Just as developers of autonomous vehicles for civilian roads grapple with programming life-and-death decisions, the defense industry must contend with...
Military weapons designers within the WeaponONE program at the Air Force Research Laboratory can now analyze real-time feedback from in-theater weapons within a digital engineering environment....
In combat, unconventional sources of intelligence can provide a major advantage when completing a mission and keeping troops safe. DARPA is now working on a technology...
With advantages like precision targeting, rapid firing, and a significant reduction in cost per round, the U.S military is showing increasing interest and making more investments...
Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics, better known as OFFSET, is a DARPA program that was launched late last year. Its goal is the development and deployment of “swarms...
If you need a means of shooting down lightweight drones favored by terrorist groups, a laser may be one of the first things that come to...
Small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) are drones that can be used for a range of different military missions, but it’s very important to have the right...
For the first time in more than thirty years, the U.S. Air Force has contracted new anti-ship missiles. With a contract agreement worth $85.5 million, Lockheed...
Navy Successfully Tests World’s First Drone-Killing Laser Weapon LaWS is an impressive, high-tech drone defensive, laser weapon system that was recently put to the test by...
Exoskeleton suits have been developed to improve strength, ease heavy lifting, and even monitor the health of the wearer. Developers want to take the technology further...
Massive, nuclear-powered 90,000-ton super aircraft carriers have dominated the Navy’s fleet, but recently Congress has advised a shift back toward smaller ships known as “light aircraft...
At White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, The U.S. Army with defense manufacturer Raytheon recently completed an AH-65 Apache attack helicopter flight test using a...
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is on a mission to develop more advanced autonomous technology that can turn robots into “teammates” on the battlefield. During...
The B-2 Spirit, or B-2 stealth bomber, is getting a stealthy composite makeover. The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman are aiming to improve the bomber’s...
The U.S. Army is set to begin new testing on its microwave weapons defense system in the mountains of New Mexico. Following a release from the...
The first of the U.S. Navy’s next generation of aircraft carriers has set sail. The USS Gerald R. Ford has recently returned to Naval Station Norfolk...
Following production approval from the Pentagon, the U.S. military is getting some new helicopters from Lockheed Martin Corp. On April 4th, the Department of Defense announced...
Developed by Boston Dynamics, which is now owned by Google, the LS3 has demonstrated some impressive capabilities. The four legged robot is sometimes known as “Big...
The Navy’s massive destroyer, the Zumwalt, has been designed to be stealthy, powerful, and equipped with some of the most impressive defensive technology. It’s design is...
If technology continues at its current pace, we could potentially see artificial intelligence enter the battlefield in just a few decades, or even just a few...