Defense

China’s spy balloon has been grabbing public attention since its appearance in U.S. skies in February of 2023 when the Pentagon announced it was...

Raytheon is a major American defense contractor and manufacturer of weapons and military and commercial electronics. Raytheon is one of the leading military contractors...

Warships from 26 nations — including the United States and China — converged near Hawaii last week for a five-week series of exercises to...

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is moving forward with plans to transform existing unmanned platforms, like the MQ-9 Reaper, into long-range...

Modern technology depends on precision, yet many critical systems operate in environments filled with invisible magnetic noise. Power infrastructure, medical imaging, aerospace platforms, and...

The US accuses Iran’s elite military government of using a nation-state threat group to launch attacks on its water sector as part of its...

As hypersonic weapons development accelerates, one of the key challenges has been integration, meaning how to effectively deploy these large, high-speed systems from existing...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has kicked off its Squad X Core Technologies program in a bid to try and improve...

NATO countries that are bordering Russia have agreed to develop a drone wall stretching from Norway to Poland in an effort to safeguard their...

A new drone interceptor has been unveiled that aims to counter hostile UAVs quickly and efficiently—without relying on explosive warheads. Developed by French startup...

Our lives are becoming increasingly reliant on unmanned tools and systems. Marine, air, and ground unmanned systems lead the military industry, and are catching...

A new electronic warfare (EW) system capable of disrupting enemy communications and sensors was recently demonstrated in the United States, highlighting advances in small,...

Israeli supplier IMI Systems was chosen by BAE Hagglunds from Sweden and by the Dutch Armed Forces to supply them with its Active Protection...

There has been much hype around the US Navy’s long awaited next-generation super-destroyer, the USS Zumwalt. It has been described as a “behemoth nearly...

The growing use of small drones is creating a new operational burden: countering them often requires trained specialists, dedicated equipment, and time-consuming setup. In...

Air defenses are increasingly being shaped by the types of threats they face. Slow, propeller-driven drones are relatively easy to detect and engage once...

An armed drone is a very effective weapon, but it is important to understand the legal and moral repercussions of growing use of this...

In a bid to bolster user security on public networks, Microsoft has announced significant upgrades to its Defender software, which will now automatically detect...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced a new unit within the National Security Division that will focus on pursuing cyber threats from nation-state and state-backed...

Artificial intelligence continues to dominate global venture capital flows, but its rise is not occurring in isolation. According to recent Crunchbase data, funding growth...

Interpol has successfully dismantled a vast cybercrime operation in a global crackdown that has targeted phishing, information stealers, and ransomware activities. Dubbed Synergia II,...

Soft robots are often seen as a promising solution for operating in delicate or constrained environments, but they come with a key limitation: movement....