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Turkey’s navy deploys unmanned surface vessels during Denizkurdu drill

Other participating platforms included crewed ships, submarines, maritime patrol planes, helicopters, drones, fighter aircraft and more.

7 hours ago

Opinion

Unleash the Space Force

Numbers outlining China's military space prowess are understandably alarming, but they don’t tell the whole story, Todd Harrison argues in an op-ed.

11 hours ago

UAS

Poland receives final TB2 drone delivery from Turkey’s Baykar

The TB2 made headlines when Ukrainian forces used them against Russia early on in the war.

A Ukrainian serviceman talks on the radio during a tank training exercise in the Chernigiv region on Sept. 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine comms struggles spur European hunger for L3Harris radios

Reliable, low-profile means of relaying battlefield information have become a linchpin for fighting in Eastern Europe.

3 weeks ago

A Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Craft sails out of the Del Mar Boat Basin during Project Convergence Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Corps eyeing more recon boats from Australian ‘Whiskey Project’

A Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Craft was photographed at the Army’s Project Convergence Capstone 4 earlier this year.

3 weeks ago

Marines’ tech chief unveils latest network, command-and-control effort

The Marine Corps wants to ensure all the right data can flow between its small units operating forward and their joint and coalition partners in theater.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, the leader of the Cyber National Mission Force, speaks April 30, 2024, at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C.

Volt Typhoon hacks likely to inspire copycats, CNMF’s Mahlock says

Attacks on critical infrastructure — food and water delivery, health care services, defense contracting and more — could hamper U.S. military response.

3 weeks ago

Why China axed the Strategic Support Force and reshuffled the military

Its successor, the Information Support Force, will now handle network information systems and communications support, and possibly network defense.

4 weeks ago

A U.S. Marine uses a Battelle Drone Defender V2 during counter-unmanned aircraft systems training in Iraq in October 2020.

Drone-killing costs must come down, says Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer

Defense companies have built and pitched everything from powerful lasers and microwaves to drones that ram their targets midair.

4 weeks ago

Saab launched a tech incubator called Skapa, a nod to the company's Swedish roots.

Saab unveils technology incubator using Enforcer 3 as test bed

“We are trying to get capability to the fleet in months,” said Erik Smith, the chief executive of Saab's U.S. branch.

4 weeks ago

Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force

The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets.

4 weeks ago

Lockheed to supply Australia with air battle management system

Overhauling Australia’s overhead defenses is expected to generate hundreds of local jobs as well as open the door to a multibillion-dollar export market.

4 weeks ago

A robot with a human-like face is pictured during an event to promote the "AI: More than Human" exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London.

Army may swap AI bill of materials for simpler ‘baseball cards’

"We know innovation's happening in the open-source environment," said the Army's Bharat Patel. "We also know who's contributing to the open source."

4 weeks ago