The British Defense company has identified four technologies which could revolutionize military aircrafts of the future: Transformer long range aircraft which can split into a number of smaller aircraft, Self healing Aircrafts; carrying advanced on-board 3D printers capable to printing UAVs on-demand during a mission; and carrying directed energy weapons that …

The Eurosatory 2016 the leading international Land and Air Defence and Security exhibition took place from June 13th to 17th, 2016 at Parc des Expositions Paris, allowing dozens of European states to showcase their defense and space technical achievements. Eurosatory, Initially dedicated to Defence, Eurosatory has gradually opened to the …

China is planning to institute an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the disputed South China Sea as the U.S. grows its military presence in the region and strengthens diplomatic relations with claimant countries, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Wednesday. China imposed similar zone in 2013 over eight uninhabited …

U.S. Government operates globally and Understanding local languages is essential for effective situational awareness in military operations, and particularly in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts that require immediate and close coordination with local communities. “In Nigeria, foreign troops hunt Boko Haram terrorists through areas using as many as 44 …

“DARPA’s mission is to create strategic surprise, and the agency primarily does so by pursuing radically innovative and even seemingly impossible technologies,” said program manager John Main, who will oversee the new effort. “Improv is being launched in recognition that strategic surprise can also come from more familiar technologies, adapted …

“Our just-released 2016 Cisco Annual Security Report (ASR) presents a challenging cybersecurity landscape: cyber defense teams are fighting to keep up with rapid global digitization while trying to integrate dozens of vendor solutions, speed up detection, and educate their organizations from top to bottom. Meanwhile attackers grow more bold, flexible, …

Britain’s Ministry of Defense has released a new forecast of future world in 2035, in report, titled “Future Operating Environment 2035”. It describes the key institutional, cultural and physical characteristics, actors and their motivations, that are likely to shape the future operating environment. It identifies key implications to assess future …

In October 2015, the US Army introduced its newest supercomputer, Excalibur, which will help ensure Soldiers have the technological advantage on the battlefield, officials said. Excalibur is the 19th most powerful computer in the world. It’s located at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Center at …

“China is building a modern and regionally powerful navy with a limited but growing capability for conducting operations beyond China’s near-seas region,” said CRS report “China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress.” “Observers believe China wants its military to be capable of acting as an …

For two decades now, the UNESCO Science Report series has been mapping science, technology and innovation (STI) around the world on a regular basis. It is a quinquennial report that focuses on longer-term trends, with respect to policy and science and technology indicators. Launching the sixth edition of UNESCO’s global …