Munitions Technology
9/22/2023
Capt. Steven Beall has been commander of the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal since August 2021. Located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the school conducts common basic training for Navy, A…
International
9/21/2023
Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Jens Stoltenberg said his main purpose during a visit to New York this week was to “mobilize support for Ukraine,” because, amon…
Marine Corps News
9/21/2023
When the Marines deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand province in 2009, they were fighting in a desert environment against a low-tech, but deeply entrenched Taliban insurgency. The force’s re…
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
9/20/2023
The Army-led Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office on Sept. 20 wrapped up a two-day “large-scale combat operations tabletop” exercise that looked ahead at the near- and far-…
International
9/20/2023
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are making key inroads in the areas of artificial intelligence and autonomy as part of their collaboration through the AUKUS security partnership, a…
Emerging Technologies
9/20/2023
PARIS — A German company has developed goggles that can protect pilots’ eyes from six different kinds of lasers. The Federal Aviation Administration in 2021 reported some 9,700 incidents i…
Army News
9/19/2023
Potential adversaries’ advanced cruise missiles continue to concern the Army, the service’s secretary said in a recent panel discussion. “In an environment where our adversaries have…
Emerging Technologies
9/19/2023
When it comes to procuring defense weapon systems, there seems to be the same discussion: the defense acquisition process, even with all its reform efforts, is filled with inefficiencies. Due to its p…
Air Power
9/18/2023
Think about the challenge that was handed to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team: design, develop, test, field and sustain a family of highly common first line fighters to fully incorporate the unique …
Global Defense Market
9/15/2023
LONDON — Front and center at the Spets Techno Export booth at the DSEI defense industry trade show was a family of small kamikaze drones, each with an accompanying video showing a nonstop loop o…
International
9/15/2023
LONDON — Despite having one of the largest, most advanced militaries in the world, the United Kingdom still has room to grow when it comes to bringing emerging technology into its armed forces, …
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
9/15/2023
LONDON — Global technology company MARSS debuted several new systems at the DSEI trade show in London designed to combat the ever-growing threat of unmanned aircraft. The use of unmanned aerial…
Global Defense Market
9/14/2023
LONDON — The AUKUS agreement, which will have the United States and the United Kingdom help Australia build nuclear-powered submarines, as well as cooperate on a host of other emerging military …
Global Defense Market
9/14/2023
LONDON — The Global Combat Air Program has been the talk of the DSEI trade show this week, with key figures from the companies involved signing collaboration agreements and touting the strength …
Global Defense Market
9/14/2023
LONDON — BAE Systems brought a variant of the U.S. Army’s new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle to the United Kingdom’s biggest defense trade show in hopes of drumming up potential NATO …
Global Defense Market
9/14/2023
LONDON — A consortium of three U.K.-based companies has received a four-year contract to develop a British Field Army-specific version of their decision support tool Forge, the industry partners…
Air Power
9/13/2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is the Air Force’s effort to develop autonomous drones that will operate in conjunction with manned aircraft, and…
Air Power
9/13/2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s closely-guarded stealth bomber program, promises advanced networking capabilities, open systems architecture and long-rang…
Air Force News
9/13/2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The U.S. Air Force aims to improve aircraft sustainability and energy efficiency as a part of its strategic deterrence initiative to prevent conflict in the Indo-Paci…
Global Defense Market
9/13/2023
LONDON — The U.K. Ministry of Defence must re-think its approach to acquisition if it wants to evolve into an integrated, all-domain force, the head of the Royal Air Force said Sept. 13. The U…
Global Defense Market
9/13/2023
LONDON — The U.K. Ministry of Defence has given the green light and a 40 million pound contract to BAE Systems to produce the Striker II Digital Helmet-Mounted Display for Typhoon fighter pilots…
Armaments
9/13/2023
LONDON — A U.S.-made laser designed to shoot down aerial threats such as small drones is being sent to the United Kingdom for further testing. RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, is s…
Air Force News
9/12/2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Efficient production and additive manufacturing capabilities are vital to the U.S. Air Force’s transition to a modernized force, senior defense officials said. …
Air Force News
9/12/2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Air Force Special Operations Command has been operating with an aging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance infrastructure dating back to the 1990s, and …
