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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Skyborg combat drone's "brain" flies for the first time
The US Air Force has flight tested the Skyborg combat drone's Autonomy Core System for the first time. The "brain" of the autonomous Skyborg was installed in a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical uncrewed vehicle, and carried out a two-hour-and-10-minute flight. -
Built continents apart, sections of T-7A Red Hawk joined in record time
Boeing has spliced together the fore and aft sections of the first Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk prototype advanced jet trainer in record time. Despite the two sections being built 4,500 miles apart, they were matched and joined in under 30 minutes. -
Rheinmetall rolls out new-gen HX3 tactical truck line
Rheinmetall has rolled out its latest heavy military truck, the HX3. A thorough redesign of previous HX vehicles, it offers greater crew protection, better visibility and "future proofing" that will allow it to use crew-optional autonomous systems. -
British Army to roll out upgraded Main Battle Tank in 2027
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has won an £800-million (US$1.1-billion) contract from the Ministry of Defence to upgrade 148 of the British Army's Cold War era Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks to Challenger 3 specifications by 2027. -
Royal Marines test Gravity jet suit in ship boarding exercise
Flying super-marines may soon be a thing. Gravity Industries has teamed up with the UK Royal Marines to demonstrate its Iron Man-style jet suit in a ship boarding exercise, and has released video of the results. -
U-2 spyplane relays and translates data between F-22s and F-35s
Ever since the F-22 was introduced in 2005, it's been recognized as one of the most capable fighter planes in the world. However, it isn't very good at directly sharing data with anything other than other F-22s. Project Hydra is changing that. -
Resilience technique lets military robots work together without comms
The US Army is working on a technique that will allow teams of robots on the battlefield to work together effectively, even when communications become spotty. Called α-shape, the technique helps them to achieve their mission goals without conflict. -
DARPA seeks lighter, more effective military biochem protection suits
DARPA has awarded contracts to FLIR Systems, Leidos, and Charles River Analytics to develop new kit to protect soldiers and responders against chemical and biological (CB) threats using lighter, more comfortable and more versatile suits. -
Leonidas microwave energy weapon can disable swarms of drones at once
An entire drone swarm defense system in a fold-up trailer, the Leonidas by Epirus uses high-powered microwave energy to disable electronics, either in targeted beam forming precision strikes, or by creating wide-beam "force fields" to clear areas. -
MQ-9 Reaper drone being upgraded to meet new geopolitical reality
The US Air Force is seeking upgrades to its ordered and serving fleets of MQ-9 Reaper combat drones as its priorities shift from anti-extremist operations to dealing with near-peer adversaries like Russia and China. -
US Air Force takes delivery of second F-15EX fighter
The US Air Force has taken early delivery of a second F-15EX fighter jet, opening the way to beginning full-scale flight testing of the latest F-15 variant being built by a Boeing-led industry team for the Air Force and the Air National Guard. -
Lockheed Martin unveils new line of tactical military satellites
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new line of military tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites designed to provide battlefield forces with long-range tracking of moving targets in hostile environments in near-real-time.
