Extending Flight Range Without Adding Risk
Carrier-based aviation is under pressure to extend its operational reach while reducing the workload on manned aircraft. Fighter jets are often tasked not only...
Blink and It’s Airborne: The Ultra-Fast Tactical Drone
Modern combat environments are placing increasing pressure on response time. Small drone threats can appear with little warning, leaving operators with only seconds to...
What If Cell Towers Could Secretly Hunt Drones?
Countering small drones has become increasingly difficult as unmanned aircraft grow smaller, cheaper, and more numerous. Traditional radar systems can detect many aerial threats,...
This Robot Dog Crosses Rivers, Climbs Mountains, and Keeps Going in...
Robots are increasingly being used for inspections, emergency response, and field operations in locations that are difficult or dangerous for people to reach. However,...
INNOFENSE Call for Startups – Dual-Use Technologies
Following the immense success of the previous cycles and their integration into the defense sector, iHLS and the Ministry of Defense invite you to...
The Missing Piece for AI-Piloted Aircraft May Finally Be Here
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from assisting pilots to flying aircraft autonomously. While autonomous flight software has become increasingly capable of navigating, avoiding obstacles...
New Method Offers Remote Detection of Radioactive Materials
Radioactive materials are routinely used at hospitals for diagnosing and treating diseases, at construction sites for inspecting welding seams, and in research facilities. Cobalt-60,...
This Autonomous Hybrid Vehicle Could Take Soldiers Out of Supply Missions
Keeping frontline forces supplied is one of the most dangerous tasks on the battlefield. Delivering ammunition, food, fuel and medical equipment often requires convoys...
Heat Signature Can Now Be Cloaked
New research inspired by the intriguing cloaking properties of squid, octopus, etc. promises to help troops cloak their heat signatures.
Recent advances in metamaterials and...
A Combat Vehicle That Doesn’t Stop at the Waterline
Amphibious operations remain one of the more complex military challenges. Moving troops and equipment from ship to shore requires platforms that can operate reliably...
This Robot Has No Front, No Back — and That’s the...
Most robots are designed around familiar biological forms. Engineers often model machines after humans, dogs, insects, or other animals, relying on centralized software and...
T-Dome: A Smarter Shield Integrating Air, Missile, and Drone Defenses
Modern air-defense systems face a common problem: sensors, interceptors, and command centers often operate in parallel rather than as a synchronized whole. This slows...
Extending the Reach of Fighter Jets—Without Extra Risk
Modern air combat is increasingly defined by long-range sensors and advanced missiles, but crewed fighter jets still face a basic constraint: to fire, they...
Official Report: US Government ‘Not Fully Prepared’ for Nuclear Attacks or...
An official report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the U.S. government is not fully prepared to handle nuclear terrorist attacks...
Timing Without Satellites: A New Tool for GPS-Denied Operations
Precise timing sits quietly at the heart of modern systems. Communications networks, military command chains, financial transactions, and power grids all rely on accurate...
This Huge Jet Drone Doesn’t Just Fly—It Brings Backup
Modern air defenses are increasingly challenged by the growing use of unmanned aircraft, but the rapid evolution of drone swarming threatens to complicate this...
Fighting Ebola using Big Data
Current Centers of Disease Control estimates suggest that more than 1.4 million people could be infected with Ebola by January 2015. To limit Ebola’s...
A Fold-Wing Drone That Delivers EW Where Big Platforms Can’t
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...
$10M Dollar Investment in Unlocking Peak Performance with AI Chips
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Australian Army to Be Equipped with Advanced Boxer CRV
The Australian Army will get 211 new Boxer CRV armored combat vehicles, after Rheinmetall was awarded a US$4.1 billion contract, defeating a rival bid...
Hidden No More: Inside the World’s Largest Sea Radar
Ballistic missile defense relies on early detection and precise tracking, but gathering accurate data in the vast expanse of the Pacific remains a significant...
The Robot Submarine Now Patrolling the Deep
Modern naval forces face an increasingly complex underwater picture. Quieter submarines, dense maritime traffic and the growing risk of seabed mines make persistent undersea...
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This Rifle Upgrade Times Every Shot to Help Hit Fast-Moving Drones
Small drones have become a difficult target for infantry. They can approach quickly, change direction and present a much smaller target than a conventional...
