INNOFENSE was created to identify promising technologies from the civilian market and help unlock their potential for defense ...

Drone-on-drone interception becomes considerably harder as the target gets faster. An interceptor not only has to locate and approach another aircraft but also calculate where the target will be when ...

Armored vehicles increasingly need to defend against threats coming from more than one direction. Crews may have to engage ...

Armored vehicles protect their crews by separating them from the battlefield with thick layers of steel and composite armor.

Every electrical system inside a drone needs power, and delivering it normally means running wires through wings, fuselage ...

When defenders assess a network for cyberattacks, the most highly connected components can appear to be the obvious targets.

Modern ground-based air defenses must react to threats that behave very differently in flight. Cruise missiles can approach ...

Light infantry faces a firepower problem. Units need heavy indirect-fire support that can move quickly with them, but ...

Intercepting incoming rockets is only part of the challenge facing modern air-defense systems. During prolonged attacks, the ...

Long-endurance drones such as the MQ-9 Reaper have provided militaries with persistent surveillance and strike capabilities ...

Bird strikes may sound like a minor aviation hazard, but a collision at high speed can damage engines, windscreens and other ...

Autonomous aircraft can perform well in carefully controlled demonstrations, but real-world aviation presents a much harder ...