Drones

Drone Production Focus for 2024 - ‘the Year of Land Systems’

Ukraine prioritises land-drone manufacturing as a new hope to end the war.

Drones

Low-Cost & Long-Flight = Optimal Reconnaissance Drone Design

How the US inadvertently revealed its new long-range surveillance drone.

Drones

How The War in Ukraine Has Changed the Drone Manufacturing Sector

A case study of Estonian drone companies and their adaptation to frontline demands.

Military

Germany & EU Strengthen Arms Collaboration for Ukraine

Germany takes the lead in Europe in military aid for Ukraine while the EU boosts its defence strategy and procurement systems.

Drones

Ukraine’s Use of Naval Drones is Reinventing Combat at Sea

Multiple successful attacks by surface drones are forcing Russia’s conventional and superior navy into retreat.

Military

Nimble Artillery – A Response to the Drone Threat

More effective drone spotting and counter-battery fire is changing artillery design.

Drones

Will Drones Become Standard Issue for Infantry Platoons?

A glance at how the US military is looking to deploy drones as a cost-effective way to bolster infantry fire power.

Drones

French Commander Envisages the End of the Small Drone Wars

Will newer technology and advances in counter-drone weaponry spell the end of the handheld combat drone and first-person view loitering munition?

Nanotechnology

The Anti-Shock Wave Effect of Nanomaterial/Polymer Composites

Nanotech researchers find way to boost energy dispersal in polymer composites.

Nanotechnology

Plant Extract Used to Make Anti-Microbial Nanomaterials

Nanomaterial researchers find a route to sustainable, eco-friendly nanoparticles for use as an industrial raw material.

Military

Western Shell Manufacturers Step into Top Gear - Again

Renewed impetus to ammunition manufacturing inspires military support for Ukraine.

Nanotechnology

Lignin Nanoparticles: A New Raw Material for Sunscreen

Sun cream is one of the many places where nanotechnology will be having an impact this summer.

Military

How Illicit Trade is Circumventing Russia’s Arms Embargo

Is a new approach required for Russia’s trade sanctions?

Military

The European Arms Industry is Booming – Literally

The defence sector is experiencing major growth, but who are the biggest winners?

Military

Russian Glide Bombs are Shifting the Ukrainian Tide of War

Soviet-era ammunition is being given a 21st-century make-over with devastating effect.

Military

The Dash for Defence: Protecting Tanks from Drone Attacks

Drone warfare in Ukraine is creating a race to develop drone countermeasures and improved shielding for tanks.

Military

Is Russia Using Laser Weapons in Ukraine?

Investigating claims that Moscow has developed and deployed laser weaponry for counter-drone defence.

Drones

4 Ways the US Funding Surge is Changing the Defence Sector

The biggest questions raised by last month’s decision by the US Congress to release defence spending for its allies.

Military

Nanomaterials for Better Impact Protection

MIT researchers are utilising nanotechnology to help create body armour that is both tougher and lighter.

Military

What Laser Weaponry has been Developed so Far?

With laser weaponry no longer science fiction, find out where it is being used in military forces around the world and what it can achieve.

Drones

Beyond Reconnaissance: Navy Plans for Future Surface Drones

Military chiefs outline their vision for expanding USV use at sea.

Nanotechnology

Modern Composites Gain Crack Resistance with Nanostitching

MIT nanotechnology researchers use carbon nanotubes to bond materials into a more durable composite with added crack resistance.

Military

The 101 on Laser Weaponry

More than science fiction, laser weapons are proving to be a highly accurate, low cost, and deadly way to wage war.

Drones

A Vision of the Robot Wars of Tomorrow

US military testing of a combined human-drone-robot offensive gives a glimpse of what next-generation combat will be like.

Drones

Counter-Drone Capability Heads to Sea

The next step in the development of anti-drone armament is naval defence.