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Monitoring vast stretches of ocean creates a basic endurance problem. Crewed patrol aircraft can carry sophisticated sensors and respond quickly, but keeping them airborne...

Mass attacks by one-way drones have created an increasingly difficult problem for air-defense forces. Systems such as the Shahed family can be launched in...

Electronic warfare creates a tactical dilemma. Jamming hostile communications can protect troops and disrupt enemy operations, but transmitting interference can also reveal the location...

Drones are useful for surveillance and reconnaissance because they can remain overhead without putting a crew at risk. But they also create signatures that...

Drones have already removed soldiers from some of the most exposed battlefield tasks, but many dangerous jobs still require people on the ground. Moving...

Drone defense is relatively straightforward when protecting a permanent airbase or critical facility: sensors, command systems and other equipment can be installed around a...

Autonomous drones can move quickly in open air, but cluttered environments are much harder. Buildings, trees, narrow passages and other obstacles leave little room...

Small drones approaching ships, ports and coastal installations create a difficult defensive problem. They can fly low, arrive in numbers and cost far less...

Military forces are rapidly adding drones and robotic systems, but operating them as separate platforms creates a growing coordination problem. One aircraft may collect...

Stealth aircraft are designed primarily to make radar detection more difficult, creating an ongoing challenge for the sensors responsible for finding and tracking them....

As armed forces deploy growing numbers of unmanned aircraft, managing them efficiently is becoming as important as the drones themselves. Controlling each aircraft individually...

Modern cybersecurity systems face a scale problem. Networks generate enormous amounts of traffic, and malicious activity may be hidden among millions of ordinary interactions....

Modern soldiers can receive information from drones, sensors and other units, but getting that data to the person who needs it becomes difficult when...

Monitoring large stretches of ocean creates a difficult resource problem for military and security forces. Ports, shipping lanes and strategic waterways may require continuous...

Detecting unauthorized drones around airports, power plants, stadiums and other sensitive locations usually requires dedicated radars, radio-frequency sensors or cameras. Deploying enough of those...

Artificial intelligence can process large amounts of intelligence quickly, but that speed creates a serious problem when an incorrect conclusion looks convincing enough to...

Targeted cyber-espionage does not always begin with a technical exploit. For journalists, activists and other high-risk individuals, attackers can spend considerable time studying their...

Modern surveillance operations can require substantial technical resources. Investigators may need to identify people across social networks, connect information scattered between accounts and build...

Monitoring large areas beneath the sea is difficult, expensive and potentially dangerous. Crewed submarines and surface vessels can perform surveillance and mine-clearing missions, but...

Modern military operations generate enormous amounts of information. Intelligence reports, satellite imagery, drone feeds, logistics updates and battlefield reports must all be analyzed before...

As organizations begin deploying teams of AI agents to handle complex tasks, cybersecurity is becoming a growing concern. In these multi-agent systems, several large...

Modern battlefields are increasingly crowded with radio-frequency signals. Drones, aircraft, ships, communications equipment and electronic warfare systems all transmit across the electromagnetic spectrum, creating...