Bureaucracy vs. Breakthrough: Venture Capital’s Surge in Defense AI Revolution
Envision a critical operational scenario in the future battlespace: swarms of autonomous drones tasked with real-time data analysis, identifying emergent threats, and executing complex...
The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
Military Helicopter Flown Remotely via Touchscreen
Flying helicopters in contested environments is becoming increasingly hazardous, particularly as modern air defenses and electronic warfare systems grow more advanced. Traditional crewed operations...
New Small Reconnaissance Drones are Being Tested in the UK
Lockheed Martin's Stalker VXE30 drone is currently undergoing tests by the British Armed Forces in hopes of being operational for reconnaissance missions by the...
Anti-Drone Robot Enhanced with Electronic Warfare Capabilities
L3Harris Technologies has taken its T7 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to the next level, equipping it with advanced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities that significantly...
New System Uses Lasers to Power Drones Mid-Flight
Drones today are limited by a simple constraint: batteries. No matter how advanced the airframe or onboard sensors are, endurance remains capped by how...
A New Kind of Stealth: Using Radar Energy Instead of Batteries
Modern military and civilian systems face a growing power and connectivity problem. Sensors, communications, and autonomous platforms all demand more energy, yet batteries add...
Remote-Controlled From Afar: A New Era of Policing by Drone
Policing vast rural territories presents a persistent challenge. In regional areas, specialist air support is often based hundreds of miles away, limiting rapid aerial...
This Drone Hunts Other Drones With Minimal Human Control
Small unmanned aerial systems have become one of the most persistent threats on modern battlefields. Commercially derived drones are now widely used for reconnaissance,...
Meet the Supersonic Drone Hunter Built for Modern Battlefields
The rapid growth of military drone operations is exposing a major weakness in traditional air defense. While medium-sized unmanned aircraft used for reconnaissance and...
DOD Denies Claims of Halt of CyberOps Against Russia
Recent reports have raised concerns within the cybersecurity community about the U.S. potentially halting its offensive cyber operations against Russia. Now, the Pentagon has...
Open Call for Dual-Technology Startups
iHLS and the Ministry of Defense invite you to join the fifth cycle of INNOFENSE and receive a remarkable opportunity to showcase your technology...
From Surveillance to Strike in One Compact Drone
Small units operating at the edge of the battlefield often face a familiar problem: they need precision strike capability, but traditional close air support...
Inspired by Diving Birds, This Drone Masters Air and Sea
Collecting data at sea often requires researchers to choose between two very different types of vehicles. Aerial drones can quickly survey large areas but...
Successful Maiden Flight to Leonardo’s Unmanned Helicopter
Leonardo Helicopter Division has been heavily investing in the development of Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Vehicles (RUAV) and Optionally Piloted Helicopters (OPH), which provide...
Call for Video Analytics Startups
Video Analytics technology has been undergoing a major revolution in recent years. Israel has been at the forefront of the development of smart technologies...
Streaming Surveillance: How Your Favorite Streaming Platforms Collect Your Data
A new report from the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) has raised alarm bells about the streaming TV industry, accusing it of operating a...
The Reconnaissance Drone in Your Pocket – Army Tests New Micro-Drones
In a significant step toward modernizing battlefield intelligence, the U.S. Army is deploying miniature drones designed to support soldiers with immediate, on-the-ground situational awareness....
Meet the Mini Drone That Flips Like a Bug and Navigates...
Autonomous flight at insect scale has long been a challenge in robotics. Existing microrobots can hover or move along controlled paths, but they typically...
The Surveillance Tech Built for Low-Altitude Threats and Busy Skies
Airspace surveillance is becoming more complex as traffic density increases and new types of aircraft operate at lower altitudes. Air traffic controllers are often...
From Herding Sheep to Guiding Swarms: A New Playbook for Robotics
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,...

















































