US Troops in Afghanistan to Be Equipped with Mini Drone for...
For the first time, a US infantry Army battalion will employ pocket-sized drones at the squad level on their upcoming Afghanistan deployment. Troops with...
Refurbished Assault Helicopter is Back in Afghanistan
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have been enhancing their counter-insurgency capabilities. India has recently delivered to Afghanistan the first two of...
From Military in Afghanistan to Civilian Self-Driving Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles need to become safer for broad consumer, ride-hailing and trucking industry adoption. A patented military-proven ground-penetrating radar (GPR) significantly improves navigation safety...
New Pistol to Revolutionize Close-Quarter Combat
US Army soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have been gaining more than a decade of experience in close-quarter combat, an ability to maneuver...
Technological Solution for Lethal Challenge
Nearly a quarter of all military aircraft crashes and 44% of aviation fatalities since combat operations began in 2002 in Afghanistan and Iraq were...
Gender Equality Reaches Special Forces
More than a year after the U.S. Department of Defense repealed a longtime ban on women serving in ground combat assignments, relatively few have...
New Camera Will Identify IEDs For Soldiers
Soldiers in combat situations have to constantly scan their surroundings for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a signature weapon of modern guerrilla warfare. These homemade...
Terrorists Could Plan Attacks Using Strava
Strava is a fitness tracking app that is now very widespread among runners and cyclists. It lets you record your activity using the GPS...
3D Printer to Produce Military Spare Parts On Site
In many instances, military forces have to cope with situations whereas an urgently needed spare part is not available on site and it would...
Soldier Systems Should Get Simpler
The US Army has been pushing to make systems more user-friendly to the average soldier in the field. Soldiers will have to operate systems...
Israeli Heron-1 UAV to Play Role in Fight Against Terror in...
UAVs from Singapore's UAV Command have been deployed in the fight against terror in Afghanistan. The unmanned aerial vehicles are the Heron-1 manufactured by...
Revolutionary Rifle-Mounted System Can Locate Hostile Gunfire
A new portable system small enough to mount on a personal firearm provides its user with the ability to quickly locate the source of...
Biometric Technology Helping Taliban Forces?
The US military has long used biometric devices in the global war on terror. But following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, there are concerns...
New Sniper Rifle for US Army
A recent budget request by the US Army is considered a big win for the sniper rifle program compared to last year when the service...
The End to Death By Friendly Fire?
During training and even operational missions, an unfortunately common occurrence among troops is death by friendly fire. The situation is even more difficult for...
Keeping Up With Global Terror Abilities
Ahead of a meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, the International Police Organization (INTERPOL) has underlined the need for military success against...
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A New Airborne Detection System Could Expand Underwater Tracking Capabilities
Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...
