Tech
Advanced Networking is Creating an Internet of Warfighting Things
The IoMT will harness AI, advanced networking and other commercial IoT concepts to create a separate,...
Tech
The Incredible Shrinking Sensors and Their Massive Growth
Sensors are usually embedded or hidden, but their presence is growing rapidly across all industries.
Security
Surveillance Aircraft Are Inspired by This Secret Experimental Prototype
Modern surveillance aircraft evolved from Tacit Blue, an experimental stealth surveillance aircraft that was built in...
Tech
Autonomous Systems to Bolster Japan’s Aging Workforce
Autonomous systems designed with advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and other digital innovations could replace or enhance...
Space
Propulsion Control Systems Keep Their Cool With New Aerospace Technology
New high-temp insulator material could extend the mission life and operational performance of propulsion control systems...
Tech
The Triton Aircraft Quickly Makes Sense of a Mysterious Sea
The MQ-4C Triton aircraft made its first flight in early 2020 with the aim of performing...
Tech
Swarming Behavior: Drone Swarms to Survey Unknown Environments
Robotic platforms — drone swarms — can organize themselves into different flight patterns or spread out...
Tech
The Future of Defense
Northrop Grumman's DA/RC team has been charged with engineering a solution that controls a wide range...
Security
Cyberwar: The Most Stealthy Weapon Is Information
Cyberwar accelerated over the last decade with stolen secrets, data breaches and even physical destruction of...
Science
New Artificial Heart Lifts Off With B-2-Inspired Technology
The new Freedom Heart promises recipients of artificial hearts an extremely reliable, potentially permanent alternative to...
Security
Radar Systems Get a High-Tech Upgrade
While the basic principles of radar remain the same, the advances of radar systems tech are...
Security
When Autonomous Vehicles Go to War
Autonomous vehicles are at the cutting edge of today's defense technology. From recon to disarming weapons,...
Security
The Second Skin: Military Uniforms Go High Tech
The next revolution in military technology, called second skin, could transform soldiers' protection against chemical and...
Tech
Aircraft Design in the Age of Autonomous Systems: Test Pilots Still Play Essential Role
As aircraft design technology has evolved, so too has the role of the test pilot.