Defence & Security Industry Technology
US Army pursuing improved realism in live and virtual training
One conundrum to providing a realistic and immersive virtual training experience for soldiers is portraying computer-generated people and objects b...
BAE Systems selected by DARPA to create autonomy software for multi-domain mission planning
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop software that will enable semi-aut...
Russian automatic command system selects hardware positions on battlefield
Automatic command and control systems received a new function that was tested at Center-2019 exercise. The system analyzes the tactical situation, ...
Russia designs robotic Pantsir-S for air defense
The Russian armed forces will receive a robotic system designed on the basis of the Pantsir-S antiaircraft missile gun. It will be able to automati...
Ft. Leonard Wood Robotics University develops new robot to be used by all services
The Robotics University at Fort Leonard Wood, Training Area 211, is ready to field a new robot -- the Man Transportation Robotic System Increment I...
Multinational partners find New York ideal to test urban warfare technologies
Emerging technologies being developed to support future military operations in contested urban environments faced a real test when more than 150 sc...
Army of Uzbekistan has upgraded T-64B and T-62 main battle tanks
The Uzbek Army (UA) is upgrading its T-64B and T-62 main battle tanks (MBTs) with additional protection, according to a video released on the UA’s ...
China tests Tianyi mini-UAV for urban warfare
A Chinese technology firm is testing a new attack drone specifically designed to help ground troops in street-level combat, in the hope that it can...
U.S. soldiers test new battlefield smoke generating system
4th Infantry Division soldiers recently finished the final phases of testing a new battlefield smoke-producing system to conceal units during comba...
Chinese oil giant Sinopec develops military-grade fiber with multiple applications
China has developed its own fiber that is strong, light and resistant to heat and corrosion, which can be used to make body armor and other protect...
New General Purpose variant in SISU GTP 4x4 armored vehicle family
Soon after the introduction, the APC variant of SISU GTP 4x4 participated successfully in comparative trials arranged by the Ministry of Defence of...
Analysis: Modern firing training systems for marksmanship and shooting skills
More and more companies in the world propose their systems aiming at boosting military and security forces skills in marksmanship, sniping or simpl...
Russian armed forces will receive first upgraded Zoopark Counter-battery radar systems
The Russian armed forces receive the first upgraded Zoopark Counter-battery radar systems which were modernized according to the combat engagement ...
Russian military introduce Big Data decision-making technology
Commanders of military districts and general armies will be able to accelerate decisions in a combat situation. The new system with artificial inte...
U.S. SOCOM prepares for rapid technological change
Technology is disrupting the business environment and government, and it will soon disrupt U.S. Special Operations Command and the rest of the Defe...
Interest growing in military ground robots (follow up)
Robotization of ground forces has been of interest to the military of the world since the early last century. The development of technologies allow...
New battery could provide substantial power to U.S. soldiers without risk of fire
U.S. Army scientists and their partners at the University of Maryland and John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have developed a high-energy aque...
China: features of PLA latest combat camouflage uniforms
On the afternoon of October 31, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, Director General of the Information Office of China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) an...
Plextek wins Defence and Security Accelerator contracts to defend against hostile drones
6 November 2019: Plextek-DTS (Defence Technology Solutions) has been awarded two contracts under the £2 million Defence and Security Accelerator (D...
U.S. 1st Infantry Division first to field new night vision equipment
The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, is the first unit to receive the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle - Binocular and the Famil...