The US has identified the Indo-Pacific region as crucial to its commitment to the US National Defence Strategy. Defense Secretary Dr Mark Esper outlined the policy in a virtual speech on 17 July to UK think -tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

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The explosion in the volume of visual data, coupled with the increased sophistication of artificial neural networks and the availability of chips created specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) processes, will all drive growth in computer vision (CV) over the coming years. CV will find myriad applications in several industries, reaching a market size of $28bn …

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The return to HIW or conventional warfare from a period of Western Powers’ focus on asymmetrical or low intensity conflict has coincided with both Russian Armed Forces’ modernisation and reform programs, and Chinese modernisation reaching maturity. These circumstances are prominent drivers for force realignments and threat matrix regeneration, and the corresponding procurement patterns, amongst Western …

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A new report on retention in the UK Armed Forces has advised the Prime Minister to spend more on personnel and their families to improve retention in the Armed Forces, even if it comes at the cost of new equipment.

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High intensity warfare refers to state versus state conflict with a modern, peer or near-peer adversary, as envisioned during the Cold War period. This demands complex, full-spectrum capabilities, and a whole-of-government response. Since the end of the Cold War, Western militaries have been mostly engaged in low-intensity asymmetric warfare. The renewed prospect of state-based warfare …

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In this issue: 25 years of GPS, DARPA's new low earth orbit satellites, NATO mobility lessons from Defender Europe 20, the US Air Force's interest in flying taxis, and more.

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During yesterday’s DSEI Defence Leaders Panel discussion on science and technology, defence leaders from Dstl, NATO and Fujitsu discussed the importance of finding a balance between ‘conventional forces’ and emerging science and technology like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

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Army Technology lists ten of the top tweets on military and security in Q2 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The tweets were chosen from influencers as tracked by GlobalData’s Influencer Platform, which is based on a scientific process that works on pre-defined parameters. Influencers are selected after a deep analysis of the …

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The UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has released a report slamming the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) “lamentable failure” to “get a grip” on delivering key defence capabilities.

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As the spread of coronavirus continues to disrupt business and travel, events are being postponed and cancelled around the globe. Grant Turnbull asks defence companies about the impact this has had on their business, and whether we will see the return of large-scale events when the pandemic is over.

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