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New Technologies to Defend Forward Command Posts
Coping with the multi-domain operating environment, command posts are required to fulfill roles in complex operations and are often threatened by adversary attempts to...
Solution to Military Logistics Problem Finally Found
In the case of spare parts and components, snapping a photo of the part is much more effective than conducting a text search, that...
Friend or Foe Technology – for Urban Setting
The US DoD wants to develop surveillance technology for the urban setting. The Pentagon is looking to fund research into technological capabilities that can...
Bullseye Ready for its First Flight
Target drones are unmanned vehicles that can be used as bullseye on military training and tests thanks to their low cost. One of them...
Is Technology Giant Involved in US Border Wall Project?
Google’s artificial intelligence technology will reportedly help build a "virtual" wall at the US-Mexico border for the Trump administration.
In August, Customs and Border Protection...
Biometric Authentication at Operational Level
Advancing wearable technology for user authentication - that’s the focus of a new mission of the U.S. Army’s tactical network modernization team. “Try to...
Elbit’s Enhanced Night Vision Systems will be Supplied to US Army
Advanced night vision systems will be supplied to the U.S Army by Elbit Systems’ US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America. The company was awarded...
How to Secure Algorithms in Battlefield Systems?
Artificial intelligence software in battlefield autonomous systems can be vulnerable to cyber attacks. Researchers are looking for ways to make the systems’ machine learning...
Tactical Unmanned Systems Getting Encrypted Communications
Small unmanned aerial vehicles of the US military will be equipped with a robust, on-demand, highly-secure communications network that will address the growing electronic...
Has Turkey Gone Too Far?
NATO member Turkey has tested its Russian-made S-400 air defense system. The move was condemned by the United States.
The Turkish television channel A Haber,...
On-Demand Pharmaceuticals Printing at Battlefield
It can often take weeks to months to manufacture and airlift organic pharmaceuticals and protein therapeutics to battlefield frontlines, meaning that critical medical supplies...
Safeguarding Troops from CBRN Threats
The US Army is intensifying its efforts in the acquisition of technologies designed to avoid Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) hazards.
FLIR Systems has...
AR-Based Solution to Improve Aircraft Maintenance
The dynamic and variable nature of the aircraft maintenance and inspection environment brings challenges to implementing object and photo recognition to determine discrepancies in...
How to Expose Disinformation?
07The U.S. military wants to improve its capabilities in countering disinformation. A new software tool will help analysts better — and much more quickly...
Autonomous Combat Vehicle – What’s the Missing Link?
While the self-driving car industry has made significant advances while driving on paved roads, autonomous vehicles face considerable challenges when moving off-road and into...
Critical Drone Safety Technology Granted Patent
Unmanned aerial vehicles’ remote identification (RID) functionality has become one of three technologies, along with command and control (C2), and Detect and Avoid (DAA),...
US Army Evaluating New Rifles
The US Army is in the final phase of evaluating prototypes of the 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) rifle and auto rifle prototypes....
Thick Smoke will Not Stop New Firefighting Drone
Thick smoke and dark skies at night severely limit firefighting operations. A new firefighting drone technology could increase fire crews' ability to efficiently battle...
The Other Side of Encrypted Communications
A global organization called on tech companies to come up with a solution for law enforcement to access end-to-end encrypted communications. Members of the...
New Mode of Transportation to Revolutionize Military Logistics
The U.S. Transportation Command, which is responsible for moving military personnel and equipment around the world is working with Exploration Architecture, or XArc, and...
On the Way to US-Made 5G Network
U.S. federal agencies, with industry and academia partners, have been pushing forward the Pentagon’s innovation strategy in 5G next-generation wireless technology. Pilots, prototypes and...
AR Goggles for Combat Dogs
Military dogs can scout ahead for explosives and other hazards but need instructions. In current combat deployments, soldiers usually direct their animals with hand...
