Military
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.
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US Navy robotic minesweeper ship declared operational
August 03, 2022Robotic ships have officially joined the US Navy. The Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants announced on July 22 that the Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System uncrewed minesweeper has been awarded Initial Operating Capability. -
Sweden's new submarine could shift balance of power in the Baltic Sea
August 01, 2022Normally, Sweden building its first new class of submarines in 30 years wouldn't be of as much interest, but Saab laying the keel of its first Blekinge-class boat as Sweden waits to join NATO signals a shift in the balance of power in the Baltic Sea. -
Military variants of a civilian supersonic airliner already on the cards
July 22, 2022Military variants of a civilian supersonic airliner are already on the cards after Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic signed an agreement at the Farnborough Air Show to develop special quick-reaction mission variants of Boom’s Overture aircraft. -
HIMARS rocket launcher may change the game in Ukraine
July 20, 2022The war in Ukraine may be turning in Kyiv's favor thanks to the deployment of American High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) precision rocket launchers, which are reported to be wreaking havoc on Russian supply depots and command centers. -
Tempest sixth-generation demonstration fighter to fly by 2027
July 18, 2022The sixth generation of supersonic stealth fighter planes is on its way. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the British-led Future Combat Air System initiative's Tempest fighter program will fly a combat air demonstrator by 2027. -
China tests hypersonic missile with multi-mode engine
July 17, 2022China is reminding the world that it is very much in the race to deploy hypersonic missiles, with the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Northwestern Polytechnical University successfully launching the Feitian-1, a RBCC-propelled vehicle. -
USAF and DARPA test hypersonic weapon systems in air and on the ground
July 14, 2022In a double-shot of hypersonics news, the US Air Force has conducted an air-launched flight test of its AGM-183A hypersonic missile, while DARPA has successfully test fired a prototype of its OpFires ground-based hypersonic missile launch system. -
Israel Ministry of Defense to test drone-packing advanced robotic tank
June 20, 2022Israel is gearing up to test a new robotic combat vehicle equipped with a 30-mm autonomous turret, an array of active sensors, and an onboard drone it can deploy and retrieve for reconnaissance missions. The missile launcher is optional. -
Robotic tank proves itself in successful live-fire test
June 18, 2022Milrem Robotics and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace teamed up for the first live-fire exercise of a medium-sized robotic tank based on Milrem's Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), fitted with a Kongsberg Protector Remote Turret (RT-40). -
Wilder off-road combat patrol vehicle offers remote drive-by wire
June 15, 2022Israeli defense company Plasan Sasa has rolled out its Wilder ground vehicle at the Eurostory 2022 defense exhibition in Paris. Designed for military patrols and special forces, the 3.7-tonne armored 4x4 provides NATO Stanag 4569 Level 2 protection. -
Rheinmetall main battle tank concept combines lethality and mobility
June 14, 2022At the Eurosatory 2022 defense and security exhibition in Paris, Rheinmetall has revealed its next-generation main battle tank concept, the KF51 Panther, which combines relative light weight and a smaller size with increased lethality. -
First quadcopter drone that can be launched from a submarine underwater
June 09, 2022SpearUAV has released its Ninox 103 UW Sub-to-Air encapsulated autonomous quadcopter, which it says is the first loitering drone that can be launched from a submarine and other submerged platforms. -
Unmanned combat robot disarmed for reconnaissance duties
June 08, 2022Milrem Robotics has rolled out its latest THeMIS Observe battlefield robot variant based on its modular THeMIS UGV platform, with an emphasis on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), as part of the EU's fourth iMUGS project demonstration. -
Keel laid for US Navy's next-generation nuclear missile submarine
June 07, 2022The construction of America's next-generation strategic nuclear missile submarine has formally begun as the keel was ceremonially laid for the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Electric Boat's facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. -
Reusable hypersonic rocket sled recovered after Mach 5+ run
June 06, 2022For the first time, the US Air Force has successfully recovered a reusable rocket sled traveling at hypersonic speed. The test in late March was part of the USAF's Hypersonic Sled Recovery project and saw the sled reach 5.6 times the speed of sound.
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