An interesting trend has developed in modern warfare—the use of weapons without projectiles or explosives. These weapons use radio frequency waves, microwaves, millimeter waves, electromagnetic waves, lasers and all manner of energies to disarm or even physically damage an enemy. … [Read more...]
Land Electronic Defense System (LEDS)
Destroy approaching ammunition before it hits you! A dream scenario? Not with LEDS. When installed in full-configuration on your vehicle, the system will neutralise all threats on the battlefield by means of combined active signature management, soft- and hard-kill capability. … [Read more...]
Building a Bionic Man: Brain-Control Demonstration Breakthrough
Improvements in training, body armor, and medical evacuation and care have saved lives in combat, but many of the wounds received during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in amputations. Begun in 2006, DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics program set out to expand prosthetic arm options for today’s wounded warriors. The program funded two teams to create advanced anthropomorphic mechanical arms and control systems; one to get an arm control system to market quickly, the other to determine the viability of direct brain control. … [Read more...]
Naval Strike Missile (NSM)
NSM is the only fifth generation long range precision strike missile in existence as per today. Already chosen by the Royal Norwegian Navy for its new frigates and new coastal corvettes, the NSM will be fully operational on these ships when they enter service in the near future. The NSM is also selected by the Polish Navy for use on its new coastal artillery installations. … [Read more...]
ADAPTIV: High Tech Camouflage System
State-of-the-art technology Unlike traditional camouflage systems which rely on paint or nets to hide vehicles, ADAPTIV can instantly blend a vehicle into its background. The system can also be used on ships and fixed installations, allowing them to stay undetected by enemy surveillance units. … [Read more...]
Blackfish: Unmanned Jet Ski
Source: Popular Mechanics Take one jet ski, add a remote control and a sonar unit, and you have a new breed of robot warrior. While in harbor, warships make a tempting target for terrorists, because a single diver with an explosive charge can cause massive damage and loss of life. But a new robotic unmanned jet ski, known as Blackfish, may help even the odds. Developed by QinetiQ North America, in response to demand from the U.S. Navy's Underwater Warfare Centre, Blackfish belongs to a range of technology that includes sensors and weapons for "integrated swimmer defense." … [Read more...]
UAV Swarms: Boeing Successfully Demonstrates ‘Swarm’ Technology
Source: Boeing WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011-- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful autonomous communications and operation of dissimilar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in flight tests over the rugged terrain of eastern Oregon. … [Read more...]
K-MAX Unmanned Aircraft System
Lockheed Martin Corporation and Kaman Aerospace Corporation have successfully transformed Kaman’s proven K-MAX® power lift helicopter into an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capable of autonomous or remote controlled cargo delivery. Its mission: battlefield cargo resupply for the U.S. military. … [Read more...]
High Altitude Airship (HAA)
Source: Lockheed Martin httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ZIGULlP7Q&feature=related The Lockheed Martin High Altitude Airship (HAA™) – and its sub-scale demonstrator, the High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D) – is an un-tethered, unmanned lighter-than-air vehicle that will operate above the jet stream in a geostationary position to deliver persistent station keeping as a surveillance platform, telecommunications relay, or a weather observer. The HAA also provides the Warfighter affordable, ever-present Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and rapid communications … [Read more...]
MK-38 Chaingun meets Lasor Cannon
Source Boeing ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 25, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defense of U.S. Navy ships. … [Read more...]