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Unmanned ground, aerial and naval systems provide a remotely-operated and autonomous safe option for surveillance, data gathering, inspection, resupply, etc. for defense, security and dual-use missions.

A Fold-Wing Drone That Delivers EW Where Big Platforms Can’t

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Electronic warfare is no longer confined to large ships, fixed sites, or crewed aircraft. In littoral environments—where coastlines, islands, and narrow waterways limit maneuvering...

Forget Contractors: These Drones Are Built by Airmen Themselves

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Modern air forces are under growing pressure to adapt quickly to a battlefield where unmanned systems evolve faster than traditional procurement cycles. Commercial drones...
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The Frightening Evolution: When a Suicide Drone Becomes an Air Hunter

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Imagine a quiet night, its stillness broken only by a familiar, monotonous hum – the ominous sound of Shahed loitering munitions. Ground forces have...
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The Robot That Turns Orders Into Objects

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Robotic fabrication has traditionally required specialized skills, detailed digital designs, and lengthy production times. In most environments—industrial, commercial, or operational—this limits how quickly custom...

Robot Fighter Copies Every Move of Its Human Operator

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Robots intended for combat support or hazardous-duty missions typically rely on pre-programmed actions or remote-control interfaces, limiting how precisely they can mimic human movement....
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This Stealth UAV Is Built to Scout Ahead of the Strike

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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...

When Light Meets Steel: Laser-Armed UAVs Reshaping Aerial Combat

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Modern aerial battlefields are becoming increasingly congested, characterized by a proliferation of small, low-cost threats that prove challenging and often uneconomical to intercept using...

Flying Sensors Strengthen Defense of Critical Infrastructure

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Power transmission lines stretch across forests, farmland, and mountainous terrain, where they face constant exposure to heat, vegetation growth, and shifting weather patterns. These...
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AI “Search Dog” Learns the Field Like a Human

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Search-and-rescue teams often struggle with a basic operational challenge: disaster zones are unpredictable, unmapped, and full of obstacles that confuse traditional robotic systems. Standard...

A Budget Hypersonic Missile With Big Strategic Implications

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Modern air- and missile-defense systems face a growing imbalance: interceptors are becoming increasingly expensive, while offensive weapons—especially drones and guided munitions—are rapidly decreasing in...

Less Noise, More Time in the Air: A New Kind of...

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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...

Stronger Than Muscle, Softer Than Metal: A Robotics Game-Changer

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Robots intended to work alongside people or operate in confined, unpredictable environments need actuators that can bend, twist, and conform in ways that traditional...

A Next-Gen Strike Weapon Designed for Threats That Move and Hide

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Modern air-defense networks are becoming harder to penetrate, with mobile launchers, dispersed command nodes, and dense sensor arrays creating narrow and fast-moving windows of...

The Hybrid Rover That Drifts Like a Weed and Navigates Like...

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Robots designed for ground exploration often struggle with two conflicting demands: they need to travel long distances efficiently, yet also maneuver through cluttered or...
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This Robot Attack Didn’t Need the Internet in Order to Spread

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As humanoid and quadruped robots move from research labs into public spaces, factories, and homes, their growing autonomy is creating a new class of...
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This Deep-Strike Drone Doesn’t Rush—It Circles Until You Slip Up

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Modern armored vehicles have become increasingly difficult to defeat as active protection systems, reactive armor, and rapid maneuvering continue to advance. Conventional anti-tank weapons...
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Amphibious Alligator Brings Autonomy to Maritime Logistics

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Moving equipment, sensors, and unmanned systems across land–sea boundaries has long been a logistical bottleneck. Most platforms are built for either terrain or water,...
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This UGV Doesn’t Flinch at Mines, Snow, or Rubble

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Modern ground forces face a recurring challenge: many critical tasks occur in places too dangerous or too unpredictable for soldiers to enter safely. Minefields,...
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Long Range, No Crew: The Drone Boat Changing Naval Operations

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Naval forces face a growing need to monitor and operate across vast stretches of ocean without relying solely on crewed ships. Long-range patrols, intelligence...

A New Combat Partner: What Humanoid Robots Could Mean for Modern...

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Modern militaries are facing a growing challenge: how to carry out dangerous missions in threat-saturated environments without risking human lives. Urban warfare, tunnel infiltration,...
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When Fighters Retire, Some Come Back as Target Drones

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Modern air forces face a growing challenge in evaluating new air-to-air weapons: missiles must be tested against maneuvering, fighter-size targets, not simulators or scaled-down...
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Engineers Flip the Script with a Reverse-Engineered Drone

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Modern militaries face a growing challenge: traditional unmanned aircraft such as MALE-class drones offer advanced ISR and strike capabilities, but their high cost and...

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Not a New Missile — a Smarter Way to Build More...

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Rising demand for missiles has exposed a persistent challenge across defense supply chains: propulsion components are difficult to scale quickly without introducing delays or...