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Israel has deployed a military robot called the Jaguar, which is armed with a machine gun, to the border of the Gaza Strip.

Israel Sends Robots Armed with Machine Guns to Palestinian Border

By Dan Robitzski

The Israeli military just tested a plane equipped with a new laser weapon that's capable of burning through drones in midair.

Watch Israel’s Military Shoot Down Drones With a Laser

By Dan Robitzski

Though it didn't mention Starship by name, the Air Force says it set aside almost $50 million in tech development related to the spacecraft.

The Air Force Seems to Be Investing Heavily in SpaceX’s Starship

By Dan Robitzski

A UN report reveals that an autonomous kamikaze drone attacked and seemingly killed human soldiers without any human oversight pulling the trigger.

Autonomous Killer Robot Accused of Attacking Soldiers

By Dan Robitzski

US soldiers stationed on bases with nuclear weapons accidentally released heaps of confidential info through virtual flashcards on study apps.

US Soldiers Accidentally Reveal Nuclear Weapon Secrets

By Dan Robitzski

China's new space station has a powerful robot arm attached, and US military leaders are concerned it could become a weapon.

The Head of US Space Command Fears China’s Giant Robot Arms

By Dan Robitzski

The Navy is testing autonomous drones that find and kill bird nests near air fields in order to prevent bird strikes from grounding planes.

The US Navy Is Developing Drones to Kill Eggs in Wild Bird Nests

By Dan Robitzski

The US Army is developing a system that would allow it to upgrade and enhance its tanks just by plugging in a new cartridge.

Robots and Machines

US Army Experimenting With “Cartridges” That Upgrade Tank Capabilities

By Dan Robitzski

Russia is preparing to test launch its powerful new RS-28 Sarmat hypersonic nuke, which has been given the appropriate nickname "Satan II."

Russia Announces Plans to Test Nuclear Weapon Called “Satan II”

By Dan Robitzski

The US Army Reserach Laboratory is working on a new kind of versatile robot that moves around with biological muscles instead of wheels and motors.

The Military Is Working on Robots With Biological Muscles

By Dan Robitzski

Space Force chief scientist Joel Mozer says that the military should develop augmented supersoldiers in order to stay competitive with other countries.

Prosthetics and Devices

Space Force Chief Scientist: “Human Augmentation” Is Now Necessary

By Dan Robitzski

A new Global Risk Assessment report publihsed by the US intellgience community warns against the possibility of China deploying space weaponry.

US Spies Warn That China Is Building Space Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's Poseidon 2M39 torpedo can sneak along the bottom of the ocean before unleashing a several-megaton explosion that causes radioactive tsunamis.

New Russian Weapon Is Designed to Unleash “Radioactive Tsunamis”

By Dan Robitzski

The US military is developing an aircraft carrier loaded up with semi-autonomous drones that flies in the air instead of floating on water.

DARPA Is Working on a Gigantic, Flying Aircraft Carrier

By Dan Robitzski

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Haunting Photos Show Missiles Milliseconds Before Exploding

By Dan Robitzski

The UK Army is drastically reducing the number of human soldiers in its ranks, partly to make room for new military robots.

Anticipating Robot Soldiers, Britain Is Downsizing Its Human Troops

By Dan Robitzski

In recent years, China has exported hundreds of its heavily-armed "Pterodactyl" combat drones to countries around the world.

China Is Selling Deadly “Pterodactyl” Drones Around the World

By Dan Robitzski

The British military is running drills and combat exercises in virtual reality, using simulations that run on the Unreal Engine.

Virtual Reality

British Soldiers Training for Combat in Virtual Reality

By Dan Robitzski

The United States Army is building a machine gun-like laser weapon 1 million times more powerful than anything else in its arsenal.

Robots and Machines

US Army Testing Machine Gun-Style Laser Weapon That Vaporizes Targets

By Dan Robitzski

The US Department of Defense is working to develop a full, portable 3D printing lab that can fit inside a shipping container.

The US Military Is Getting 3D Printing “Factories” Inside Shipping Containers

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is developing new military drones that can fire missiles after being launched out of a fighter or bomber plane at a safe distance.

DARPA Wants Fighter Planes to Launch Drones That Then Launch Missiles

By Dan Robitzski

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says that future military tanks should fuel themselves with attached solar panels.

NATO Chief Wants Military Tanks to Have Solar Panels

By Dan Robitzski

A U.S. Navy Admiral warns that nuclear war with Russia or China is a "very real possibility" and that the military needs to betterplan for the possibility.

US Admiral: “Real Possibility” of Nuclear War With China, Russia

By Dan Robitzski

The next generation of Russia's Sotnik battle armor will reportedly be able to withstand a direct shot from a .50 caliber bullet.

Russia Says New Combat Suit Will Survive .50 Caliber Bullets

By Dan Robitzski

A congressional advisory panel concluded that the U.S. shouldn't ban killer robots or AI because for all the military knows they could be a good thing.

Artificial Intelligence

Congressional Panel: Please, Let Us Build Killer Robots

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is developing night-vision goggles that look just like glasses instead of the bulky, binocular-like tech that currently exists.

DARPA Working on Night-Vision Goggles the Size of Normal Glasses

By Dan Robitzski

UK Military Unveils Tiny Spy Drones That Can Travel Over a Mile

UK Military Unveils Tiny Spy Drones That Can Travel Over a Mile

By Dan Robitzski

A French military ethics committee just approved the military's plan to begin developing supersoldiers and keep pace with other nations already doing so.

Prosthetics and Devices

France Says It’s Working on Bionic Supersoldiers Because Everybody Else Is Doing It

By Dan Robitzski

A company called Ghost Robotics is building dog-like robots explicitly for military use. Soon, they'll guard an Air Force base in Florida.

Oh No: This Company Is Building Robodogs Specifically for Combat

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Army is trying to develop technology that could read a soldier's thoughts, allowing them to communicate silently.

Neuroscience and Brain

The US Army Is Developing Tech That Reads Soldiers’ Minds

By Dan Robitzski

The Army is developing a system that can hide or replicate the electromagnetic signals given off by a soldier's gear to make them harder to track.

The Army Is Developing a Way to Spoof Soldiers’ Electromagnetic Signatures

By Dan Robitzski

The FBI is commissioning a fleet of 140 robots to help manage a warehouse where it keeps billions of sensitive paper files.

The FBI Is Buying 140 Robots to Handle Paper Records

By Dan Robitzski

The military confirmed that it buys people's location data from apps, especially those targeting the Muslim community, and uses it operationally.

The Military Is Buying People’s Location Data From Popular Phone Apps

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Space Force just awarded its third contract for a prototype communications satellite that can block jamming attempts better than existing networks.

The Space Force Is Building Satellites That Resist Jamming

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Army is developing a series of Robotic Combat Vehicles armed with powerful weapons that can semi-autonomously navigate a battlefield.

US Army Readies Robot Tanks Fitted With Chainguns, Missile Launchers

By Dan Robitzski

A top British general speculated that in the 2030s, robot soldiers could make up as much as a quarter of the British army.

Top General Says “Robot Soldiers” Could Make Up 25 Percent of British Army

By Dan Robitzski

The Air Force opened a new research lab that it says will enable it to build new resilient, high-strain spacecraft and satellites.

Air Force Opens New Lab for Spacecraft Materials

By Dan Robitzski

Johns Hopkins University political scientist Daniel Deudney warns that space exploration could give rise to a totalitarian empire — and human extinction.

Johns Hopkins Professor Warns of Totalitarian Military Space Empire

By Dan Robitzski

If a war were waged in space, it wouldn't look anything like Star Wars or Star Trek, reserachers argue. Any conflict would need to be planned in advance.

Experts: This Is What Actual Space Battles Will Be Like

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX just partnered with the U.S. military to build a rocket that could ship weapons anywhere in the world in one hour.

SpaceX Is Building a Military Rocket to Ship Weapons Anywhere in the World

By Dan Robitzski

Russia says it successfully tested its Zircon, a hypersonic nuclear missile that can travel nine times the speed of sound, on Tuesday.

Russia Says It Successfully Tested a Hypersonic Nuke

By Dan Robitzski

Army officials want to upgrade SpaceX's Starlink satellites to serve as a navigational network more precise and secure than GPS.

The US Military Wants Access to SpaceX’s Satellite Constellation

By Dan Robitzski

The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop lasers that can detonate landmines and other hazards from a safe distance.

The Air Force Is Getting a Laser That Detonates Landmines From Afar

By Dan Robitzski

When Congress allocated $1 billion to the Pentagon to shore up medical supplies, it instead funneled the money to military contractors.

The US Military Used Emergency Coronavirus Money to Buy Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

Army engineer Frank Gardea is developing self-reconfiguring and self-repairing materials to make robots that he says are inspired by the Terminator.

Robots and Machines

US Army Scientist Brags That He’s Trying to Build the Bad Guy From “Terminator 2”

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is training artificial intelligence algorithms to fly fighter planes then pitting them against each other in virutal combat.

Artificial Intelligence

DARPA Is Testing F-16s Flown by AI in Virtual Combat

By Dan Robitzski

Project Maven, the notorious Air Force AI system that Google helped develop and makes drones more lethal, is about to be deployed next month.

Artificial Intelligence

Air Force’s Notorious Project Maven Goes Live Next Month

By Dan Robitzski

Russia recently tested a weapon capable of shooting down satellites in orbit, which has the Pentagon concerned about off-world escalation.

Russia Just Tested a Military Satellite That Kills Other Satellites

By Dan Robitzski

Peter Williams, formerly a physicist at a nuclear weapons research facility, claims that his superiors tinkered with important models then covered it up.

Lawsuit Alleges Coverup at US Nuclear Weapon Facility

By Dan Robitzski

A new Defense Department report identifies Russia and China's nuclear capabilities as an immediate threat to U.S. satellites.

The Pentagon Is Worried a Space Nuke Will Fry Its Satellites

By Dan Robitzski

Claims that rubber bullets are nonlethal or less lethal than other forms of ammunition don't hold up to scientific scrutiny.

RX and Medicine

Researchers: Rubber Bullets Often Cause Death, Permanent Injuries

By Dan Robitzski

The Air Force wants to test its artificial intellgience-driven drones in "some sort fo air-to-air" against human fighter pilots.

Artificial Intelligence

Air Force Pilots Are About to Do Battle With Autonomous Drones

By Dan Robitzski

A 23-year-old federal program lets the Pentagon sell cops military gear and weaponry for the cost of shipping, all without providing training or guidelines.

Here’s How Deadly Military Tech Ended up in Police Hands

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is preparing to launch the first experimental satellite of its Blackjack network, which would function like a military version of SpaceX's Starlink.

DARPA Is About to Launch a Military Version of SpaceX’s Starlink

By Dan Robitzski

A U.S. Army tank crew named their tank "Crippling Depression," illustrating the creative freedom crews are granted when it comes to their vehicles.

Robots and Machines

Soldiers Named a US Army Tank “Crippling Depression”

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Space Force recently acquired its first offensive weapon: a satellite jammer that can block communications from the ground.

Space Force Unveils Its First Weapon, a Satellite Jammer

By Dan Robitzski

The Pentagon put out a call for vendors to develop a quantum system that could track spacecraft traveling too far away to use GPS.

Quantum Physics

The Pentagon Wants Quantum Sensors to Track Faraway Spacecraft

By Dan Robitzski

A team of security researchers bought a German armed forces laptop for only 90 euros ($99) on eBay that contained classified military information.

German Military Laptop With Classified Data Sold for $100 on eBay

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army is considering a fire control system for its next-gen rifle that would only let soldiers fire if they were guaranteed to hit their targets.

Artificial Intelligence

US Army Considering Rifle That Only Fires When Hit Is Guaranteed

By Dan Robitzski

The Air Force's model of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet has awful accuracy, according to a new DoD assessment, in part because of its cracked casing.

Robots and Machines

The US’s $428 Billion F-35 Fighter Jet Can’t Even Shoot a Target

By Dan Robitzski

An Army research center patented bizarre boots that generates electricity every time a soldier takes a step, giving them a new way to power their gear.

The Army Wants to Generate Electricity Inside Soldiers’ Boots

By Dan Robitzski

The Defense Department released a new report detailing its goals and plans for creating cyborg soldiers by the year 2050.

US Military Warns of “Augmented Human Beings”

By Dan Robitzski

China is actively selling killer drones to the Middle East, and one company is working to market its fully-autonomous robots.

China Is Selling Autonomous Killer Drones to the Middle East

By Dan Robitzski

Raytheon just delivered a functional laser cannon to the Air Force, designed specifically to take down swarms of hostile drones.

The Air Force Just Got a Brutal New Laser Cannon

By Dan Robitzski