Here’s why the Corps strapped a counter-drone system to the deck of a warship in the Suez Canal By: Shawn Snow     Marines with Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, VMM-264 Black Knights (Reinforced) scan for potential threats while aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) as it transits the Suez Canal Jan. 12, […]

Knock, knock. Who’s there? This AI combat system might already know By: Adam Stone     DARPA’s Squad X Core Technologies (SXCT) program aims to develop novel technologies that could be integrated into user-friendly systems that would extend squad awareness and engagement capabilities without imposing physical and cognitive burdens. (DARPA rendering)  If the U.S. military is going […]

Israeli air force starts training German Heron-TP drone pilots By: Sebastian Sprenger An Israeli Heron-TP unmanned aircraft sits on the tarmac during the April 2018 Berlin Air Show. (Photo by Sebastian Sprenger)  COLOGNE, Germany – The initial class of German air force drone pilots began their training on the Heron-TP drone at the Israeli Tel Nof […]