Want a glimpse into the future of science? Check out the application areas for the young faculty awards at the Defense Department’s crazy research arm. The Pentagon’s advanced research... Read more
In the ranks of technology incubator programs, there is AngelPad here in San Francisco and Y Combinator about 40 miles south in Mountain View. And then there is the Pentagon. In the last yea... Read more
Disturbing revelations about the breadth of spying by the U.S. government on its citizens and allies continue to emerge. In a recent post, I suggested that U.S. security officials never aban... Read more
“You need inventors who are dreaming and tinkering to make new things happen.” Abe Karem created the robotic plane that transformed the way modern warfare is waged—and continues to pioneer o... Read more
DARPA wants robots that are able to eventually do many things humans can A headless humanoid robot clambers noisily through an obstacle course with the grim, unfeeling purpose of a terminato... Read more
SENIOR serving officers in any country’s armed forces tend to shun public controversy. But Admiral Jonathan Greenert, America’s chief of naval operations, has stoked it in the latest issue o... Read more
Available to the public towards the end of 2014 The Pentagon has put in an order for prototype contact lenses that give users a much wider field of vision. The lenses are designed to be pair... Read more
Has the threat of cyberwar entered a significant new phase? Unpicking the burgeoning reports of activity on the digital battlefield CYBERSPACE. Some call it the new domain of war, aft... Read more
Airborne launch platforms that can send small satellites into orbit within 24 hours U.S. military operations rely heavily upon satellites to spy on battlefields and coordinate friendl... Read more