Homeland Defense
THE WATCH Staff An Israeli company’s unmanned aerial system designed for military and homeland defense completed an Israeli record-breaking 25-hour flight in December 2019, according to a report in The …
Unmanned system sets flight endurance record Read More
Nations beefing up defenses against unmanned aircraft systems THE WATCH Staff ASeptember 14, 2019, attack on oilfields in Saudi Arabia by 18 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and three low-flying missiles …
Confronting an evolving threat Read More
Cold-weather training readies maintenance squadrons for difficult missions Alaskan Command Public Affairs A combination of virtual reality training and exposure to bone-chilling Alaskan cold helped Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, …
Chilled to Perfection Read More
Test of next-generation integrated air and missile defense system successful THE WATCH Staff Victory on the battlefield of the future will not necessarily go to the largest or strongest force, …
On Target With Missile Defense Read More
How small satellites are revolutionizing space Erica Sullivan, Los Alamos National Laboratory On a clear morning in Sriharikota, India, in mid-February 2017, a rocket launched carrying a record-breaking 104 satellites, …
Little Technology, Big Implications Read More
Deployment to Norway fortifies NATO alliance THE WATCH Staff When more than 300 U.S. Marines arrived on the snowy slopes of central Norway in January 2017, it marked the first …
Arctic Partners Read More
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have found that 12.9 million infants, or nearly 1 in 10 around the world, didn’t receive any vaccinations in 2016. …
Vaccine progress stalls Read More
Long-range missile defense system reaches new high THE WATCH Staff The Pentagon’s successful test of its ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) anti-missile system on May 30, 2017, could not have come …
Igniting Optimism Read More
The Associated Press For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases. MIT …
A baby step toward human gene editing Read More
Agence France-Presse Norway plans to launch the first autonomous and fully electric cargo ship in 2018, a feat the project’s backers say will save 40,000 truck journeys per year. Fertilizer …
Norway has electric plans for autonomous ship Read More