Why Continuous Innovation and Continuous Deployment will define the next era of military power. By Chad Steelberg, Founder and CEO, Tiberius Aerospace The weapon is...
Rivets or welds? Today’s defense industrial base must relearn the hard-earned lessons of speed over quality.
Chris Morton, Vice President, Industries, IFS In November of 1943, the Liberty Ship SS John P. Gaines broke in two and sank, resulting in the...
Countering Low-Flying and One-way Attack Drones by Reducing Ground Clutter Reflections and Radar Radio Multipath Fading
By Mark Radford, chief technology officer, Blighter Surveillance Systems Recent conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine have highlighted the challenge of radar detection of...
Pioneering Production AI for Defense Data Operations: A Proven Agent Workbench in Action
Military systems designers today grapple with an unrelenting flood of data. Sensors, platforms, and networks across domains generate telemetry at scales that overwhelm traditional processing...
The Backpack Supercomputer: Challenging the Limits of Man-Portable EW at the Tactical Edge
BLACKTHROAT FROM ANNAPOLIS MICROSYSTEMS By John Reardon, COTS Journal The tactical edge is no longer just a physical location—it is an electro-magnetic battleground requiring uncompromised...
The Digital Twin Paradox: Why Physical and Network Replicas Diverge in COTS-Driven Defense
By John Reardon, Editor-in-Chief, COTS Journal The defense industry loves a good buzzword, and right now, "digital twin" is at the top of the command-and-control...
Countering Low-Flying and One-way Attack Drones by Reducing Ground Clutter Reflections and Radar Radio Multipath Fading
By Mark Radford, chief technology officer, Blighter Surveillance Systems Recent conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine have highlighted the challenge of radar detection of...
To Effectively Future-Proof Technology, Agencies Must Look to the Mission
By: Michael Collett, Executive Director, Business Development (DOJ) As AI adoption accelerates across the government, modernization has become a must-have for federal agencies. Recent mandates...
Aerospace-Grade Thin Film Substrates: The Foundation of Electronics Reliability
In military and aerospace systems, thin-film patterned substrates are often the foundation for the most critical electronic assemblies. In military and aerospace systems, thin-film patterned...
How New Performance Battery Materials Redefine Power for Military Vehicles and Drones
The energy storage problem at the heart of military electrification is not simply about capacity. It is about power and the ability to absorb and...