Products of the Week: Defense

May 8, 2021
In this roundup, we will look at some of the latest military technologies to hit the market in 2021.

With tensions ramped up around the globe, U.S. military R&D is being expedited and on track to spend nearly $80 billion for new hardware. The Pentagon and DARPA are experimenting with AR and VR, developing new aircraft and vehicles, and exploring the use of new robots in the field. Embedded computers also play a significant role, with the latest systems tasked for everything from communications to data processing. In this roundup, we will look at some of the latest military technologies to hit the market in 2021.        

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