Are Fitness Watches the New Threat for Military Forces?
Are fitness applications the new threat to military officers and Pentagon officials?
A recent memo from Deputy Defense Secretary, Patrick Shanahan, states the dangers of...
Ramjet Powered Missiles And Artillery
A Norwegian company has been experimenting with ramjet engines to see if they can be utilized to improve military weapons. The company Nammo believes...
New Nano Drone Carried in Soldier’s Pouch
A new four-rotor surveillance nano drone is small enough to be carried by soldiers and squads in their pouch. Drone manufacturing firm AeroVironment officially...
US Stealth Plane Approved to Carry New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs
The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft is the first US warplane to be allowed to carry the new B61-12 nuclear bomb.
The B61 series is...
GenDyn, Smith & Wesson team to develop new handgun for U.S...
The U.S ARMY is looking for a new handgun for its soldiers.
That created a team of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Smith...
No Flash, No Noise: A New Kind of Handheld Weapon
Conventional firearms rely on chemical propellants, producing noise, flash, and visible signatures that can limit their use in certain operational scenarios. In law enforcement...
Armed Robot Dogs Tested in Military Drill
Recent reports indicate that the U.S. military has been testing rifle-equipped robot dogs at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia. The...
Switzerland: an armed nation
Switzerland has earned its reputation as a safe, neutral nation. Yet it’s hardly pacifist or gun-averse. In fact, the small and stable country has the...
New System Could Protect Nuclear Reactor
A scary yet realistic scenario in the digital age could involve the following: attackers, sponsored by a rogue organization or radical state, gain access...
Magnetic Soft Robots Could Perform Military Tasks
Soft robotic capabilities and manufacturing at the point of need are among the US Army's top research priorities. Newly-developed 3-D printed robotic structures can...
China’s New Ground Robots to Use Thermobaric Weapons in Urban Combat
Researchers in China are exploring the integration of thermobaric weapons into ground robots, which could drastically alter the dynamics of urban warfare. These weaponized...
Retired senior German defense ministry official: “Turkey is on its way...
The German intelligence services have credible information according to which "Turkey is headed towards its own nuclear bomb". This is revealed in an interview...
North Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile May Be Years Away
North Korea’s militaristic rhetoric may be strong, and declarations of offensive technological supremacy are rife, but meaningful results are years away, according to analysts....
Co-Production of Next Generation Weapon System
The Swedish defence and security firm Saab is currently looking out for Indian partners to co-develop and co-produce its next-generation Carl-Gustaf M4 (CGM4) in...
Removing Chemical Weapons From Libya – Is It Possible?
By Arie Egozi
Sources in Israel evaluate that some of the chemical weapons held by the Kadhafi regime in Libya are already at the hands...
How Smarter Headgear Is Reducing Pilot Fatigue
As combat aircraft take on longer missions and pilots rely more heavily on helmet-mounted sensors and displays, the physical burden on aircrew has become...
Assault Rifle Upgraded for The Benefit of Future Forces
The newest AK-12 assault rifle produced by the Kalashnikov small arms manufacturer for the Ratnik (Warrior) ‘soldier of the future’ infantry combat gear has...
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,...
Revolution in body armor? maybe.
New materials promise improvements in the weight of body armor, but are unproven—and an alternative approach to the problem involves looking at whether some...
Russia Establishes New Counter-UAV Unit
Russia has been accelerating its counter-uav efforts. Its Ministry of Defense announced the creation of a new unit designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles....
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A Soft Robot Just Learned a Human-Like Sixth Sense
Most robots rely heavily on cameras and external tracking systems to understand their surroundings and control movement. But in cluttered, dark, or visually degraded...
