International Defense Security & Technology

North Korea perfecting ICBM capable to deliver a nuclear weapon anywhere in the United States, driving US to enhance its Ground-Based Midcourse Missile Defense (GMD)

April 5, 2022 Air Force & Aviation, Global Risks & Future Threats, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on North Korea perfecting ICBM capable to deliver a nuclear weapon anywhere in the United States, driving US to enhance its Ground-Based Midcourse Missile Defense (GMD)

Throughout 2017, North Korea tested several missiles demonstrating the rapid advances in its military technology. The Hwasong-12 was thought to be able to reach as far as 4,500km (2,800 miles), putting US military bases on the Pacific island of Guam well within striking distance. Later, the Hwasong-14 demonstrated even …

Ion beam accelerator for nuclear device characterization, detection of contraband materials, and Directed energy weapons

February 15, 2022 Material, Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Ion beam accelerator for nuclear device characterization, detection of contraband materials, and Directed energy weapons

Ion beam accelerators are machines providing kinetic energy to charged particles called ions, which bombard the target sample – the material to be irradiated and subsequently analyzed. The target can be a thin foil or a piece of mineral, rubber, textile, tissue, soil or metal. The sample can be an …

China, North Korea and others developing Super-EMP and other Electromagnetic Weapons, posing serious threat to civil society

January 14, 2022 Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Global Risks & Future Threats, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on China, North Korea and others developing Super-EMP and other Electromagnetic Weapons, posing serious threat to civil society

The electromagnetic pulse commonly abbreviated as EMP, is a high-intensity burst of electromagnetic energy caused by the rapid acceleration of charged particles, can be produced by intense solar storms or by a nuclear weapon detonated high in the atmosphere. For example, solar geomagnetic storms (geomagnetic disturbances or GMD) create immediate …

Militaries developing underwater weapons from Amphibious guns to Supercavitating bullets for Underwater Warfare

January 6, 2022 Navy & Maritime, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Militaries developing underwater weapons from Amphibious guns to Supercavitating bullets for Underwater Warfare

Underwater warfare is one of the three operational areas of naval warfare, the others being surface warfare and aerial warfare. It refers to combat conducted underwater such as: Actions by submarines actions, and anti-submarine warfare, i.e. warfare between submarines, other submarines and surface ships; combat airplanes and helicopters may also …

Threat of AI enabled or Autonomous Nuclear weapons

January 4, 2022 AI & IT, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Threat of AI enabled or Autonomous Nuclear weapons

AI is projected to create 11 trillion dollars of economic value in the next decade. This is driving vigorous AI race among countries led by US, China, Russia who are spending billions of dollars to assume leadership in its development and utilization for economic and military advantage. In Defense …

Nanomaterials for protection from laser weapons

January 1, 2022 Nanotech, Photonics, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Nanomaterials for protection from laser weapons

Laser attacks targeting pilots and air crews are a major concern across the world with most attacks reported to take place during take-off and landing. According to figures from the US Federal Aviation Authority, there were 6,753 laser illuminations reported in 2017. Until recently, the expense of lasers had limited their use …

Military race to develop autonomous and intelligent missiles and missile swarms to strike targets in anti-access, area-denial environment

December 28, 2021 AI & IT, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Military race to develop autonomous and intelligent missiles and missile swarms to strike targets in anti-access, area-denial environment

Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers. A computer system able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. Machine learning is a subset of AI. AI has a …

DARPA MFP developed drone swarm interceptor system to protect convoys moving through populated regions

December 10, 2021 Unmanned & Autonomous Systems, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on DARPA MFP developed drone swarm interceptor system to protect convoys moving through populated regions

“The rapid evolution of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) technologies is fueling the exponential growth of the commercial drone sector, creating new asymmetric threats for warfighters. sUASs’ size and low cost enable novel concepts of employment that present challenges to current defense systems. These emerging irregular systems and concepts of …

Soft Recoil Technology

November 25, 2021 Army & Land, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Soft Recoil Technology

Artillery weapons have been used for hundreds of years. These weapons have been continuously developed to improve accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency. When an artillery weapon is fired, the energy of the round must be absorbed by the weapon’s structure and eventually transmitted to the ground. The recoil system is …

Israeli arms industry uses Gaza strip as their testing laboratory for new weapons development and to sell them as battle proven weapons

November 19, 2021 Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Industry & Market Dynamics, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Israeli arms industry uses Gaza strip as their testing laboratory for new weapons development and to sell them as battle proven weapons

An outbreak of violence in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict commenced on 10 May 2021, though disturbances took place earlier, and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. It was marked by protests and rioting, police riot control, rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, …