Unleash the Drones of Wars
In the far future, a marine prepares to use a smart grenade. Pull the pin and throw. The grenade deploys wings and activates a camera providing video to the controller. …
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Russo-Ukrainian War Fuels Demand for Anti-Tank Missiles
“This time, for sure, the tank is dead.” Despite the repeated predictions of the tank’s demise, the anti-armor missile market continues to thrive. The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War has once again …
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Who Ever Runs Out of Ammunition First Loses
Articles have appeared covering the “significant” increase in annual artillery ammunition production by Russia. Moscow is producing artillery shells three times faster than Ukraine’s Western allies, according to these sources. …
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From Ryan to Teledyne to Kratos: Providing Aerial Targets to the Pentagon
There once was a company called Ryan Aeronautical, the primary provider of advanced aerial target systems to the U.S. military (later purchased by Teledyne). During the Cold War era, few …
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Pentagon’s Replicator Program Aims to Overwhelm Enemies with Drones
In science fiction, self-replicating and autonomous robots are popular villains. The “replicators” of the Stargate SG1 TV show destroy anything that obstructs their search for raw materials. Fred Saberhagen’s Berserker …
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Do Human Fighter Pilots Dream of Robotic Escorts?
The United States is moving towards the deployment of advanced robotic combat aircraft. The defense media is producing a plethora of articles saying the future of aerial warfare is unmanned. …
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A Winner of Russo-Ukrainian War – Air Defense Systems
The Russo-Ukrainian War has generated a lot of talk about which weapons are changing warfare. Well, let us add some more to all that noise. There is a lot of …
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20th Century Weapons Defeating 21st Century Attack Drones
The flaming eye of the media is focusing on attack drones. Not since the 1980s when Israel used unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to clear air defense missiles from the Bekaa …
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Can South African Missile Programs Survive?
South Africa is a long participant in the international defense market. During the Cold War, the South African government invested heavily in developing a domestic arms design and production capability. …
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Corruption, Not the U.S., is the Peoples’ Liberation Army’s Greatest Challenge
As long as there are people there will be corruption. A lot of things people do are awful low (name that movie quote). War provides corrupt individuals with irresistible opportunities …
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