Category Weapons & Munitions

The Invisible Shield: Next-Gen Technologies Redefining Aircraft Survivability

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In an era of rapidly advancing anti-aircraft threats, ranging from sophisticated surface-to-air missile networks to swarming drones and directed-energy weapons, the survivability of military aircraft is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) Market is estimated to be…...

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Modern Artillery’s New Battlefield Role: How Self-Propelled Howitzers Are Evolving to Counter Drone Threats

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The face of artillery is changing—and quickly. On battlefields like Ukraine, small, agile drones have proven to be both indispensable tools and existential threats. Once valued purely for their long-range firepower, artillery units are now thrust into the drone war…...

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Countering the Drone Swarm: Affordable UAV Interceptor Solutions

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In modern warfare, the sky has become the most fiercely contested domain, shaped by a new generation of missile technology. Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs), Maneuverable Reentry Vehicles (MARVs), and hypersonic glide weapons now pose unprecedented challenges by combining…...

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Defending on a Budget: The Race for Low-Cost Missile Interceptors

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The economics of missile defense are emerging as a decisive variable in modern warfare, as states confront a widening cost asymmetry between inexpensive aerial threats and high-end interceptor systems. From advanced ballistic missiles capable of crossing continents to swarms of…...

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Threat of stealthy, smart and lethal sea mines driving development of new mine countermeasure platforms and systems

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Beneath the waves lurks one of the oldest and most potent asymmetric threats in naval warfare: the sea mine. But the mines of today are not the simple contact explosives of World War II. They have evolved into stealthy, smart,…...

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The New Biotech Arms Race: How AI, CRISPR, and Great Power Competition Are Redefining National Security

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Introduction: The Dual-Edged Sword of Biotechnology Biotechnology—the harnessing of cellular and molecular processes for technological innovation—has entered a new and disruptive era. From CRISPR gene editing to AI-driven drug discovery, breakthroughs in synthetic biology, genomics, and bioinformatics are reshaping medicine,…...

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The Digital Doomsday Clock: How Cyber Threats Are Forcing a Global Upgrade of Nuclear Command & Control

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This article explores how cyber warfare is reshaping the future of nuclear security. As hackers gain the ability to disrupt sensors, communications, and decision-making networks, the risk of miscalculation in nuclear command and control (NC3) systems has never been greater.…...

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Seeing the Unseeable: The Materials That Make Shockwaves Visible

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  In the blink of an eye, a high-velocity impact occurs. A bullet strikes armor, a micrometeoroid pummels a spacecraft, a football player suffers a helmet-to-helmet collision, or a hypersonic vehicle slices through the atmosphere at Mach 7. These events…...

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The Invisible Shield: How Technology is Transforming the Fight Against Sniper Attacks

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The Persistent Threat of Sniper Attacks Sniper attacks remain one of the most formidable threats to public safety and military operations. A single concealed shooter, operating from a hidden position hundreds of meters away, can disrupt entire events, terrorize populations,…...

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Electromagnetic Warfare : How Microwave & EMP Weapons Are Reshaping Global Combat

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Speed-of-Light Strikes: The New Era of Warfare The future battlefield is becoming invisible. Instead of traditional missiles and artillery, modern militaries are shifting toward weapons that strike at the speed of light. High-power electromagnetic weapons (HPEMs) are at the center…...

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