Northrop Grumman to Develop Stand-in Attack Weapon for USAF
The United States Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman for its planned Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)- an air-to-ground weapon designed to clear enemy...
AI-Based Tech Will Spot Guns in Security Cameras
The overall number of mass shootings in the U.S. in 2017 reached 346 events. Mass shootings are defined as an event in which four...
A Breakthrough Lets Forensics Recover “Impossible” Fingerprints
Firearms investigators have long worked under a simple assumption: once a round is fired, any fingerprint left on the cartridge case is effectively destroyed....
The Underwater Drone That Hitches a Ride to Battle
Undersea operations present a persistent challenge: distance and endurance. Oceans are vast, and autonomous underwater vehicles must travel long ranges before reaching their mission...
The Future of Robotics Might Be Smaller Than You Think
Legged robots have become increasingly capable in recent years, but most advanced quadruped systems remain expensive, complex, and difficult for students, hobbyists, and researchers...
This Caterpillar Robot Can Split Up and Reassemble Itself
Ancient paper-folding and modern materials science were combined by engineers at Princeton and North Carolina State University to create a revolutionary soft robot with...
Miniature UAVs Play Role in Maritime Operations
In recent years, there has been a growing need in Maritime Miniature Unmanned Aircraft System (MMUAS) for the international surface combatant and coastal craft...
Long Range, No Crew: The Drone Boat Changing Naval Operations
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...
The Anti-Drone Weapon That Drives Itself
The growing use of drones in both military and civilian environments is creating a new type of threat that traditional air defenses are not...
Half Vehicle, Half Robot: Meet the New “Centaur” Machine
Robots designed for industrial inspection or emergency response often face a tradeoff. Wheeled platforms can move quickly and efficiently over long distances but struggle...
Red Flag Pilots Flew With Their GPS Blacked Out
The Red Flag US Air Force drill started just recently. Red Flag is the biggest Air Force annual drill, taking place in Nevada and...
GMARS ‘Shoot and Scoot’ Missile Launcher System
Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall unveiled their new missile launcher system called the GMARS (Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System) at the Eurosatory 2024 in Paris.
GMARS...
One-Hour Printed Solar Cells to Charge IoT Devices
It is expected that there will be more than 50 billion connected objects (IoT) in 2020. Among them, smartphones, security cameras, etc. that have...
UK Soldiers Get Lighter and More Accurate Rifle
Britain’s Army has been upgrading its weapons. More than £5 million were spent on the upgrading of the SA80 rifle to give it enhanced...
The Robot that Has Human-like Dexterity
Sanctuary AI, a Vancouver-based robotics and AI company, has achieved a breakthrough in robotics with its highly advanced dexterous robotic hands. These hands, featuring...
Stopping Drones Without Collateral Damage: A New Approach
Small, commercially available drones have become a persistent battlefield problem. Easy to acquire and modify, they are now widely used for reconnaissance, targeting, and...
Breaking the Limits of Subsea Endurance
Underwater missions are often constrained by endurance. Most autonomous underwater vehicles rely on batteries, which limit how long they can remain submerged before needing...
False AI Intelligence Exposes a New Risk for Military Decision-Making
Artificial intelligence can process large amounts of intelligence quickly, but that speed creates a serious problem when an incorrect conclusion looks convincing enough to...
New tech can guide drones without relying on GPS
Researchers at The University of Tokyo and telecommunications company NTT in Japan developed an RFID-based guidance system for autonomous drones.
Drones conventionally rely on imaging...
Nuclear Events Can be Detected by Deep Learning
A major progress has been achieved in tackling some of the most complex problems of the environment, the cosmos, and national security - detecting nuclear...
New System Uses Lasers to Power Drones Mid-Flight
Drones today are limited by a simple constraint: batteries. No matter how advanced the airframe or onboard sensors are, endurance remains capped by how...
The Bullet Designed to Bring Down Drones
Small unmanned aerial systems have become a routine threat on modern battlefields and around naval vessels. Commercial quadcopters and improvised drones are inexpensive, agile,...
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Soldiers Could Soon Wear Battlefield AI on Their Wrists
Modern soldiers can receive information from drones, sensors and other units, but getting that data to the person who needs it becomes difficult when...
