Weapons

Despite technological advances, the load ordinary soldiers carry in 2018 is probably greater than it’s ever been, and there are constant efforts to make...

Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the use of drones for military, as well as civilian purposes. A notable example is the...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) “Interaction-2024” joint counter-terrorism exercise recently included the use of robot dogs and drone swarms. This exercise reportedly aimed to...

Ukrainian defense forces have raised significant concerns following claims that Russia has begun outfitting its Geran 2 attack UAVs with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite communications...

Iran has recently operationalized a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the Shahed family, the Shahed-149, aiming to enhance the country's military capabilities. The...

Chinese defense researchers have reportedly achieved a significant advance in electronic warfare by modifying a commercially available spectrum analyzer to detect signals from U.S....

In a historic first, Israel has now revealed it had successfully used a high-powered laser weapon in live combat to intercept hostile UAVs launched...

China has publicly demonstrated a new class of quadruped robots, dubbed “wolf robots,” during a large-scale military exercise simulating an amphibious attack on Taiwan....

Robots intended for combat support or hazardous-duty missions typically rely on pre-programmed actions or remote-control interfaces, limiting how precisely they can mimic human movement....

Air-defense systems have become highly effective at intercepting rockets and missiles, but they come with a persistent problem: cost and capacity. Low-cost threats such...

Explosive ordnance disposal remains one of the most dangerous missions on the modern battlefield. Even when technicians do everything right, repeated exposure to blast...

Modern military operations increasingly depend on seeing targets long before forces arrive on scene. High-risk missions, especially those involving special operations or politically sensitive...

AI-powered drone operating system

Coordinating large groups of autonomous systems, whether drones, vehicles, or software agents, remains a difficult problem. In real-world conditions, signals are often noisy, incomplete,...

Modern armored units are facing a new challenge: drones are no longer a rare threat, but a constant presence. Small UAVs can locate, track,...

Modern naval radar systems face a growing challenge: the electromagnetic spectrum is becoming increasingly crowded. Warships today must manage surveillance, missile guidance, communications, and...

The growing variety of drone threats is creating a new challenge for air-defense operators. Modern battlefields can include everything from commercial quadcopters and first-person-view...

After 9/11, the U.S. Army and Marines saw a need for a rifle that could reach out and hit targets at a greater distance...

It is commonly assumed that the task of cyber attackers will always be easier than the cyber security teams’ mission, because the assailants need...

Modern navigation systems rely heavily on satellite timing, and that dependence has become a growing vulnerability. GPS signals can be jammed, spoofed, or disrupted...

From conducting reconnaissance in advance of missions through to searching for survivors in collapsed, unstable buildings in humanitarian operations, the potential on future bee-sized...

On average two people die in the US every day as the result of incidents that take place within confined spaces. In many cases...