3+ week, 1+ day ago   (427+ words) Long-endurance drones such as the MQ-9 Reaper have spent decades performing surveillance and strike missions, but the environment they were designed for is changing. Large, relatively slow unmanned aircraft face greater risks from modern air defenses, while recent losses have…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (418+ words) Large-scale air combat exercises face a practical limitation: creating a realistic battlefield can require dozens of aircraft, support platforms and air-defense systems operating simultaneously. That is expensive, logistically demanding and sometimes impossible when forces want to rehearse capabilities that are…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (471+ words) Space-based sensors can generate enormous amounts of data while monitoring missile launches, spacecraft and other fast-moving threats. The challenge is getting useful information to decision-makers quickly. Sending every raw sensor reading back through communications networks for processing creates delays and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) Monitoring large areas beneath the sea is difficult, expensive and potentially dangerous. Crewed submarines and surface vessels can perform surveillance and mine-clearing missions, but they require trained personnel and significant support. GPS signals also do not penetrate underwater, creating additional…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (394+ words) This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) As more military and civilian infrastructure depends on satellites, space is becoming an increasingly important operational domain. Communications, navigation, intelligence gathering, missile warning, and precision targeting all rely on orbital assets, making…...