Geo-politics

The US Coast Guard is checking the possibility of carrying out many of its missions through the use of short-range UAVs, with the aim...

Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are a specialized camera often mounted on police cars that can scan at speeds of up to 60 plates...

Today, space is more congested and contested than ever before, and threats against U.S. capabilities grow every day. Space Situational Awareness (SSA) has long...

China has been making considerable investments to modernize its forces and become a more major player on the international scene. Its defense budget, now...

A small unmanned helicopter drone will join NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission. “Our next rover to Mars will carry the first helicopter ever to...

A virtual border agent kiosk was developed to interview travelers at airports and border crossings. The technology can detect deception to flag human security...

The widespread use of small UAVs in both the military and industry has been limited to-date by the factor of endurance. To fly all...

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., a global leading defense company, has signed a teaming agreement with ROMAERO, Romania’s largest government-controlled Aerospace & Defense...

Robots are ill-equipped to predict how well they can perform a task, or to sense if a task is going well, or even to...

With the number of terrorist-related incidents increasing globally, and the method of attacks evolving, regular proactive training that responds to these changing threats is...

The first demonstration of a long-endurance RPA was carried out by a private company in Japan. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) started the...

The demands of future battlefields will force the military medical community to prepare for operational environments that are vastly different. Enemy air superiority may...

Over the backdrop to the recent riots in the Gaza Strip border and the West Bank, Israel’s DDR&D (MAFAAT) of the Ministry of Defense...

Russia has been showcasing its unmanned combat capabilities. The Russian defense ministry unveiled two unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) during a military parade in...

A new addition to an officer's gun will enable policemen to have more transparency with the public. Including their body cameras, police officers’ guns now...

Airports worldwide have been facing a growing security challenge posed by drones. Drones approaching critical parts of an airport operation (such as the final...

The AUS&R 2018 Conference and Exhibition, organized by iHLS for the sixth year, will focus on the unique role of the unmanned systems at...

iHLS is delighted to host for the first time the prestigious Startup Competition for innovative technologies in the security, defense and homeland security fields,...

Drone manufacturers are constantly looking for new technologies to solve the challenges involved with drone delivery. An electric aviation pioneer, Yates Electrospace Corp., just...

As body cameras get cheaper and the market gets more competitive, the largest supplier of law enforcement body cameras in the U.S., Axon, is...

Leasing unmanned aircraft systems (UAVs) has become a more popular option, not only by commercial companies but also by military users that seek to...

The US Army will soon have snipers that can engage targets farther and machine guns that are more accurate and lethal than existing weapons....