a Successful Live-Fire Demo of an A-UGV
A Rheinmetall A-UGV successfully completed a variety of complex tasks during a live-fire drill held in April for delegations from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark,...
Discover The New Underwater Drone of the US Navy
In the depths of the sea, the pencil-shaped underwater vehicle can track, gather information, patrol and neutralize mines utilizing a variety of technologies and...
Robot Dog On Its First Mission With The National Guard
Security Forces Squadron of the Portland Air National Guard is the first Guard unit in the U.S. to receive a new robot dog. A...
US Army’s Next Project: AI for Battlefield Decision-Making
In the past decade, artificial intelligence has become present in nearly every aspect of civilian and military life. The widespread use of AI and...
US Special Operations Forces Are Getting Most Updated Helicopters
The MH-47 Chinook helicopter variants are the primary heavy-lift transport helicopters for the U.S. Army’s Special Operations. Six new helicopters will be built for...
Military Free Fall Exercises Remotely Monitored by UAV
MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft helped track a high-altitude exercise of the US Army. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) provided the US Army with technical...
Special Operations Forces to Test Disposable Resupply Glider
Autonomous resupply gliders will take part in a large-scale US Special Operations Command exercise later this year. The Department of Defense needs to supplement...
Israel Air Force’s United School for Elite Units Inaugurated
The Israeli Air Force opened the 7th Wing’s united school for elite air units. The school will instruct and train the Air Force’s special...
Advanced Swarm Platform to be Integrated in Special Operations
Operational, intelligent swarming aircraft autonomy will be integrated into US Air Force unmanned platforms. The combat-proven Hivemind autonomy software will advance the autonomous collaboration...
Meet Special Operations Forces’ New Machine Gun
Units of the French Special Operations Command will be the first military force to adopt the latest FN ENVOLYS machine gun. The weapon was...
Optics Matter the at Battlefield
The US Army has been investing in potential replacements for its aging combat weapons for many years. However, to fully maximize the capabilities of...
Building’s Inside Layout Can be Predicted from External Appearance
Urban warfare will be a defining characteristic of future conflict. Being able to predict the layouts of buildings would be a big boost to...
Back to the Future? Special Operations’ New Vehicle
French special forces will begin testing Flyboard Air - an individual air-mobility platform. France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly said the decision...
Advanced Drone Used by UK’s Elite Unit
A UK elite unit was equipped with advanced drone technology when responding to the suicide bombing incident in Liverpool on November 14.
A taxi driver...
Amphibious Capability Developed for Special Forces Operations
The U.S. Air Force is reportedly fast-tracking the development of an amphibious version of the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft.
Renderings of the finished...
New Weapon for Covert Maritime Operations
For the first time, British special forces have been equipped with a pistol that can kill enemy divers underwater from more than 30m.
UK’s Special...
New System Added to Special Operations Forces’ Arsenal
A new manned light attack aircraft is designed to support U.S. special operations forces. Lockheed Martin’s Polish subsidiary PZL Mielec showcased its new MC-145B...
Special Units’ New Force Multiplier
Military bicycles are making a comeback in upgraded “e-bike” form. The heavy-duty, battery-assisted off-road electric bicycles are offered for tactical use as military tools,...
Automotive Giant Launches Special Ops Model
A new vehicle for first responder and emergency missions: Mercedes-Benz has recently launched its new G-Class model series 464 as a vehicle for Rescue and...
Special Operations Need New Skills
While in the past two decades, US special operations forces have played a key role in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, bigger potential adversaries...
Maritime Boarding Operation – Is This Iron Man?
Maritime boarding operations are challenging and have traditionally involved troops coming alongside a ship in a fast boat and hooking a caving ladder or...
