Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
DARPA is about to test an ocean buoy-based, harder-to-jam comms network for warplanes. Continue reading Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
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China Is Giving Back the Stolen US Underwater Drone. What Now?
With two nuclear-armed states vying for influence in one of the world’s most resource-rich regions, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Continue reading China Is Giving Back the Stolen US Underwater Drone. What Now?
The Military’s Hornet Fighters Are Falling Out of the Sky
Six months. Eight accidents. Eight destroyed Hornets and one damaged one. Five dead aviators. Continue reading The Military’s Hornet Fighters Are Falling Out of the Sky
Trump Could Pump Tens of Billions Into the Army, Only to Make It Worse
The last time the Army got a ton of money, it blew much of it on poorly-planned, sloppily-executed technology programs. Continue reading Trump Could Pump Tens of Billions Into the Army, Only to Make It Worse
The US Military’s Drone-Killing Planes Are Hunting ISIS’s Weaponized Quadcopters
In October, American forces in the Middle East had at least two aircraft capable of jamming radio signals used by insurgents to trigger bombs on the ground. Continue reading The US Military’s Drone-Killing Planes Are Hunting ISIS’s Weaponized Quadcopters