Tag: russia
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Plasma breakthrough could enable better hypersonic weapons, spacecraft
[ad_1] A potential new way to protect sensitive electronics from the extreme heat generated by flying at high speed could give the United States an edge in the race to deploy hypersonic missiles and new spacecraft. A July research paper in the American Chemical Society’s journal ACS Nano describes one potential solution that uses focused ... -
Army looks to de-tangle its networks to combat China’s ‘digitally native’ military
[ad_1] It would be a huge mistake to assume China’s military is as poorly networked as Russia’s, a top Army leader said Tuesday. They “leapfrog some of the technologies because they didn’t have to go from analog to digital, right? As they were building their tanks and their ships and their aircraft, they were essentially ... -
Space-cyber-special operations triad critical for future wars, says Army special operations head
[ad_1] Commercial space communications, cyber effects, and influence operations will play a deciding role in either winning or preventing future conflicts, Lt. Gen. John Braga, commanding general of United States Army Special Operations Command, said Tuesday. The United States must continue to develop each of those capabilities, but should also develop joint concepts for deploying ... -
What a counter-drone truck says about US aid to Ukraine
[ad_1] Following a stream of Russian drone attacks that plunged Kyiv into darkness last year, the Defense Department unveiled a plan in early April: send anti-drone gun and missile trucks to Ukraine. The 19 unidentified trucks were “important capabilities,” a senior U.S. defense official said at the time, listing them alongside more well-known systems like ... -
How the US is using open-source intel to track Russia’s war in Ukraine
[ad_1] The Pentagon’s lead military intelligence agency has been relying on public and commercially available information to keep tabs on Russia’s movements in Ukraine. The Defense Intelligence Agency recently invited a small cadre of reporters to view recovered remnants of unmanned aerial vehicles made in Iran and used by Russia in its war on Ukraine, ... -
Army’s new training simulator on track for delivery in 2024
[ad_1] The Army’s new tools for coordinating helicopters, tanks and infantry are on track to be delivered to some units in 2024, but are already teaching some soldiers a lesson about modern warfare. In a recent test exercise with the equipment, the Army used drones to coordinate artillery fire against attacking Denovian soldiers, said Maj. ... -
NATO Defense Needs Improved Eastern Front
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pretty rude reaction News that his country would not receive a firm timetable for NATO membership made headlines at the alliance summit in Vilnius last week. Of lesser attention, but perhaps of more immediate importance, is the mismatch between allied forces in Eastern Europe and their strategies for countering the ... -
What Venezuela’s Moon Base Pledge Says About China, Russia, and the US
[ad_1] Venezuela recently announced its intention to cooperate with China and Russia on the International Lunar Research Station, becoming the first country to formally cooperate. The participation of Caracas may seem purely symbolic, as the crisis-hit oil nations are not in a position to make any substantive contribution to the moon, but even this symbolism ...











