Geo-politics

Law enforcement officers coordinating and participating in dangerous operations to stop drug trafficking need reliable communications. The US Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS),...

The US Air Force is looking for new and unexpected skills when recruiting the airmen of the future, in anticipation of the ways artificial...

The US Homeland Security Department is investing in machine learning technology that could help foreign countries increase airport security at zero cost. The agency’s Science...

A new blockchain-based method for enhancing IoT devices security may be under development. IBM has won a patent for the autonomous self-servicing of networked...

China is now making a technological leap in all matters related to its People’s Liberation Army and its arsenal of new weapons and tactics....

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Israel Police aim to develop advanced cyber, big-data and artificial intelligence tools that may eventually be able...

In an attempt to target Islamist terrorism, pedophile networks and organized crime, several governments worldwide have been leading a policy forcing technology companies to...

Secondary accidents go up by a factor of almost 24 during the time that highway safety officials are assessing and documenting a car crash...

There are growing concerns in the US that GPS satellites might become enemy targets in a future war. The Pentagon and intelligence agencies have...

The consequences of the Big Data revolution in all the technological fields and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with this regard were the...

In the future, military operations will rely less on human soldiers and more on interconnected technology, leveraging advancements in unmanned systems and machine intelligence...

Many technologies developed for military uses are being applied to civilian fields worldwide. One of the examples is China. Due to deeper military-civilian integration...

Turkey is unveiling more locally developed weapons. The country’s premier defense systems manufacturer Aselsan will manufacture new versions of the SARP armored vehicle-based weapon...

3D printing entails many advantages for industries such as in the defense field. Mainly, it can simplify logistics, because military units can transport just...

Military forces depend, to a large extent, on GPS and need a redundant resilient capability to operate in a GNSS/GPS-denied environment. A new solution...

Modern warfare, much of which takes place in densely populated areas, has led to an increase in friendly fire incidents. A new and surprising...

Norway has been upgrading its offshore security capabilities. The Norwegian military will be equipped with three new coast guard vessels from Vard Langsten in...

A data link is an electronic connection for the exchange of information. It connects one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and...

Drones are exploding in popularity and their operational capabilities are advancing rapidly as well. But unfortunately, they have been also used also for illegal...

The launching and recovery of aircraft from and back to ships is usually constrained by space.  A new hybrid quadrotor (HQ) UAV platform with...

Law enforcement agencies across the US are adopting unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for operations ranging from search and rescue to traffic accident reconstruction and...

The Chinese military is building a new and mysterious missile that could cripple American air power. The weapon, known as the PL-XX missile is...