Military Tech

Decentralizing battle data: CDAO, Anduril open tactical ‘mesh’ to third-party developers

WASHINGTON — As the US military embraces artificial intelligence and big data, the Pentagon is trying to wean itself from reliance on centralized mega-systems...

ULA eyes annual mods to turn rocket stage into space interceptor

The United Launch Alliance, a longtime government spacelift provider, has an incremental plan to upgrade its Centaur V upper stage to fly long-duration space...

Kratos’ Thanatos UCAV Has Flown for the First Time

Kratos Defense and Security has recently unveiled that its stealthy Thanatos UCAV has completed the maiden flight. However, due to the highly secretive nature...

Rolls-Royce says future B-52 engine, the F130, passed critical design review

WASHINGTON — The Rolls-Royce F130 engine is one step closer to powering the US Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress fleet following a successful critical design...

New C2 software for mobile satellites will support future orbital warfare ops & MILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions

SPACEPOWER 2024 — The new command and control (C2) software developed by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) for maneuvering satellites in the...

This new tool lets brigades ‘see’ their electronic warfare footprint

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – A handful of operational U.S. Army brigades now have a tool to “see” how they and enemy forces look in...

Army Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Finally Blasts Out Of Its Launcher

The U.S. Army has finally test-fired its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from its trailer-based launcher, something it has been attempting to do so for...

“Crazy Li” arms drones with powerful lasers that can cut through metal

Drones have another weapon in the arsenal thanks to “Crazy Li” Xiao: lasers. Not just lasers, but ones powerful enough to vaporize human tissue...

The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space

Mastalir said China is “copying the US playbook” with the way it integrates satellites into more conventional military operations on land, in the air,...

Russia’s Su-57 Fighter Gets Cutting Edge Helmet Mounted Targeting System

Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff December-13th-2024 Russian state media has unveiled a new helmet-mounted targeting system for the Su-57 fifth generation fighter, which is...

First Image of Iran’s Yak-130 with R-73 Air-to-Air Missile Emerges

More than a year after the images and videos of the first batch of Iran’s Russian-made Yak-130 advanced jet trainers emerged in Sep. 2023,...

First Look at the Stealth Optimized AL-51F-1 Engine Powering Russia’s New Su-57M Fighter

The first images of the new flat nozzle AL-51F-1 engine developed for an upcoming enhanced variant of Russia’s Su-57 fifth generation fighter have been...

Anduril, OpenAI partner to boost counter-drone tech for bases, troops

Defense technology firm Anduril Industries announced this week it will partner with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to use the company’s artificial intelligence models to improve the...

Defense tech firms establish AI-focused consortium

Palantir and Anduril, two leading defense technology firms, announced today they’re creating an industry consortium to address what they see as hurtles impeding the...

BAE betting on AI to train imagery analysts

I/ITSEC — At this year’s I/ITSEC show, it was hard to miss that everyone seemingly wants in on the artificial intelligence craze. It’s easy to...

Anduril self-funds robot submarine testing to court US customers

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Anduril is putting a new autonomous submarine known as Dive-XL through endurance runs off the coast of California, as it...