The military has been a key driver of technology throughout history and the 21st century is no exception. Drones, GPS and the internet itself are just some of the transformative technologies originally developed for the military that have found commercial applications, and the list continues to grow.
Lockheed Martin is setting its laser sights on missiles. The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded the company a nine-month, US$9.4 million contract intended to produce a Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept capable of taking out an ICBM shortly after it lifts off.
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With the whole body pressing down on the point of contact, prosthetic legs can be painful, awkward and cause infections. Now scientists from ONR have developed a more comfortable “smart” prosthetic that can be attached at will, and monitored for infection and stress with an array of sensors.
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It was 5-0 at the US Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as a Lockheed Martin prototype laser weapon system shot down five unmanned drones with a 100 percent success rate. The August test was designed to demonstrate how the laser could decisively destroy unmanned aerial threats.
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Saab is covering both sides of aerial combat with its Gripen Aggressor fighter concept that is designed to play the part of enemy planes in pilot training. Making its public debut at DSEI 2017 in London, the Gripen C variant is designed to appeal to both the US Air Force and Britain's MoD.
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Australia is looking into equipping soldiers with a personal "black box" that will act as a combination data recorder and emergency beacon under a AU$700,000 (US$567,000) contract by the Department of Defence to develop the device called the "Flight Recorder."
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Britain's second giant aircraft carrier took a major step today from collection of steel to active warship, as she was formally christened at the Rosyth shipyard. During a ceremony, the Duchess of Cornwall released a bottle of 10-year-old whisky to break against the hull of the 65,000 tonne vessel.
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The British Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has unveiled the government's plan to increase the size of the Royal Navy by embarking on a crash program to build a new class of frigate, called the Type 31e, costing no more than £250 million (US$327 million) each.
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The US Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Benning, Georgia recently provided a glimpse into the future of combat as robotic and autonomous systems worked together as robotic "wingmen" in simulated combat operations
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The Royal Navy has showed off its latest missile in the first successful test of the Sea Ceptor air defence system. Britain's Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin announced that the live-fire test of the supersonic missile took place off the coast of Scotland from the Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll.
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In 2015, the Royal Navy released its concept of the surface warship of 2050. Now the RN is casting its crystal ball further into the future by asking a team of young engineers from UKNEST to develop concepts for future British submarines.
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