Unmanned systems, radar, and electric vehicles unveiled at first day of IDEF 2025
Host nation Turkey took advantage of the Istanbul exhibition, with defense firms showing off a host of new tech.
With SandboxAQ, Army futurists to use AI to build better batteries, find ‘novel alloys’
“Some of the implications are that we now have batteries or, hopefully we'll have batteries, that are not reliant on rare earth minerals. We don't have to rely on those coming from adversarial nations such as China," Jen Sovada, president of SandboxAQ’s Global Public Sector division, told Breaking Defense.
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Streamlining federal operations: achieving mission success with unified network observability
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
BETA Technologies delivers first manned electric aircraft to USAF
“The involvement of the military massively augments our velocity on the commercial side because the military's expectation of an airplane is fundamentally the same as the FAA’s. They want a safe, reliable, repeatedly produced aircraft,” said BETA founder and CEO Kyle Clark.
GM Defense displays modified Hummer EV design for military
The Electric Military Concept Vehicle offers a peek at the company’s plans to bid on the Army’s Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle prototyping competition that kicked off earlier this month.
Army greenlights Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle prototype buy in 2024
Both fully electric vehicles and hybrid-electric contenders will be considered for program.
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Go-fast defense acquisition strategies can create risks that commercial technologies can counter
There are ways to leverage proven commercial technology that enables warfighters to more quickly benefit from modern capabilities.
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
As Army begins electrification push, C5ISR office aims to smooth bumps in the road
From "tactical microgrids" to an electrified vehicle fleet, C5ISR is gathering data and working out ways old tech and new can be interoperable.
Lighter, hybrid, & highly automated: the Army’s next-gen armor
Experimental Robotic Combat Vehicles and virtual designs for Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicles are exploring bold new possibilities.
Army planning hybrid tactical vehicle tests next year
After testing hybrid Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the Army will test hybrid Humvees and JLTVs.
New Senate bill would speed Pentagon purchase of electric non-tactical vehicles
Legislation would require the 75% of the department's FY23 non-tactical vehicle purchases to be electric or zero-emissions.
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Pioneering the future of airborne ISR: ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR 600
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
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The global market for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles is booming: here’s what it takes to compete
Building on its recent success equipping the first U.S. Army unit with the Infantry Squad Vehicle, GM Defense is expanding into the international market for tactical wheeled vehicles.
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Army to Industry: What technologies will drive electrification to the tactical edge?
The Army’s on-the-horizon electric, tactical wheeled vehicles need to align with the commercial market so that industry can both build and sustain them.
New Army climate strategy aims for microgrids and tactical electric vehicles
The strategy pushes the service to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, and train soldiers to climate-ravaged combat zones.
Army to industry: What technologies will increase our ability to drive electrification to the tactical edge?
The Army’s on-the-horizon electric, tactical wheeled vehicles need to align with the commercial market so that industry can both build and sustain them.