US Marines buy 200 tactical robots from Israel’s Roboteam amid all-time high demand: CEO
Roboteam's Matan Shirvi told Breaking Defense the Micro Tactical Ground Robot the Marines are getting has been "customized" to their "operational needs."
Army ‘very close’ on contracts for Robotic Combat Vehicle program
The Army plans to select up to four vendors for the designing, prototyping, and building a lightweight, easily transportable robotic platform.
10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025
It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.
Army, Clemson University team up on Deep Orange 14 unmanned ground vehicle
Designed to be deployed in urban reconnaissance and natural disaster relief missions, the prototype vehicle can sense and navigate on unknown and challenging terrains, and its critical functions and autonomy algorithms can plan missions, gather information, and update maps, according to Clemson.
With live field experimentation, Poland shapes its future force
"In this experimental exercise, we are focused on figuring out what this future task force should look like and how to make it capable of striking pre-detected targets," Lt. Gen. Tomasz Piotrowski of Poland said.
Israeli firms hope to cash in on international unmanned ground vehicle market
Israeli firms are looking to partner with or procure American companies and produce their robot vehicles in the US.
Inside Russia’s Robot Army: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Russia has big ambitions for unmanned systems, said CNA scholar Sam Bendett, but it faces the same technical hurdles as the US — and shares the same concerns about human control.
Air Force cyber resilience in focus
Cyber resilience has become a frontline mission for the US military. Breaking Defense’s new eBook rounds up key reporting from the 2025 Alamo ACE conference with the latest developments in cyber offense and defense.
Army Wants Smaller Brigades, Stronger Divisions & Lots Of Robots
New technologies and organizations will give soldiers an edge, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe said, but tanks and foot troops will still face brutal close combat.
Army Robots Hunt Tanks In Project Convergence
The pair of unmanned scout vehicles had enough AI smarts aboard to navigate cross-country, identify “enemy” forces, and open fire – but a human still decides whether to shoot.
Robots & Puddles: Surprises From Army RCV Test
Experimental Robotic Combat Vehicles are outperforming Army expectations. But soldiers are finding plenty of quirks to fix.
Artillery Seeks Robot Ammo Haulers
Six companies got $150,000 Field Artillery Autonomous Resupply contracts to study everything from exoskeletons that strengthen human ammo handlers to robots that might replace them.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
AI & Robots Crush Foes In Army Wargame
A simulated infantry platoon, reinforced with drones and ground robots, repeatedly routed defending forces three times its size — without losing a single human soldier. Would this work in real life?
Titan Robot Test-Fires Javelin Anti-Tank Missile
It’s one small test for a robot, one tactical leap for robot-kind.
Israel Unveils New Ground Forces Concept: Fast & Very High Tech
The first demonstration of Carmel was held Aug. 4 before the Ministry of Defense Director General, the IDF Deputy Chief of General Staff, commander of the Ground Forces, the head of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development, and other senior defense officials.
Army Buys 9,000 Mini-Drones, Rethinks Ground Robots
Ground robots still lag drones, but the Army thinks both technologies are ready to field to frontline units, just at different levels.