Defense Tech

According to a report from Washington Technology, defense tech startups have secured $405 million in a recent series of funding rounds, signaling strong investor...

Spanish startup Xoople secured $130 million in a Series B round to advance its Earth-mapping AI, according to Angel Investors Network. Founded in 2019,...

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...

Building small flying robots that move like insects has long been a challenge for engineers. Flapping-wing systems are highly agile and energy efficient, but...

Modern artillery systems are under growing pressure to operate faster, strike farther, and survive in increasingly transparent battlefields. Counter-battery radars, drones, and long-range surveillance...

Modern military communications systems face a persistent challenge: every network, radio, satellite link, and data channel experiences different types of interference, signal degradation, and...

Protecting borders, critical infrastructure, and transportation corridors is becoming increasingly challenging as the number of threats and users operating within these environments continues to...

Unexploded bombs, naval mines, and artillery shells left behind by past conflicts remain a hazard in coastal waters around the world. Buried beneath sand...

Modern military operations depend heavily on the electromagnetic spectrum. Radar systems, communications networks, GPS signals and electronic warfare equipment all compete for access to...

Modern electric grids are increasingly exposed to disruptions that can occur simultaneously. Cyberattacks, equipment failures, extreme weather, wildfires and physical attacks can each affect...

Space-based sensors can generate enormous amounts of data while monitoring missile launches, spacecraft and other fast-moving threats. The challenge is getting useful information to...

Hunting submarines from the air presents an awkward problem. An aircraft may detect or receive the suspected position of an underwater target, but a...

Light infantry faces a firepower problem. Units need heavy indirect-fire support that can move quickly with them, but traditional 120mm mortar systems can require...

Air-defense systems depend on detecting a threat early enough to identify it, track it and decide how to respond. Ground-based radars and other sensors...