Battlefield Tech

Army picks four to build robotic combat vehicle prototypes

The Army will choose a single robotic vehicle from the four companies selected to build prototypes over the next year.

13 hours ago

UK mulls onboard sensing requirements for satellites

The policy could be included as part of a forthcoming Space Sector Plan that outlines opportunities to boost the U.K. space economy and promote resilience.

15 hours ago

Opinion

What commercial autonomous technology can do for US Army modernization

The Pentagon is at an important juncture as it thinks creatively and ambitiously on how to leverage this critical new technology.

Israel unveils new Barak tank with AI, sensors and cameras

Development for the Barak took five years, and it underwent testing over the last year.

34 hours ago

Australia to focus R&D on asymmetric warfighting, chief scientist says

Australia is mulling which high-tech areas it will pursue alone or which may fall under AUKUS, as it ensures all its efforts focus on top warfighter needs.

34 hours ago

Ukraine war inspires weapons that crack battle tanks at weakest point

Arms manufacturers are tuning their lineups to the immediate experience of the brutal, close-range fighting in Ukraine.

35 hours ago

This is what it’s like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal

The jobs are exacting and often require a deft touch. That’s because many of the maintenance tasks must be performed by hand.

2 days ago

Pentagon eyes microelectronics hubs across US to bolster chip industry

The Pentagon envisions the Microelectronics Commons as a national network of academic institutions, small business firms and research entities.

2 days ago

Leidos wins $7.9 billion US Army information technology contract

The Department of Defense received three bids for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract, records show.

2 days ago

US sanctions firms in China , Russia, Turkey over Iran’s drone program

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high, despite the release of five American detainees from Iran this week.

2 days ago

An engineer works in the clean-room facilities at the LETI, a French research institute for electronics and information technologies founded by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

3 days ago

Israeli companies showcase drones that take off, land vertically

IAI developed the Rotem Alpha loitering munition, capable of hovering, taking off and landing vertically.

3 days ago

Austin urges nations to dig deep, give Ukraine more air-defense kits

The U.S. defense chief said the 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised months ago will soon begin arriving in Ukraine, as has been expected.

3 days ago

RTX business unit installing space observation system in California

The installation should be completed by the end of October and the system should be providing operational data by November.

3 days ago

US Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon fielding delayed to year’s end

“We’re finding problems,” Assistant Secretary of the Army Doug Bush said. “It’s actually good we’re finding these.”

3 days ago

A U.S. Army soldier undergoes electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV in February 2021.

US Army taps CACI-owned company for jamming kit that troops can carry

The manpack variant is expected to move from prototype to production in fiscal 2024, according to the service.

3 days ago

Military drone crashes during test flight in Iran, injuring 2

Images of the wreckage circulating on social media suggested it was the type of drone that carries bombs.

4 days ago

European airborne electronic-attack program kicks into high gear

The European Union's REACT program aims to create jamming "bubbles" around formations of allied warplanes, according to a Spanish industry official.

4 days ago

Directed energy weapons making jump from sci-fi to real world

The U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy are all, right now, attempting to fold directed-energy systems into offensive and defensive capabilities.

4 days ago

To help soldiers maintain an information advantage on the battlefield and stay in touch with their commanders, they need the best technology. We describe what’s happening with IT and networks, command and control systems, and JADC2.

The Army will choose a single robotic vehicle from the four companies selected to build prototypes over the next year.

The policy could be included as part of a forthcoming Space Sector Plan that outlines opportunities to boost the U.K. space economy and promote resilience.

The Pentagon is at an important juncture as it thinks creatively and ambitiously on how to leverage this critical new technology.

Development for the Barak took five years, and it underwent testing over the last year.

Australia is mulling which high-tech areas it will pursue alone or which may fall under AUKUS, as it ensures all its efforts focus on top warfighter needs.

Arms manufacturers are tuning their lineups to the immediate experience of the brutal, close-range fighting in Ukraine.

The jobs are exacting and often require a deft touch. That’s because many of the maintenance tasks must be performed by hand.

The Pentagon envisions the Microelectronics Commons as a national network of academic institutions, small business firms and research entities.

The Department of Defense received three bids for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract, records show.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high, despite the release of five American detainees from Iran this week.

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

IAI developed the Rotem Alpha loitering munition, capable of hovering, taking off and landing vertically.

The U.S. defense chief said the 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised months ago will soon begin arriving in Ukraine, as has been expected.

The installation should be completed by the end of October and the system should be providing operational data by November.

“We’re finding problems,” Assistant Secretary of the Army Doug Bush said. “It’s actually good we’re finding these.”

The manpack variant is expected to move from prototype to production in fiscal 2024, according to the service.

Images of the wreckage circulating on social media suggested it was the type of drone that carries bombs.

The European Union's REACT program aims to create jamming "bubbles" around formations of allied warplanes, according to a Spanish industry official.

The U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy are all, right now, attempting to fold directed-energy systems into offensive and defensive capabilities.