IVAS Smart Glasses Project: Mixed Prospects

IVAS Smart Glasses Project: Mixed Prospects

The US Army wants to equip its soldiers with IVAS augmented reality "smart glasses". Experimental devices of this type are undergoing testing and fine-tuning, but are far from completely satisfying the customer....
The Road to the Flying Soldier

The Road to the Flying Soldier

The idea of ​​equipping a person with an individual rocket engine is not new. It was first expressed in 1919 by the Soviet inventor Alexander Andreyev. But a lot of time passed from the idea to its implementation. So...
Boeing CLWS combat laser under test

Boeing CLWS combat laser under test

Boeing has once again tested its CLWS combat laser. This time, in a test site, it fought against large UAVs, which are quite a difficult task to intercept....
Hypersonic and Rumors: The SR-72 Aircraft Project

Hypersonic and Rumors: The SR-72 Aircraft Project

Rumors about the SR-72 hypersonic aircraft have started circulating abroad again. Now it is reported that Lockheed Martin is completing its development and will allegedly be able to begin flight operations in the near future...
New hypersonic technologies for the Pentagon

New hypersonic technologies for the Pentagon

The U.S. Air Force is bringing Canopy Aerospace Inc. into its hypersonic program to conduct two major research projects and develop new technologies to create advanced...
Take the message: Messenger apps in the military

Take the message: Messenger apps in the military

The army needs messenger programs for exchanging text messages and other information. Currently, these tasks are solved using various software and hardware products....
The FCS program and the reasons for its failure

The FCS program and the reasons for its failure

15 years ago, the Pentagon closed the promising and ambitious Future Combat Systems program. An attempt to create a number of new samples and systems encountered serious problems and did not give the desired...
Railgun in Chinese

Railgun in Chinese

China has been working on the topic of rail guns for a long time and is already testing such weapons. Some details of these projects, which are of great interest, appear in the public press....
Hide a fighter: principles and issues of camouflage

Hide a fighter: principles and issues of camouflage

One of the pillars of military affairs is camouflage, which allows one to gain certain advantages. To hide fighters, equipment or positions from the enemy, various means and techniques can be used....
Fibrotex ULCANS camouflage system for the US Army

Fibrotex ULCANS camouflage system for the US Army

The US Army receives and uses the ULCANS camouflage system manufactured by Fibrotex. Such products replace old camouflage networks and provide protection against surveillance in different...