Between July and October 2020, DARPA worked with the Department of Defense’s Defense Digital Service on a program known as “Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering (FETT) Bug Bounty”. Over its… Continue reading "DARPA Announces Results of FETT Bug Bounty Program and TRADES program"
Elbit Systems new HattoriX fire support system has recently completed a series of demonstrations for eight Western European countries. Operational with the Israeli Defense Force since 2019, HattoriX is a… Continue reading "HattoriX Next Generation Target Acquisition System Demonstrated to Multiple European Militaries"
At Overt Defense we have covered a multitude of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV) that are gradually being adopted for various roles by militaries around the… Continue reading "Milrem Robotics New Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle Moves Drones Into the Heavyweight Division"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has begun carrying out research into development of unmanned combat aircraft that will serve as a complement to the F-X fighter currently in development. Nikkei… Continue reading "Japan Commences Development Program For Fighter Loyal Wingmen"
The US Air Force announced yesterday that an artificial intelligence (AI) had flown as a working crew member on a U-2 for the first time on 15th December. The announcement… Continue reading "U-2 Dragon Lady Takes On AI ‘Crew Member’ In US Air Force First"
Rheinmetall have unveiled a new variant of their successful Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) – the Mission Master-Armed Reconnaissance. The new reconnaissance variant is equipped with a 3.5 metre… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Mission Master-Armed Reconnaissance UGV Unveiled"
Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida is to utilise semi-autonomous ‘robot dogs’ as part of their security forces. The base’s 325th Security Forces Squadron has been working with Ghost Robotics… Continue reading "U.S. Air Force Rolls Outs Robot Guard Dogs at Florida Air Base"
Investigation by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad has recently uncovered that the country’s armed forces have been secretly collecting huge amounts of data about Dutch citizens. Much focus has been… Continue reading "Dutch Military Caught Spying on Citizens"
Late on Wednesday, 18 November, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new £16.5 billion funding package for the Ministry of Defence. The move comes at a time… Continue reading "UK Announces Massive Military Spending Boost"
BAE Systems is the latest company to be selected to develop an ‘attritable’ air vehicle systems for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of that service’s Skyborg Vanguard program.… Continue reading "BAE Now Part of USAF Skyborg Vanguard Expendable Combat Drone Program"