Amid FPV threat, Aussie company to offer Ukraine armored roofs for ATVs
Ballistic protection from overhead dangers come as modern militaries learn to cope with FPV killers.
Polaris begins producing new MRZR Alpha baseline vehicle with 1 kilowatt of exportable power
The company has also produced a five-kilowatt version of the vehicle that is more suitable for "power hungry" systems, explained John LaFata, Polaris’s chief engineer.
How the Pentagon is shaping its next cyber strategy
Drawing on Breaking Defense's TechNet Cyber 2026 coverage, this eBook examines how the Pentagon is advancing AI, cybersecurity, and cyber strategy to strengthen the future force.
Raytheon’s Latest Counter Drone Tech: Programmable Laser
The Raytheon counter drone laser system can be programmed with a specific set of rules of engagements to help ensure flight safety.
Sea Dragon II: Streamline Marine Logistics For Future War
The concepts the Warfighting Lab comes up with aren't holy writ, but rather a baseline for young Marines to build on, "a point from which to deviate," said Maj. J.B. Persons, a special projects officer at MCWL. "Give Marines new tools or toys, and they’ll surprise you every time.”
Marines Reorganize Infantry For High-Tech War: Fewer Riflemen, More Drones
“Everything that Marine wears -- from their boots to their socks to their utilities to their helmet -- is all going to be changed," the Commandant said. "We’ve got money now to do that, and so we’ve got to make it happen now. We’ve got to make it happen now, because I’m not going to make the assumption that that money’s going to be there.”
Raytheon Lasers, Microwaves Target Counter-Drone Market Worth Billions
Lasers burn a hole in the target; microwaves fry its electronics. Both types of weapons run off electricity, so the cost per shot is potentially pennies, and the ammunition doesn’t run out as long as there’s gas in the generator.
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Automation vs autonomy: What will shape the future of battlefield drones?
While humans must stay in the loop for kinetic decisions, empowering drones to operate autonomously is a force multiplier.
Polaris Trucks Carry Commandos & Casualties – And Can Be Robots
AUSA: Polaris is a small, tough company that makes small, tough trucks, favored by the Marines, Special Forces, and allied nations. They’re basically military-grade dune buggies, easy to transport by plane or helicopter and easy to customize to the mission. In this video, Polaris shows us one of their larger DAGOR vehicles configured to carry a full eight-man squad […]
A Bridgehead Too Far? CSBA’s Aggressive, Risky Strategy For Marines
UPDATED with Brig. Gen. Turner remarks on the report WASHINGTON: Marines are famously aggressive, but a new battle plan from a leading thinktank makes Iwo Jima look low-risk. The Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments’ proposed concept of operations is imaginative, exciting and more than a little scary: In a future war, rather than stay far […]
Polaris Offroad Vehicles Video At AUSA
Small is beautiful, even at the largest defense show of the year. Polaris Defense makes off-road vehicles — light and rugged enough to drop from airplanes — in service with US Special Operations Command and various allied nations. The “Big Army” is considering the Polaris DAGOR, among other competitors, to carry airborne troops and other […]
US Airborne, UK Paras Give Thumbs-Up On Light Vehicles
Red Falcons Further Integrate LTAVTThis week we caught up with Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Red Falcons out deep in the Fort Bragg woods integrating the LTATV’s into the ranks. Posted by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division on Saturday, January 24, 2015 PENTAGON: As the Army explores buying […]
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Europe rearms: Battle management, counter-UAS, and real AI at the edge
Mapping Europe’s modernization from the Eastern drone wall to actual artificial intelligence resident in tanks.