From a cannon to sparrows: will the micro-UAV return a shotgun to the battlefield
Providing protection of ground fighters from micro-UAV-kamikaze ...
Hide from Thermal Imager: New Materials for Soldier Equipment
Advances in surveillance are placing new demands on camouflage. In particular, new technologies, materials and finished products are being developed abroad to protect against thermal imagers ...
What is known about the Turkish drone Eren with laser weapons
Turkey has announced that it has tested the world's first laser-powered drone. What is known about the drone that was tested in Turkey ...
Artificial intelligence in the Russian army
It is obvious that artificial intelligence technologies have a great future in the military field. Our country already has some experience in this direction, and the development of new projects continues ...
US combat lasers: almost ready to be adopted
In the United States, work continues on promising combat laser systems, and now we are talking about real weapons for deployment in the troops. In the foreseeable future, they want to get their laser weapons ...
SpinLaunch project. Centrifugal into space
In the United States, testing of the SpinLaunch prototype spacecraft launch system has begun. It uses the centrifugal principle of the initial acceleration of the aircraft, which is believed to be ...
Progress and prospects of the DARPA / Dynetics X-61A Gremlins project
In the United States, the development of the Gremlins group unmanned aerial complex continues. It implements original solutions and technologies, due to which the Air Force will be able to obtain a number of new ...
E-Jet synthetic fuel for the US Air Force
The US Air Force is interested in a new technology for producing synthetic aviation fuel. It allows for the production of environmentally friendly fuel, and can also simplify the supply of remote bases ...
RTK "Marker" on trials. New technologies and their future
The tests of the experimental robotic complex "Marker" are underway. Recently, a prototype took on the role of a guard at the Vostochny cosmodrome and showed group work ...
China's hypersonic tests: secrets and potential
China has tested a hypersonic aircraft of unclear purpose. This event could have a big impact on the Chinese defense ...
GDLS and AeroVironment presented robots with loitering ammunition
General Dynamics Land Systems and AeroVironment have presented a new version of the robotic system-carrier of loitering ammunition. This project is based on existing ...
Chinese air defense combat lasers
The Chinese defense industry is actively developing laser technologies and developing new combat systems of this kind. Particular attention is paid to laser anti-aircraft ...
Project SPUR: Robot Dog Becomes Sniper
American companies Ghost Robotics and SWORD Defense Systems presented an unusual robotic complex SPUR. This combat robot moves on four legs and can use ...
AHEL Combat Laser for AC-130J Ghostrider Fire Support Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has manufactured and handed over to the Air Force a prototype of the AHEL advanced combat laser. In the foreseeable future, this product is planned to be installed on the AC-130J fire support aircraft ...
Targets and victims of directed energy weapons
Non-lethality is more demagogy than technology ...
Synthetic liquid fuels in Germany: past experiences and new technologies
In the distant past, Germany produced synthetic liquid fuels en masse to replace traditional petroleum fuels. Recently, they are returning to similar ideas, but on a new technical ...
Two "Zircons" and a foreign reaction
The nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk" in one day performed two launches of missiles "Zircon" and completed tests of this weapon on underwater carriers. This event, like the Zircon project as a whole, did not go unnoticed for ...
Hypersonic Lockheed Martin SR-72: the problem of technologies and solutions
According to various reports, Lockheed Martin is working on a hypersonic aircraft project. The machine with the conditional name SR-72 will show the highest characteristics, but their achievement ...
How will neural networks help the American army?
In the American army, much attention is paid to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. One of the directions of AI is neural networks, which can also be used in the military ...
Psychoacoustics against the enemy. Suppression system AHAD (USA)
An unusual non-lethal acoustic suppression system has been developed in the USA. The AHAD product, unlike other modern devices, does not hurt, but confuses the target ....
US military innovation. Infrastructure and projects
From nitinol to neoquakers ...
First export success of the JetPack Aviation JB12
Jetpacks are attracting the attention of armies, but so far everything has been limited only to testing. Now we are talking about purchases. An unnamed country has acquired JetPack backpacks for experiments ...
For space and not only. SSC "Keldysh Center" is completing research on self-healing materials
Of great interest to science and technology are the so-called. self-healing materials. In the near future, SSC "Keldysh Center" plans to complete research work on such material, ...
Rescue from interception and excessive cost. Potential and prospects of the DARPA DRACO program
In 2025, DARPA plans to conduct the first test flight of a DRACO rocket equipped with a new nuclear rocket engine. In the future, such technologies are supposed to be used in the military ...