Geo-politics

Autonomous underwater technologies have been gaining momentum. Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it had completed the verification test of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)....

As drone technology has become more sophisticated and more affordable, criminals have been using these unmanned air systems to smuggle drugs, cellphones and even weapons into...

By ARIE EGOZI If someone needed another sign that NATO was not effective, an obsolete organization that has not adapted to the changing world, Turkey...

The US Department of Defense evaluates that the military’s traditional intelligence sensors are not always optimal for the tasks that have become more and...

The United Kingdom will purchase Israeli missile defense shield based on Iron Dome to protect Falklands for £78 million. The Sky Sabre system, which...

US researchers have trained deep learning algorithms to identify Chinese surface-to-air missile sites - hundreds of times faster than their human counterparts. The algorithms proved...

Data found on social media can be used for a variety of missions including psychological operations, intelligence gathering etc. “It’s vital for information about...

Unlike airplanes and helicopters, smart surveillance balloons don’t need human operators in the sky. And in contrast to drones, they can spend long periods...

The detection of aircraft damage at a late stage might cost huge resources and even lives. Researchers with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and...

Haptic wearables interest more and more agencies in the military sector. While experiencing something in virtual or augmented reality can be pretty life-like, adding...

As cybercrime continues to escalate around the world, defenders from both the public and private sectors must meet the threat with equal force. Global...

Several cases of mass shooting in public places have occurred in the US in recent years. A small, relatively inexpensive device could make the...

Malaysia is interested in enhancing its maritime surveillance capabilities. Its Air Force is planning to use advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as one of...

The traditional control tower is about to undergo a technological change. Being built by Cranfield University and Saab, an innovative facility will let air...

The US has been accelerating research in space command and control technologies in order to quickly achieve military situational awareness and execute operations in...

In recent years, NATO member Poland has sped up efforts to overhaul its military in response to Moscow’s renewed military and political assertiveness in...

Munitions ricochet during live-fire training can endanger the warfighters. In order to better protect them during training, a new Google Maps-style software tool has...

Leonardo’s Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS or UAV) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. The Falco...

We at the iHLS Security Accelerator are looking for innovative ground-breaking technologies offering solutions for civilian defense, securing government institutions vital infrastructure and borders,...

Cybersecurity professionals have warned for years that IoT presents potential safety and privacy concerns for consumers. Now there are widening concerns regarding the risk...

The airport security field has been undergoing upgrading and enhanced security processes during recent years. The requirements of the TSA (US Transportation Security Administration)...

Engineers from two universities, Ruhr-Universität Bochum and University of Duisburg-Essen, have developed novel signal processing methods for imaging and material characterization with the aid...