Surveillance

Modern combat environments are placing increasing pressure on response time. Small drone threats can appear with little warning, leaving operators with only seconds to...

Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...

Recently, Google and Microsoft have acknowledged the risks involving facial recognition services and their potential for misuse and surveillance by bad actors. In December,...

Claims of a new technique for collecting naval intelligence that was developed by Chinese researchers are making waves: using low resolution, publicly available satellite...

At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Ukraine is showcased its advanced drone technology, developed through extensive combat experience during the...

A team at MIT Lincoln Laboratory has developed a compact and inexpensive hydrophone that could transform underwater sensing across defense, industrial, and scientific functions....

As unmanned systems become more common, the challenge is no longer just flying a drone, but managing many of them at once. In current...

Space-based thermal imaging satellites

Modern military operations are increasingly defined by speed, flexibility, and reduced risk to personnel. At the same time, forces operating in complex environments, such...

Modern surveillance systems collect enormous amounts of visual information, but turning that data into actionable intelligence remains a challenge. Operators monitoring borders, military bases,...

Small military drones are taking on increasingly complex missions, from reconnaissance and target tracking to autonomous navigation and coordinated swarm operations. Yet many of...

An off-the-shelf commercial helicopter was recently modified to fly itself in typical military missions, including supply runs, medevac, and reconnaissance. The long-term goal: Design...

The US Army has patented a groundbreaking technology aimed at extending the flight duration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Developed by the Army Combat...

The U.S. Army has begun transitioning to a new generation of reconnaissance quadcopter drones with the first delivery of Skydio’s X10D small unmanned aerial...

High-performance infrared imaging normally requires exotic materials or cryogenic cooling, making it too costly for widespread commercial or security use. Conventional CMOS sensors—the same...

Navies are facing a growing challenge offshore: how to maintain persistent awareness and protection across vast maritime areas without tying up crewed vessels for...

Targeted operations in the heart of a hostile capital require an exceptionally high level of intelligence: real-time movement tracking, analysis of behavioral patterns, and...

As military operations become increasingly data-driven, defense companies are racing to integrate software capable of coordinating sensors, drones, air defense systems, and battlefield assets...

China has been developing voice recognition technology for identification and surveillance purposes after it already turned face recognition into a constantly used technology. In...

A new technology allows public surveillance cameras to send personalized messages to people without knowing the address of the phone. The technology can be...

The U.S. Marine Corps has recently revealed a new project that’s at work -  its new modular heli-drone security system. The system consists of...

The Unmanned Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA) drone was recently deployed in the Middle East for the first time ever by the US Air...