From Steel to Software: Ships Are Becoming Self-Learning Systems

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Modern naval operations generate vast amounts of sensor data, but much of it remains underutilized. Legacy systems often rely on manual processing and fragmented...
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The Next Upgrade for Helicopters: Laser Protection

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Rescue helicopters operating in contested environments face a growing threat from infrared-guided missiles. While onboard warning systems can alert crews to incoming threats, they...
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Clearing Naval Mines Without Putting Sailors at Risk

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Naval mines remain one of the most persistent threats in maritime security. Relatively inexpensive and easy to deploy, they can disrupt shipping lanes, block...

Stopping Drone Swarms Before They Reach You

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The rapid spread of unmanned aerial threats is exposing a key limitation in current air defense systems: coverage gaps between ground-based sensors and high-end...
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A Bomber That Can Slip Through Advanced Defenses

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Modern air defense systems are becoming increasingly dense and sophisticated, making it harder for conventional aircraft to operate inside contested airspace. Long-range missiles offer...
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A New Boost for Long-Range Air Operations

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Modern air operations increasingly demand platforms that can cover long distances, perform multiple roles, and respond quickly to both aerial and ground threats. However,...

The Drone Boat That Carries More—and Moves Faster

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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to extend reach and firepower without exposing crews to risk. Traditional vessels offer capability but come with...
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A 14,000-KM Drone Built for Undersea Surveillance

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Tracking submarines across vast ocean areas is one of the most resource-intensive missions in naval operations. Traditional platforms, such as crewed ships and aircraft,...

When Every Second Counts: A New Edge for Battlefield Decisions

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Modern combat platforms are generating more data than ever before, but turning that information into actionable decisions remains a challenge. Sensors, radios, and surveillance...
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Meet the Palm-Sized Drone Built for Zero-Visibility Missions

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Small drones are increasingly used in environments where visibility is limited, such as collapsed buildings, smoke-filled structures, and dense vegetation, but most navigation systems...

Inspired by Fish, Built for Missions: A Smarter Wing for Sea...

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Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operate in an environment that is constantly shifting. Sudden currents, turbulence and pressure changes can destabilize rigid wings and control...

Tracking the Brain in Real Time: A New Approach to Blast...

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Exposure to blast waves during training or operations poses a well-documented risk to brain health. Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) can develop even without...

Even Half-Blind, It Finds the Target: A New Kind of Sensing...

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

A New Way to Stop Drone Threats Before They Get Close

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The rapid spread of small drones is forcing armies to rethink how they defend moving formations. Low-cost UAVs can appear with little warning, overwhelm...

From Camera to Brain: Smarter Drone Vision Takes Flight

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As drones take on a larger role in intelligence and surveillance missions, the demand for faster and more autonomous data processing is growing. Traditional...
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Snap, Scan, Know: AI Identifies Military Gear in Seconds

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Identifying military equipment quickly and accurately remains a challenge, particularly in fast-moving operational or training environments. Analysts and personnel often rely on manual comparison,...
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Print, Fly, Repeat: The Rise of 3D-Printed Tactical Drones

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Small tactical drones have become essential tools on the modern battlefield, but they often come with trade-offs. Many systems are either too expensive to...
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Robots at Sea: Uncrewed Vessel Launches Underwater Drone on Its Own

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Monitoring activity beneath the ocean surface remains a complex and resource-intensive task. Traditional methods rely heavily on crewed ships to deploy and retrieve underwater...

These Off-Road Vehicles Now Drive Themselves Into Danger Zones

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Ground forces continue to face a familiar challenge: how to move supplies, gather intelligence, and evacuate casualties without exposing personnel to unnecessary risk. In...

Listening Beneath the Waves: A New Era in Subsea Sensing

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Monitoring activity beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most complex challenges in maritime operations. Traditional sonar systems provide valuable acoustic data, but...

Heartbeat Tracking: Innovation or Overreach?

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Locating a person in open terrain, especially in a hostile environment with no continuous communication, remains one of the most complex challenges in search...
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A $185 Billion Shield in the Sky: The Future of Missile...

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As missile threats grow more complex, particularly with the emergence of hypersonic weapons, traditional detection systems are struggling to keep pace. These threats travel...

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These AI Agents Were Supposed to Follow the Rules—Then They Took...

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AI agents are increasingly being allowed to browse websites, write code and interact with external systems with limited human supervision. That autonomy creates a...