17 November 2021
Belarusian soldiers used flashing lights to daze Polish forces amid a border stand-off last week. Strobe weapons have been claimed to have more serious effects, but evidence is lacking
10 May 2019
Nick Colosimo of BAE Systems discusses what advances in augmented reality technology could mean for the next generation of combat aircraft.
18 December 2018
The quest for the ultimate destructive weapon is a convoluted story of egos, charlatanry and deception – with a starring role for mercurial genius Nikola Tesla
13 November 2018
A defence firm has unveiled a prototype quantum radar. If it works, it could use entangled protons to locate stealth aircraft that normally avoid detection
28 June 2018
We certainly click with dolphins, but they are also otherworldly creatures with a suite of senses divergent from our own. Here’s our top 5 facts about them
27 June 2018
In the 1950s, the US navy thought dolphins would be good templates for torpedo design. But they ended up using them for a very different purpose
28 November 2017
In a late-night test, North Korea has launched what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile with potential to reach as far as Washington DC
22 September 2017
Remote warfare raises questions about who gets military honours, but the stress and trauma drone crews face deserves recognition, says David Hambling
28 July 2017
An intercontinental ballistic missile launched by North Korea landed in Japanese waters. Experts say the range of such a missile could reach the US east coast
5 July 2017
Kim Jong-un’s regime has tested a missile that could eventually hit the continental US with Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons. Talks, war or sanctions are the only ways forward
