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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Boeing to develop hypersonic missile interceptor for DARPA
September 21, 2023Boeing has been tapped by DARPA to develop and test the technology that will be required to build a prototype to intercept hypersonic missiles in the upper atmosphere as part of the agency's four-year Glide Breaker program. -
US Air Force gets new aggressive electronic warfare aircraft
September 18, 2023The US Air Force has taken delivery of the first of 10 improved EC-37B Compass Call electronic attack warfare aircraft from BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies as it replaces its vintage EC-130H Compass Call that has been in service since 1982. -
Raytheon UK to install laser weapon on British Army fighting vehicle
September 18, 2023In another step from the workbench to the battlefield, Raytheon UK is integrating its first high-energy 15-kW laser weapon into a Wolfhound armored vehicle for the British Army as part of the Ministry of Defence's Land Demonstrator laser program. -
DARPA's LongShot missile-firing drone is ready for flight testing
September 14, 2023DARPA and General Atomics are readying their fighter-launched LongShot missile-firing drone for flight testing. The aircraft is part of an effort to haul 4th-generation fighter planes into the 21st-century aerial battlefield. -
New images of B-21 Raider released as it begins ground engine tests
September 12, 2023In the run up to its maiden flight later this year, Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force have released new images of the B-21 Raider heavy nuclear bomber as it begins ground engine runs at Northrop's Palmdale, California, facility. -
US Army fast tracks Abrams main battle tank modernization
September 12, 2023Based on lessons learned in Ukraine, the US Army has announced that it's abandoning its current modernization program for its M1A2 Abrams main battle tank in favor of a more fundamentally upgraded version called the M1E3. -
MCL Viper system gives military vehicles multi-drone launch capacity
September 12, 2023At this week's DSEI Defence exhibition in London, SpearUAV unveiled its Multi Canister Launcher (MCL) Viper system, which is bolted onto the outside of conventional and robotic military vehicles to launch Viper drones without exposing soldiers to harm. -
Saab camouflage net blocks radar but lets in GPS and radio signals
September 11, 2023Saab's new Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Screen not only lets soldiers blend into the foliage and blocks infrared to foil heat seeking sensors, but it also hides them from radar sweeps, while still letting them receive GPS signals and radio communications. -
Lockheed Martin tests ground-launch missile with double the range
September 05, 2023Lockheed Martin has successfully tested the latest in its family of missiles. Its next generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) reached a record 150 km (93 miles) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. -
US military plans to thwart China with 1,000s of autonomous war drones
September 01, 2023The US Deputy Secretary of Defense has officially kicked off the AI drone wars, announcing a radical "Replicator" plan to put many thousands of intelligent autonomous war drones into service within 18-24 months, to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. -
Northrop Grumman delivers rugged mini-laser weapon to US government
August 27, 2023Northrop Grumman has delivered a miniaturized high-energy laser, called the Phantom, to the US government that points to future laser weapons that are not only powerful, but small and rugged enough for field combat. -
US Air Force taps JetZero to build prototype blended wing aircraft by 2027
August 20, 2023Under a US$235-million contract, the US Air Force has tapped JetZero to build a prototype blended wing aircraft as a way to advance and demonstrate the capabilities of the technology that could lead to a new class of military transports. -
Lockheed Martin's anti-ICBM missile passes major development milestone
August 13, 2023America's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for countering rogue state ICBM attacks has passed a major milestone. Lockheed Martin has announced that the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has passed all design elements of the company's NGI missile project. -
AI pilots US Air Force Valkyrie combat drone for the first time
August 10, 2023The US Air Force's XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental combat drone has made its first flight under the control of artificial intelligence. On July 25, 2023, the robotic aircraft completed a three-hour sortie at the Eglin Test and Training Complex in Florida. -
Lockheed Martin juices up its laser weapon to half a megawatt
July 31, 2023Lockheed Martin is raising the bar on its 300-kW laser weapon system, announcing it is scaling it up to 500 kW under a new contract from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E)).
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