Interview
Skyeton develops light surveillance drone capable of 24-hour flight
Ukrainian-based aerospace company Skyeton has developed a new family of surveillance unmanned aircraft called the Raybird 3 and the Defence Blog decided to meet with the founder and current CEO of the company to chat about a new drone that can...
U.S. Army still relies on carbon-based fuels, report says
The U.S. Army still relies on carbon-based fuels, which will likely remain the primary fuel, according to a report released by Dr. David J. Gorsich and Dr. André Boehman. Army’s chief scientist for ground vehicle systems Dr. David...
U.S. Army set to release new solicitation for next-generation vehicles
The U.S. Army plans to publish a new solicitation for the next-generation vehicles that will change the battlefield. According to recent notice at the U.S. government’s main contracting website, the Army Contracting Command, Army Contracting Command – Detroit...
U.S. Army looks technologies that create 10-x factor advantage in lethality chain
U.S. Army Futures Command held a virtual roundtable with more than 1,250 participants across industry and academia to discuss the Army’s Project Convergence, Dec. 1, 2020. “There's a lot of smart people in the Army, but there's a...
U.S. Military to study use space launch vehicles to transport supplies
U.S. Military is taking the potential for use of space launch vehicles to transport supplies in an emergency, according to a recent service news release. In a release last week, the U.S. military command that oversees logistics operations...
U.S. Army plans to field augmented reality goggles by 2021
The U.S. Army is pushing forward with plans to field a new augmented reality, do-it-all goggles to outfit close combat forces. The new augmented reality systems will be integrated into Soldier's goggles to improve situational awareness capabilities as...
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde aircraft tested extensively at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Aerosonde, Textron Systems' versatile unmanned aircraft, has undergone extensive testing at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for most of its existence, according to Mark Schauer. “We test here whenever we have changes to the system,” said Kyle...
Interview: Vladislav Belbas shares the latest on Ukrainian future combat vehicles
Dylan Malyasov sits down to talk with the new head of Ukrainian Armor Design and Manufacturing Company, Vladislav Belbas, to talk his priorities for his new job and about Ukrainian future combat vehicles... Ukrainian Armor is a privately-held...