Weapons

A Mach 5-plus cruise missile is the US Defense Department's "top technical priority" in the race for hypersonics dominance. Aerojet Rocketdyne has teamed with...

The Indian government is looking to enhance its special forces. Special operation forces of the army, navy and air force will get a major...

Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...

Modern attack helicopters face a growing operational dilemma. While they remain valuable for close air support and maritime strike, their standard weapons force crews...

Robot vehicles, often referred to by army weapons developers in the context of “manned-unmanned” teaming, are a fast-growing element of the developmental calculus when...

Modern air combat is increasingly defined by long-range sensors and advanced missiles, but crewed fighter jets still face a basic constraint: to fire, they...

When Cody Wilson revealed the world’s first fully 3D printed gun last year, he showed that the “maker” movement has enabled anyone to create...

A new suicide UAV by the name of PD-2900 was recently unveiled in China. It has twin gasoline engines and large wings and resembles...

Several Russian troops are getting the latest “soldier of the future” combat outfits. The third generation Ratnik combat outfit is a full body combat...

In accidents or terror attacks which are suspected to involve radioactive substances, it’s difficult to determine whether people nearby have been exposed to radiation...

On the night of October 1 2017, the Las Vegas shooting occurred. A lone sniper was shooting at the crowd of the Route 91...

Traditional visual camouflage will no longer be adequate in future operating environments against more capable U.S. adversaries, one intelligence official believes. “The Marine Corps...

Modern battlefields are increasingly shaped by small, fast, and expendable aerial systems. Forces operating under constant surveillance and electronic warfare pressure need tools that...

One day after a Be'er Sheva man shot dead four people in a local bank before turning his gun on himself, the Public Security...

Experts warn that such materials can be used to assemble a "Dirty Bomb". A dirty bomb is a speculative radiological weapon that combines radioactive material...

A new 4x4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle is now in service at the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Cayman vehicle developed by JSC '140 repair...

Reliable signal coverage for first responders is a matter of life and death. First responders heading anywhere in a building will have the confidence...

Drone threats at sea are becoming more frequent and harder to manage. Small, low-cost UAVs can be launched in large numbers, forcing naval forces...

Wearable technology promises to make significant changes to how soldiers report information. Today, units in the field must call in everything, filing verbal reports...

The US Marines Corps has been experimenting new technologies in order to prepare for future wars. Live experiments allow the service to realistically see...

Iceland issued a red alert to civil aviation following signs of eruption at Vattnejökull. The airspace around the volcano was sealed off, but Iceland's...

American supercomputers were installed in a secret Israeli military intelligence base; their mission: Encryption and decryption of secret messages. Israel purchased more than ten supercomputers...