Trends in defence innovation often begin in science fiction speculation, with one of the most recent field being exoskeleton technology. Defence ministries across the world have been working on perfecting exoskeleton suits that improve soldier’s endurance and abilities, something that has been a common trope in fiction for decades. Now, ...
Royal Navy medics have travelled to the Bahamas to join humanitarian aid efforts following the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. A group of 18 navy medics have joined Royal Fleet Auxillary ship Mounts Bay to provide humanitarian aid in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. HMS Protector has also ...
The US DOD has announced a new programme seeking disaster relief AI to assess the damage and assist emergy responders. The US Department of Defence (DOD) has launched the Defence Innovation Unit’s (DIU) xView2 Challenge, seeking disaster relief AI innovations that can assess damage automatically from the sky. They are seeking ...
HMS Defender met with ships from the Indian Navy in the English Channel ahead of its Asia-Pacific deployment. HMS Defender teamed up with INS Tarkash in preparation for its Asia-Pacific Deployment for Exercise Konkan. The exercise tests the ability of the two navies to work alongside each other. The training usually takes ...