Geo-politics

Geo-politics

militant groups

The use of drones by militants in the battlefield persists also in Syria. Russian forces have foiled a drone attack on an airbase in...
big data

In commercial industries, understanding and analyzing big data on real time can lead to cost reduction, better-targeted marketing and increased efficiency. Like many businesses...
first responders capabilities

First responders capabilities are to be enhanced within the framework of the US efforts to advance smart city technologies. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
technological army

Over the last few years, China has been building its military abilities and prowess, to the worrying eyes of its neighbors and adversaries. Now,...

Loitering munition is a weapon system category in which the munition loiters around the target area for some time, searches for targets, and attacks...
parachute recovery system

Civilian drones have become a big part of many companies lives, from filming movies and advertisements to delivering packages like Amazon wants to start...
spike missiles

The Philippine Navy has been upgrading its maritime defense capabilities with the Spike ER (extended range) missile systems, manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems,...
cyber capabilities

The recent protests in Iran and the regime’s attempts to block them shed light also on Tehran’s cyber capabilities. Offensive cyber operations have become...
drone

A new rugged autonomous drone with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities was developed by an Israeli tech company to advance security missions with real-life applications. Percepto...
underwater communications

GPS signals don't penetrate very deeply or at all in water, soil or building walls, and therefore, can't be used by submarines or in...
body armor

Body armor is not all about stopping bullets. There are many factors that affect how wearable armor is, which in turn impacts how and...
wearable robots

MIT researchers are working to create "soft," wearable robots. Robotics researcher Shuguang Li and his team develop the material for a new breed of...
artillery response

The increased power of military helicopters equipped with anti-tank guided missiles that now can strike targets at a distance of 5-6 miles (8-10 kilometers),...
drone threat

There are growing concerns in the US that terrorists and spies could use remotely piloted unmanned aircraft for surveillance, espionage and attacks, from monitoring...
cybersecurity

Blockchain technology has recently caught the world's attention because of the central role it plays in enabling cryptocurrencies. It enables secure information transmission on...
defense industries

The Israeli defense industries have been actively participating in the Make in India initiative launched in 2014 and in other initiatives many years before....
hypersonic glide vehicle

China's new HGV, hypersonic glide vehicle, named  DF-17, in the form of ballistic missiles will not only challenge the defenses of the US but...

The U.S Navy is about to equip it’s Littoral Combat Ship (a class of relatively small surface vessels intended for operations close to shore)...
task force

The growing use of cheap and accessible commercial drones and the involvement of terrorist and criminal actors have been increasing the threat to security...
gps

About 70% of the US Army's major combat systems depend on signals being beamed from space. The Pentagon is investing in a new generation...
robot-human teaming

DARPA has been accelerating its efforts to develop tactics for deploying swarms of unmanned aircraft and ground vehicles to help U.S. soldiers in urban...
new uas

China's newly-developed Wing Loong II UAS, a high-end reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial system (UAS), which can fire munitions ranging from 50 kg bombs to precision-guided...

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