Military behind in maritime drone use
By Brandon Wall and Nicholas Ayrton*
As times change, they demand that military doctrine and strategy change with it. Key to this is ensuring that...
Threat of uninhabited underwater vehicles
By Andro Mathewson*
In late May 2021, the Israeli armed forces destroyed an armed underwater uninhabited vehicle (UUV)1 operated by the terrorist group Hamas. This...
A way to successful sonar AI
By LT Andrew Pfau*
Even as the private sector and academia have made rapid progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning...
Technology and fleet architecture
By J. Noel Williams*
“The fundamental error in a debate over robotic development is to think that we have a choice. This world is coming,...
US’s successful ICBM test
Airmen of Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test re-entry vehicle from Vandenberg Space...
Russia’s hypersonic cruise missile
The Russian military has reported (July 2021) another successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, Military.com reports.
Russia's Defense Ministry said the...
Crews proven in Exercise Tigerfish
Navy’s submarine-hunting and anti-surface warfare helicopters have successfully completed Exercise Tigerfish, proving the warfighting proficiency of aircrews from No. 816 Squadron.
MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from...
Drone passes with flying colours
The Royal Navy's lightweight Puma drone has come on 'leaps and bounds' during sorties supporting Royal Marines on amphibious operations in the North Sea and Baltic, according...
US Navy to get F16s to fill gap
The U.S. Navy is preparing to receive F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the Air Force as it moves to rid its inventory of...
Why UK wants more nuclear weapons
By Wyn Rees and Azriel Bermant*
In March, the United Kingdom took many nuclear policy experts by surprise with its announcement that it was increasing the...