In a first, UAE’s loitering munitions integrated on a European unmanned ground vehicle

In a first, UAE’s loitering munitions integrated on a European unmanned ground vehicle
In a first, UAE’s loitering munitions integrated on a European unmanned ground vehicle

The combination of a swarming drone launched from a ground robot could be attractive to European militaries who are currently building up their ground forces, analyst Ryan Bohl told Breaking Defense.

Unmanned ground vehicles face a rare market challenge in South America: Horses

Unmanned ground vehicles face a rare market challenge in South America: Horses
Unmanned ground vehicles face a rare market challenge in South America: Horses

To be clear, interest in developing UGVs in South America does exist, albeit it in the early stages and in the face of daunting natural landscape.

Emirati conglomerate EDGE grabs majority stake in Estonian robotics firm

Emirati conglomerate EDGE grabs majority stake in Estonian robotics firm
Emirati conglomerate EDGE grabs majority stake in Estonian robotics firm

Tallin’s Milrem Robotics was seeking investment for expansion, while EDGE continues autonomous tech push.

Future Tank: Beyond The M1 Abrams

Future Tank: Beyond The M1 Abrams
Future Tank: Beyond The M1 Abrams

Manned armored vehicles will have a place even in a world of killer drones, experts agreed. But will they engage the enemy directly with big guns, or stay hidden and send out armed robots instead?

Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars

Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars
Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars

Could mini-drones and robot trucks, coordinating via 5G, replace vulnerable manned convoys?

Army Explores Robot Decoys & Cannon-Fired Jamming Pods

Army Explores Robot Decoys & Cannon-Fired Jamming Pods
Army Explores Robot Decoys & Cannon-Fired Jamming Pods

Sun Tzu said all warfare is based on deception. Today, that means electronic deception.

Best Of 2016: Rise Of The Robots

Best Of 2016: Rise Of The Robots
Best Of 2016: Rise Of The Robots

How does war change when your weapons can think? Do you trust a computer to decide when and whom to kill? Questions once asked only in science fiction are now becoming matters for policymakers. All four armed services are experimenting with artificial intelligence in every domain: land, sea, air, outer space, cyberspace, and the all-pervasive…

A ‘Highly Lethal’ War Of ‘Fleeting’ Advantages: Multi-Domain Battle

A ‘Highly Lethal’ War Of ‘Fleeting’ Advantages: Multi-Domain Battle
A ‘Highly Lethal’ War Of ‘Fleeting’ Advantages: Multi-Domain Battle

ARLINGTON: The US Army isn’t counting on airpower in the next war. Without that cover, there won’t be supply drops, recon drones or medevac helicopters picking up your casualties — and you will have casualties. “Land-based forces now are going to have to penetrate denied areas to facilitate air and naval forces. This is the exact…

Marines Seek To Outnumber Enemies With Robots

Marines Seek To Outnumber Enemies With Robots
Marines Seek To Outnumber Enemies With Robots

PENTAGON CITY: Since World War II, the US military has always expected to fight outnumbered. Soon, however, expendable unmanned systems may change that. For the first time in 70 years, America could have numbers on its side. That turns traditional assumptions about tactics, technology, and budgets upside down. “It does flip things,” said Lt. Gen.…

Semper Robotic: Marines Try Out New Tech, Tactics

Semper Robotic: Marines Try Out New Tech, Tactics
Semper Robotic: Marines Try Out New Tech, Tactics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOl_JOesU54 The first Marines to hit the beach in future wars may well be robots. Flying, swimming, rolling and swarming, the unmanned advance guard will scout out enemy positions, neutralize mines and send out decoy transmissions to deceive the enemy. Then the humans will start to come ashore. First handfuls of SEALs and Marine Force…

Google Cars, Pokemon Go, & The Future Of War: Roper Interview Part II

Google Cars, Pokemon Go, & The Future Of War: Roper Interview Part II
Google Cars, Pokemon Go, & The Future Of War: Roper Interview Part II

William Roper is “buying time” for the rest of the Pentagon, he told us in a rare interview. His Strategic Capabilities Office finds near-term but game-changing upgrades for existing weapons systems, preserving American advantage over rapidly advancing adversaries while DARPA and Defense Department labs develop a new generation of breakthroughs. Yesterday, we wrote about Roper’s…

Robot Brains Where & When You Want ‘Em

Robot Brains Where & When You Want ‘Em
Robot Brains Where & When You Want ‘Em

Classic science fiction imagined evil master computers remote-controlling their mindless robot minions. It imagined good-guy droids that were basically humans in tin suits. But as the actual science of autonomy evolves, reality is looking a lot weirder. The user interface may be in an ordinary Android tablet, but the artificial intelligence itself may reside in…

Robot Shoots ‘Em Up: Army Assesses Northrop’s MADSS

Robot Shoots ‘Em Up: Army Assesses Northrop’s MADSS
Robot Shoots ‘Em Up: Army Assesses Northrop’s MADSS

Here’s the latest exciting — and unnerving — unmanned system to catch our eye: a 1.5-ton robot that shoots the ever-living crap out of things. Oh, and the manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, most famous for building the B-2 stealth bomber, decided to call it MADSS, as in angry or insane. Perhaps they could’ve been a little…