Geo-politics

The Russian design bureau VR-Technologies, part of Russian Helicopters, will build the country’s first ever electric-powered heavy-lift convertiplane prototype by 2019. According to defenseworld.net’s...

As we previously published, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) did not think that systems such as Iron Dome would be suitable for...

Turkey’s home-made Atmaca anti-ship missile (AShM) has recently successfully completed a test to check the flight characteristics and or the range, the Turkish Navy’s...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has recently launched the Hidden Signals Challenge, a $300,000 prize competition seeking...

Local authorities fulfill a major and complex role In the preparedness to an emergency. For the first time, Israeli local authorities’ director generals will receive...

India has been facing in recent years a shortage in military equipment assembly areas. This explains the fact that Indian industrial explosives maker Solar...

Video analytics can be used for various purposes - motion detection for security, facial recognition & license plate reading, people counting for retail stores...

The Matador RGW-90 single-shot shoulder rocket launcher will be upgraded with an advanced sight, which would enable the Matador to accurately hit targets 1,200...

A new agreement will support the expansion of Abu Dhabi’s city-wide video surveillance project within the framework of the Smart City program. Recently, Cisco...

The weaponization of small and cheap consumer drones, including dropping improvised explosive devices, has urged conventional armies to look for new countermeasures and rapidly...

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...

The Turkish military took delivery of eight Bayraktar armed and reconnaissance drones, four of which are capable of carrying ‘smart ammunition.’ The number of Turkey-made...

Sensors for various purposes require power to operate, whether it is from batteries, biofuel, or sunlight. Along with power consumption are problems with sensors...

The US Department of Defense is interested in advancing its technological capabilities in the urban warfare setting. U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wants a...

South Korea is pushing to develop an indigenous counter-rocket system to fend off persistent threats from North Korea's forward-deployed long-range artillery. Seoul's Joint Chiefs...

The armored vehicle Piranha 5 will be manufactured by the Romanian Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics in Bucharest. Piranha 5 is a highly mobile...

A new family of unmanned aerial vehicles has been recently showcased in China. Chinese research and production company Tengoen Technology unveiled two fixed-wing UAVs...

Wearable electronics will be a $34 billion industry by 2020, according to analyst firm CCS Insight. Wearable sensors are capable of tracking processes in...

The growing use of unmanned aerial systems in the battleground has led to the development of various innovative counter-drone technologies in order to secure...

The global video analytics system market accounted for $2.23 billion in 2016 is expected to grow at a CAGR of 32.9% until 2024, according...

Are you developing an innovative technology in one of the following fields? HLS, unmanned systems and robotics, autonomous vehicles, cyber and information security, border and...

China is developing the world's fastest amphibious multi-role vehicle, which can be used in personnel and supply transportation at sea as well as for...