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a robotic military dog
Military

A new tail accessory propels this robot dog across streams

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations
Military

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army
Military

Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The UK’s wee military recon drones will double as cartographers
Aviation

The UK’s wee military recon drones will double as cartographers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

two drones flying
Army

The Army is testing out ‘wolfpacks’ of swarming drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Navy’s testing its new robot ship division in the Pacific this summer
Military

The Navy’s testing its new robot ship division in the Pacific this summer

By Kelsey D. Atherton

DARPA’s Liberty Lifter concept is a modern spin on a Soviet seaplane
DARPA

DARPA’s Liberty Lifter concept is a modern spin on a Soviet seaplane

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This laser-armed Stryker vehicle can shoot down drones and mortar rounds
Aviation

This laser-armed Stryker vehicle can shoot down drones and mortar rounds

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A new Air Force weapon just successfully reached Mach 5
Air Force

A new Air Force weapon just successfully reached Mach 5

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Inside the Pentagon’s quest to help create cheap drones for soldiers
Aviation

Inside the Pentagon’s quest to help create cheap drones for soldiers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Saab’s latest weapon is like a high-tech bazooka
Military

Saab’s latest weapon is like a high-tech bazooka

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The company trying to protect crowded events from drone attacks
Aviation

The company trying to protect crowded events from drone attacks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A helicopter caught and released a rocket this week
Aviation

A helicopter caught and released a rocket this week

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch this wee recon robot survive almost anything
Military

Watch this wee recon robot survive almost anything

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What we know about the ‘Phoenix Ghost’ drones going to Ukraine
Aviation

What we know about the ‘Phoenix Ghost’ drones going to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US is looking for a new anti-air missile
Military

The US is looking for a new anti-air missile

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The story behind the Neptune missile, the weapon that sank the Moskva
Military

The story behind the Neptune missile, the weapon that sank the Moskva

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An image from the laser test against the drone.
Military

The Navy tested a laser that could defend ships from missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These little robots could help find old explosives at sea
Aviation

These little robots could help find old explosives at sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How technology, both old and new, has shaped the war in Ukraine so far
Military

How technology, both old and new, has shaped the war in Ukraine so far

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Trucks with lasers and robotic arms will help the Air Force handle bombs
Air Force

Trucks with lasers and robotic arms will help the Air Force handle bombs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The past and future of the drones that monitored ceasefires in Ukraine
Aviation

The past and future of the drones that monitored ceasefires in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

DARPA quietly tested a hypersonic weapon last month
DARPA

DARPA quietly tested a hypersonic weapon last month

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why the threat of explosives will persist long after the war in Ukraine ends
Military

Why the threat of explosives will persist long after the war in Ukraine ends

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A brief but terrifying history of tactical nuclear weapons
Military

A brief but terrifying history of tactical nuclear weapons

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tracing the controversial history of cluster bombs, from the USSR to Ukraine
Military

Tracing the controversial history of cluster bombs, from the USSR to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US could get a peek into Russia’s electronic warfare secrets thanks to Ukraine
Military

The US could get a peek into Russia’s electronic warfare secrets thanks to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Everything to know about North Korea’s latest missile test
Military

Everything to know about North Korea’s latest missile test

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an American drone launching
Aviation

How drones are helping fuel propaganda in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Destroyed buildings in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Military

How urban warfare imperils utilities, public services, and civilians

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What a no-fly zone over Ukraine would actually mean
Aviation

What a no-fly zone over Ukraine would actually mean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How AI could help new Air Force pilots avoid costly mistakes
AI

How AI could help new Air Force pilots avoid costly mistakes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

B-52s in flight
Aviation

The US flew its most iconic Cold War bomber over Europe

By Kelsey D. Atherton

tank traps
Military

Ukraine’s answer to Russian tanks involves a classic tactic: metal ‘hedgehogs’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

two soldiers
Military

These are the weapons in the Ukrainian arsenal

By Kelsey D. Atherton

nuclear missile test
Military

A closer look at Russia’s nuclear arsenal—and the rest of the world’s

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russian forces just captured Chernobyl. What are the radioactive risks?
Military

Russian forces just captured Chernobyl. What are the radioactive risks?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

natural gas stove
Energy

What a key natural-gas pipeline has to do with the Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How electronic warfare could factor into the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Military

How electronic warfare could factor into the Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Kelsey D. Atherton

tanks in a field
Military

The tanks, rockets, and other weapons that Russia has in its arsenal

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This is the Army’s plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars
Army

This is the Army’s plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a laser demonstration
Aviation

Israel could supplement its Iron Dome with a ‘laser wall’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an armored personnel carrier in a field
Military

These Russian military robots help with logistics and scouting

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robotic cartographers created these colorful cave maps
DARPA

Robotic cartographers created these colorful cave maps

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an electric plane on the ground
Air Force

Why the Air Force is interested in this little electric plane

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Navy’s next robotic ship could be customizable
Military

The Navy’s next robotic ship could be customizable

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s Marker robot is a testbed for its next-gen military tech
Aviation

Russia’s Marker robot is a testbed for its next-gen military tech

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An inside look at how one person can control a swarm of 130 robots
Aviation

An inside look at how one person can control a swarm of 130 robots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Navy’s next-gen destroyer concept involves powerful lasers
Military

The Navy’s next-gen destroyer concept involves powerful lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a railgun
Military

Why Japan is betting on railguns for missile defense

By Kelsey D. Atherton

India launched a torpedo from a missile. Here’s why.
Military

India launched a torpedo from a missile. Here’s why.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a rocket launching at night
DARPA

DARPA wants Space-BACN so satellite communication sizzles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US military personnel wearing augmented reality glasses
AI

Military medics and mechanics may soon have access to a virtual help desk through AMIGOS

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a Mojave drone in flight
Aviation

Mojave, the new Predator drone, is built to navigate rugged terrain

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why the Air Force wants to put lidar on robot dogs
Air Force

Why the Air Force wants to put lidar on robot dogs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A US Navy shit carries out a laser test
Aviation

The US Navy is testing out drone-zapping laser weapons

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Faint red plutonium core for nuclear weapons on black
Military

Why Los Alamos lab is working on the tricky task of creating new plutonium cores

By Kelsey D. Atherton

MANTAS T-38 in the Arabian Gulf
Aviation

The US Navy is testing autonomous seafaring robots that patrol the ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Flying, amphibious drones may help us fight wildfires in a warming world
Aviation

Flying, amphibious drones may help us fight wildfires in a warming world

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These gliding drones could deliver supplies from Air Force planes to the battlefield
Air Force

These gliding drones could deliver supplies from Air Force planes to the battlefield

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian robot disguised as a rock
Military

Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian robot disguised as a rock

By Kelsey D. Atherton

DARPA’s solution to the military’s plastic trash problem? Eat it.
DARPA

DARPA’s solution to the military’s plastic trash problem? Eat it.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russian mail drones could simplify Siberian postal delivery
Aviation

Russian mail drones could simplify Siberian postal delivery

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Poland’s new anti-aircraft system will hit stealth targets at supersonic speeds
Aviation

Poland’s new anti-aircraft system will hit stealth targets at supersonic speeds

By Kelsey D. Atherton