Reconnaissance

Large strategic bombers were designed for a very different battlespace than the one air forces face today. Modern conflicts rely on dense sensor networks,...

Small units operating at the edge of the battlefield often face a familiar problem: they need precision strike capability, but traditional close air support...

Robots designed to detect and track chemical sources, such as gas leaks, explosives, or hazardous materials, typically rely on multiple sensors working in perfect...

General Atomics MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAS is soon to receive smarter weaponry thanks to a new collaboration between GA-ASI and Lockheed Martin, who will develop...

Ukrainian defense technology firm Ukrspecsystems has introduced its latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Shark-M, a versatile drone designed for long-range reconnaissance and as...

Building an aircraft that can fly several times faster than sound has always been one of aviation’s hardest engineering challenges. At hypersonic speeds, temperatures...

Archer, a U.S.-based company, has been selected to integrate its advanced electric propulsion system into the "Omen" unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The Omen UAV...

One of the biggest obstacles to deploying very small autonomous robots is navigation. As machines shrink, the hardware required to determine position and direction...

Unmanned ground vehicles are increasingly used to reduce risk to personnel in complex environments, but they face a persistent weakness: exposure to small, hard-to-detect...

Japan is enhancing its unmanned surveillance capabilities. The US Air Force and the Japanese government agreed on a $489.9 million deal to build three...

The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID), along with Cailabs, a local technology firm, have made a groundbreaking advancement in satellite communications, successfully demonstrating laser...

Ukraine has introduced a next-generation drone platform that integrates artificial intelligence and advanced navigation to strike targets without relying on GPS—marking a major milestone...

Autonomous flight at insect scale has long been a challenge in robotics. Existing microrobots can hover or move along controlled paths, but they typically...

Advanced military systems increasingly depend on civilian technologies that scale fast, iterate quickly, and draw on dense supply chains. Drones, electric propulsion, sensors, and...

As unmanned aircraft become central to modern combat, another challenge is emerging: what happens after a drone goes down. Crashed systems can contain sensitive...

This Special Purposes All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV) manufactured by Oshkosh is lightweight and agile, with a modular design to meet a diverse range of mission...

In a drone technology advancement, Chinese scientists have successfully integrated a high-energy density lithium battery into a composite-wing aerial drone, significantly enhancing its performance....

A recent academic study has uncovered a major vulnerability in satellite communications: vast amounts of sensitive data—including military and industrial information—are being broadcast unencrypted...

Operating aircraft over heavily defended territory has become increasingly difficult as air-defense systems grow more capable and networked. Traditional surveillance platforms struggle to remain...

Modern borders are increasingly difficult to defend with traditional means alone. Fast-moving ground forces, low-flying drones, cyber interference, and long-range missiles compress reaction times...

High-altitude surveillance aircraft are designed to operate beyond the reach of most threats, but modern air defense systems are steadily closing that gap. Advanced...

In the last 10 years, the world has been observing an information revolution in the form of space reconnaissance, showcasing a transition from complex...