Electronic Camouflage for Future Warfare
Traditional visual camouflage will no longer be adequate in future operating environments against more capable U.S. adversaries, one intelligence official believes. “The Marine Corps...
Between Crises: If and When Russia Fights ISIS
Zvi Magen
Russia has not (yet) joined the US-led coalition against ISIS, and its official spokespersons have not spared their criticism of the coalition’s management...
Small UAS sold freely: major risk
"This is a threat many worldwide prefer not to deal with," say Israeli experts in response to the incident in which a drone landed...
DHS Is Calling For Companies And Researchers To Aid In Agriculture...
Food safety is a growing concern, and the World Health Organization claims that nearly three-quarters of new infectious diseases are communicable between animals and...
US Spy Plane Deployed To Singapore
In another development in the so-far peaceful tit-for-tat dispute between China and its US-backed neighbours over territorial claims in South China Sea, the US...
U.S. Considering “Decisive Military Action” In Libya
It has been four years since the toppling of Col. Muammar Qaddafi in Libya, which has not seen much peace nor quiet since. Now,...
ISIS’ Chemical Weapons Chief Captured
US Special Forces captured Sleiman Daud al-Afari, the head of ISIS’ chemical weapons unit. Al-Afari worked for Saddam Hussein’s Military Industrialization Authority, specialising in...
North Korea and Iran Continue to ignore the world
By ARIE EGOZI
North Korea has launched ballistic missiles to show that it was not afraid from the empty warning of the U.S. Iran is...
Accelerating Wearable Technology for First Responders
The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced the kickoff of EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology for First Responders, a pilot program using business accelerators to...
Artificial Intelligence UAV Defeats Human Pilot in Simulation
Artificial intelligence (AI) won air combats in a high-fidelity simulator aganist human pilots.
The AI was recently assessed by subject-matter expert and retired United...
What Privacy Implications for the New Drone Rules?
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new regulations, that went into effect on August 29 for routine non-recreational use of drones, deal mainly with...
Leading the Unmanned Aviation Field, From 15
For the last five years, ORT vocational school which is located in the compound of Israel aerospace industries (IAI), is teaching high school students...
Wearable Sensors Help Track Troops and Prevent Friendly Fire
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled a new wearable sensor technology designed to keep track of squaddies and prevent friendly fire incidents....
A Change of Direction? Bahrain Buys Weapons from China
Bahrain has been acquiring significant weapons from China recently. Chinese North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has delivered the first batch of SR5 multiple launch rocket...
In Search of Positioning Systems for Autonomous Ground Vehicles
Unmanned vehicles require positioning systems adequate for their various operational missions.
NovAtel has signed a contract with Stanford University for a study to determine how...
U.S Gains More Slices of Indian UAV Market, Israel Loses
Boeing is trying to make the most of India’s PM Modi's "Made in India" initiative as it seeks collaboration in UAS projects with several...
Major Marine Surveillance Contracts Signed
The global surveillance company, Synectics, which designs end-to-end integrated security and surveillance solutions for gaming, oil and gas, marine, transport, infrastructure and public space...
Smart City Technologies Are Thriving in New York City
Smart city and safe city technology beta projects and pilot programs are gaining ground in New York City, from free public Wi-Fi to smart...
DARPA and U.S Army Researchers Work on New IED-Proof Vehicles
The U.S. army has an urgent need for a vehicle that can protect its passengers from improvised explosive devices (IED).
Over the next 18 months,...
Unmanned Surface Vehicle – for Mine Sweeping Missions
On-water testing began for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV), supporting the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program. The Navy intends...
DARPA is Looking for New UAV Ideas
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five defense firms to develop ideas for new unmanned aerial systems that will...
The Rise and Fall (?) of Somali Pirates
By Boaz Zalmanowicz
Pirates operate in many regions around the world, including the Bengal Bay, Guinea Bay, the Caribbean and the Malaka Straights close to...
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New Air Defense Missile Debuts with a Distinctive Wingless Design
Modern air-defense networks face an increasingly diverse set of threats. Combat aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and tactical ballistic missiles can approach from different altitudes...
