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Army researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging drone swarms. The university has been awarded a four-year, $8 million cooperative agreement “to develop foundational science in two critical propulsion and power technology areas for powering future families of unmanned aircraft systems,” according to …

Photo Credit: Courtesy XTEND US soldier with Israeli-made drone Following a joint R&D program led by the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), in the Israel Ministry of Defense, together with Israeli company Xtend, and the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO), of the U.S. Department of Defense, an …

Self-guiding drone swarms, course-correcting ammunition, AI-driven sensor networks, self-healing armor and armies of armed robots are all things expected to characterize warfare for decades to come. What isn’t expected? That is the fundamental question now being taken up by an elite unit of scientists with Army Futures Command, a task …

Share0 The Indian Army is going to conduct a major study on advanced and disruptive weapons technology amid the ongoing border tension with China. Headed by a senior lieutenant general, the study will focus on drone swarms, big data analysis, algorithm warfare, robotics, lasers and loiter munitions to …

A forward-operating Army unit is under heavy fire and poised to attack. The soldiers are armed with small arms weapons, shoulder-fired missiles, drones and even helicopter support, yet commanders need to know which among many targets to hit. Which targets should be hit first? Are any target points about to fire incoming …

US Army soldiers bound for Afghanistan next month will be taking along a new toy for testing: a pint-sized reconnaissance drone that can fit in your hand. The 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment will be testing out the Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System in a combat environment for the …

South Korea’s Army has recently established a new forensic investigation system to counter the illicit use of commercial drones for infiltrating and filming military installations, officials said Monday. The armed service’s Central Investigation Group introduced the system for the detailed analysis of crimes and accidents involving drones. It has also …

Brigadier General Heidari added that Army’s Ground Forces have reached high levels of self-sufficiency by indigenously producing all of the equipment they need, including tank transporters, radars, long-range cameras, or telecommunication shelters, which will be employed by the Army in the near future. An earlier report quoted the Army chief …

Screenshot: US Army (US Patent Office) Recent flight delays at airports in the U.S. and UK have given us a glimpse at the threats and the headaches that drones can cause. In the days leading up to the recent Super Bowl, the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI warned the …

The army has been called in to help with the ongoing crisis at Gatwick airport, where drones flying near the runway have kept planes grounded for over 12 hours. The airport has been closed since Wednesday night, when the devices were repeatedly flown over the airfield in what police and …