America’s hypersonic weapons programme has always had two problems running in parallel. The first is physics: building a weapon that flies at Mach 5 or above while manoeuvring through the…
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US Military Foresees Growing Use of 3D Printing
When a warship at sea loses a pump component that is no longer available in the supply chain, the traditional answer involves port visits, procurement paperwork, and weeks of waiting.…
Inside the Army’s Project Convergence Capstone 5: CJADC2 Tested at Scale
In a building at the Army Research Laboratory just outside Washington, D.C., a group of reporters put on augmented reality headsets and looked down at a war. Spread below them…
Bat-Inspired AI-Powered Echolocation Technology Helps Drones Navigate in Darkness
In a remarkable leap forward for machine navigation, researchers funded by the U.S. Army have developed a synthetic echolocation system inspired by the natural sonar abilities of bats and dolphins.…
U.S. Army Tests ‘ULTRA ‘Robotic Vehicle Near Russia
The U.S. Army is currently conducting field tests of a fully autonomous tactical vehicle, known as ULTRA, in Georgia (Sakartvelo), a country located just miles from Russian-occupied territory. This testing…