By Robert Brull, CEO, FibreCoat It was back in 2013, a full 13 years ago, that Europe first started talking about 'strategic autonomy'. The European...
Dismounted soldiers need wearable batteries that consider more than run-time
As soldier systems become more connected, power must keep pace By Robert Brown, Ultralife Corporation Wearable batteries have proven to be a successful solution to...
Why the U.S. Must Lead the New Era of Autonomous Logistics:
Building the autonomous infrastructure that will shape commerce, defense, and the future of off-world operations By: Michael Santora, CEO, and Manit Ginoya, CTO at Logic...
The Weapon Is the System That Builds It
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...