Air Force to Launch ‘Flying Cars’ eVTOL Project by 2023

Air Force to Launch ‘Flying Cars’ eVTOL Project by 2023

The new tech is a crewless aircraft that can support a wide range of operations, from cargo transport to golf cart-style transit that can ferry army units over short distances all over training facilities and fields. Air Force authorities, however, call everyone to stop referring to it as a “flying car,” regardless of what it looks like or does.

US Army invests in ‘wall penetrating radar’ to allow soldiers to see through walls

US Army invests in ‘wall penetrating radar’ to allow soldiers to see through walls

The U.S. Army is looking into stealing a page from law enforcement’s book: using wall penetrating radar to see through obstacles and identify potential threats. This technology has already found use among police, firefighters, and search and rescue teams — and now the Army wants to see if it can also increase the survivability of […]

Volvo’s crab-walking diesel-hybrid Scarabée may become France’s Humvee

Volvo’s crab-walking diesel-hybrid Scarabée may become France’s Humvee

Volvo’s French defense and security vehicle firm Arquus recently unveiled their candidate to become France’s new general-purpose troop-carrying vehicle: the Scarabée. While this platform has a lot in common with America’s long-serving workhorse Humvee, it’s got a few tricks up its sleeve that have never been seen on the battlefield before. The goal behind developing […]

China reveals its new drone warships

China reveals its new drone warships

Last week, the United States Navy released industry solicitations for their new conceptual large unmanned surface vehicles (LUSV), as they begin the hunt for the right ship builder to assemble a fleet of ten of these large drone ships. Building off the successes the Navy and DARPA have had with their autonomous Sea Hunter drone […]