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13 January

US Army Advances Soldier Awareness With New Multi-Threat Headborne System

Multi-Threat Headborne System is a next-gen combat helmet featuring ballistic protection, modular design, integrated electronics, helmet-mounted power and data, and seamless communications.

12 January

Giulia Bernacchi

LG CNS to Modernize South Korea’s Military Networks, Digital Infrastructure

LG CNS has secured two contracts for modernizing South Korea's military networks and digital infrastructure.

12 January

Command and control system for countering drones.

Giulia Bernacchi

Electro Optic Systems Buys MARSS, Expands Counter-Drone C2 Capabilities

Electro Optic Systems acquired the MARSS group, a Europe-based provider of command and control systems for countering drones.

12 January

A soldier equipped with a handheld radio. Photo: L3Harris

Rojoef Manuel

NSA Clears Latest L3Harris ISR Radios for Allied Interoperability

The US National Security Agency has certified L3Harris Technologies’ upgraded Rover intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance radio terminals for secure use by approved allied forces.

12 January

Robot dog unmanned ground vehicle moves across an open training field during a military exercise, with soldiers prone on the ground and two helicopters flying low overhead in the background

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Robot Dogs Join Japan’s Assault Force in Landmark Test

Japan may have just offered a glimpse of its next-gen 1st Airborne Brigade: a land assault unit now paired with quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles.

12 January

A U.S. Soldier of 82nd Airborne Division utilizes a Long Range Acoustic Device 500 while conducting a crowd riot control scenario during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, July 5, 2017. The KFOR MRE 23 is designed to prepare the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team for their deployment to Kosovo in support of civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment. KFOR MRE 23 hosts 900 soldiers from 10 nations. The exercise runs from June 19 through July 11 in Hohenfels, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Randy Wren)

Rojoef Manuel

Claim of US Sonic Weapon Use in Venezuela Gains Attention After Leavitt Post

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a post on X describing a US raid in Venezuela that purportedly used a sonic or directed-energy weapon to incapacitate government forces.

12 January

Omni, a compact wide-view short-range 4D LiDAR sensor for physical AI applications. Photo: Aeva

Rojoef Manuel

Aeva Debuts 360-Degree AI LiDAR Sensor for Close-Range Autonomy

California-based sensor developer Aeva has introduced Omni, a short-range 4D Light Detection and Ranging system designed to give physical artificial intelligence systems a clearer, wider view of their surroundings.

12 January

Global Hawk Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft testing Maritime Modes that include a Maritime Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar, or MISAR

Bea Castañeda

Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) Explained: Seeing Through Motion

This guide explains Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar in military defense, uncovering its functions, applications, and strategic advantages.

9 January

An Air Commando from the 27th Special Operations Wing logs onto the 27th Special Operations Group’s new telehealth system at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 5, 2025. This service allows Air Commandos to access mental health care, regardless of their physical location, creating greater accessibility to deployed Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Corinna Morlan)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Brings AI Into Mental Health Care for Soldiers

The US Army has begun the next phase of its BRAVE health program, tapping artificial intelligence to make mental health care more accessible for soldiers and their families.

9 January