Category: Airforce

A South Korean approach to mitigate their “lack” of military personnel

In order to mitigate the effects of their continuing decline in recruitment South Korea envisions to deploy BioBots by 2024

South Korea developing military robots that mimic animals
South Korea developing military robots that mimic animals

South Korea is developing next-generation military robots that will mimic the movements and capabilities of birds, snakes, marine creatures and even insects on the battlefields of the future.
The Telegraph The Telegraph

DAPA (Defence Acquisition Programme Administration ) plans to deploy robots inspired by humans and insects by 2024, after which it will look towards biobots that draw inspiration from birds, snakes, and various marine creatures.

Because everybody needs a Ninja Bomb

According to the Wall Street Journal, the US Military and CIA claim to have developed a precision bomb that will cause virtually no collateral damage… Rather than exploding, the R9X missile can smash its way through anything in its path “as if a speeding anvil fell from the sky.” To give things a more dramatic feel six blades deploy out of the sides of the Ninja Bomb just as it hits in order to maximize its destruction…

Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians
Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians

The U.S. has developed a specially designed, secret missile for pinpoint airstrikes that kill terrorist leaders with no explosion, drastically reducing damage and minimizing the chances of civilian casualties, multiple current and former U.S. officials said.
WSJ WSJ

Drones for organ transport

A drone has been used to deliver a donor kidney for the first time
A drone has been used to deliver a donor kidney for the first time

Drones could get donor organs to recipients more quickly than traditional transport methods, increasing the likelihood that the organs will still be “viable” by the time they reach their destination. The test: On April 19 a drone delivered a donor kidney to surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center, ferrying it from a hospital…
MIT Technology Review MIT Technology Review

HAPS a cheaper and more flexible way to replace satellites.

High-altitude platform station - Wikipedia
High-altitude platform station - Wikipedia
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High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (or Platform Stations) can provide surveillance and/or (much needed) bandwith for battlefield communications. and come in many shapes

Zephyr S High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) - Airforce Technology
Zephyr S High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) - Airforce Technology

The Zephyr S next-generation High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) is a new variant of the Zephyr family of unmanned aerial vehicles…
Airforce Technology

for more info on military applications : HAPS White paper

A scope to increase the effectiveness of each rifleman

Turning Riflemen into Sharpshooters - Defense Update:
Turning Riflemen into Sharpshooters - Defense Update:

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently completed certification of the SMASH weapon sight, following a successful operational testing phase with an elite infantry battalion. SMASH dramatically improves the warfighter’s shooting accuracy and efficiency, even at long range, ensuring the first shot hits the intended target, even in high-stress conditions and following extensive physical effort. Using…
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US Airforce Software Experimentation Lab to drive innovation

US Air Force opens Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston - Airforce Technology
US Air Force opens Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston - Airforce Technology

The US Air Force (USAF) has officially opened the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab (KREL) to carry out the development of next-generation combat software.
Airforce Technology

Software drives the future battlefield and an adaptive organisation needs to be able to quickly modify or create new software to addres this. This demands agile development and a client oriented approach.
Love this concept, combining this with flexible insourcing of talent could be a (better?) alternative than the system currently used by us.

Spherical drone that allows safe flight in difficult environments

Flyability’s Confined Space Drone Makes Inspections Safer & Cheaper
Flyability’s Confined Space Drone Makes Inspections Safer & Cheaper

Flyability is an EPFL spin-off dedicated to creating safe, collision-tolerant robotics to access inaccessible places, replacing dangerous human operations with unmanned devices.
www.flyability.com www.flyability.com