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The Next Frontier for Laser Weapons Might Be Orbit
As more military and civilian infrastructure depends on satellites, space is becoming an increasingly important operational domain. Communications, navigation, intelligence gathering, missile warning, and...
Ukraine Unveils Faster Drone Hunter for Shahed Attacks
One-way attack drones have created an increasingly difficult equation for air-defense forces. Aircraft such as the Shahed-136 are relatively inexpensive, can be launched in...
A Tiny Levitating Gyroscope Could Make GPS-Free Navigation More Accurate
Modern navigation depends heavily on satellite signals, but GPS is not always available. Signals cannot reliably penetrate underground or deep underwater and can also...
Butterfly-Inspired Tech Could Give Tiny Robots Some Serious Muscle
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An Entire Rocket Launch Site Will Be Able to Fit Into...
Traditional rocket launches depend on large, permanent spaceports containing launch pads, control systems and specialized ground equipment. That infrastructure is expensive, geographically fixed and...
This Drone Can Patrol Hundreds of Kilometers of Critical Infrastructure
Inspecting pipelines, power lines and transportation corridors presents a difficult logistical problem. These assets can stretch for hundreds of kilometers through remote terrain, making...
This New Chip Compresses and Protects Wireless Data at the Same...
As wireless networks carry ever-growing amounts of data, communication systems face increasing pressure to transmit information faster while consuming less power and bandwidth. This...
The Future of 6G Might Depend on a Switch Smaller Than...
Every new generation of wireless technology places greater demands on the chips inside smartphones, base stations and connected vehicles. As 5G evolves toward 6G,...
Quantum Timing Could Keep Air Defenses Running Without GPS
Modern air-defense networks increasingly rely on multiple radars spread across different locations. Combining their observations can create a more accurate picture of aircraft, missiles...
These “Smart Surfaces” Could Make 6G Faster—and Harder to Hack
As wireless devices continue to multiply, the radio spectrum is becoming increasingly crowded. Smartphones, connected vehicles, industrial sensors, wearables and countless other devices all...
A New Antenna Design Helps Satellites Fight Back Against Jamming
As military and commercial operations become increasingly dependent on satellite communications, protecting those links from interference has become a growing challenge. Modern electronic warfare...
This Universal Codec Could Help Military Networks Talk to Each Other...
Modern military communications systems face a persistent challenge: every network, radio, satellite link, and data channel experiences different types of interference, signal degradation, and...
Fiber-Optic Cables Could Become the Next Generation of Navigation
GPS has become the backbone of modern navigation, powering everything from smartphones and connected vehicles to emergency services and autonomous systems. But satellite signals...
The New Weapon That Disables Satellites Without a Missile
Satellites have become a critical part of modern military operations, providing communications, navigation, intelligence and targeting data to forces around the world. As dependence...
This Weapon Doesn’t Explode – It Shuts Down Electronics
Modern militaries rely heavily on satellites and sophisticated electronic systems for communications, navigation, intelligence gathering and precision targeting. Rather than destroying these assets with...
Researchers Just Took a Big Step Toward Smarter 6G Networks
Wireless networks are expected to support far more than smartphones in the coming decade. Autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, critical infrastructure, and AI-driven services will...
A New RF System Could Help Drones Stay Connected in Jammed...
Maintaining reliable communications in congested or contested environments remains a growing challenge for military and unmanned systems. Most fielded radios still rely on omnidirectional...
This Software Turns Complex SATCOM Management Into a Single Dashboard
Modern military operations depend heavily on satellite communications. From command-and-control links to intelligence sharing and global force coordination, thousands of users across different services...
This Space Radar Can See Through Clouds, Darkness, and Bad Weather
Optical satellites provide valuable imagery from orbit, but they have a well-known limitation: they depend on visibility. Clouds, storms, smoke, darkness, and atmospheric conditions...
Researchers Trace Years of GPS Disruptions to a Suspected Space-Based Source
GPS and other satellite navigation systems have become essential infrastructure for aviation, maritime transport, communications, and critical timing networks. When these signals are disrupted,...
The Military Is Preparing for a World Without Reliable GPS
Modern military operations depend heavily on satellite navigation. From troop movements and logistics to targeting and timing synchronization, GPS-based positioning systems are deeply embedded...
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