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friend or foe

South Korea’s arms procurement agency has started issuing a request for proposals for switching the decades-old Mode-4 Identification Friend or Foe, or IFF, system...

Artificial intelligence which scans battlefields for hidden attackers has been successfully trialed by the British Army. The UK-created technology, dubbed SAPIENT, flagged dangers to...
autonomous trucks

Dozens of autonomous trucks will likely be deployed by the U.S. Army by next year. These high-tech vehicles are believed to provide an advantage...

Controlling drones with only the eye movement is becoming a reality. Roboticists from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, and New York...
iot security

In 2017, there were about 20 billion connected devices worldwide, according to Statista, which projects that the number will be more than 75 billion...
rescue operations

The final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers is underway. The flight simulators will train the...
Iron Dome By Rafael

By next year, for the first time, a deal could be signed securing the export of the Iron Dome short-range missile defense system to...
private drones

The US federal government may soon have the authority to shoot down private commercial drones flying inside the U.S. An Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)...

The US Navy has been enhancing its fleet of MQ-8B Fire Scout UAVs with new radar systems. Telephonics Corporation has received a contract for...
evacuate

Data-based modeling system may now help emergency managers to better determine when to call for evacuations due to a wildfire. The system has the...
weather sensor

Weather sensors are required for a vast array of defense and security missions. The U.S. Air Force has recently awarded a multi-million dollar contract...
hearing system

Next generation communications devices that will increase the lethality of soldiers on the battlefield are to be incorporated into the operations of the United...
HLS market

The global Homeland Security market is subject to witness a substantial growth due to the growing demand for safety equipment and solutions by various...
sea mine-hunting

Unmanned systems have become a frequent tool in dangerous sea mine-hunting missions. Now, a modified version of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has...
lifetime extension

F-35 Ground Testing has Showed Potential for F-35A Lifetime Extension. The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have completed F-35 static, drop...
automated landing

The US Air Force has been moving towards an increased UAV flight automation, with the completion of the first-ever automated landing of an MQ-9...
hypersonic weapons

The U.S. Air Force is quickly getting closer to prototype, test and deploy hypersonic weapons on an expedited schedule. Hypersonic weapons can defend against...

New sensing method developed can enable us to passively sense an object even when direct vision is impeded. This could potentially be leveraged in...
line-of-sight

A new configuration of proven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) shatters the line-of-sight barrier for small unmanned aircraft. A beyond line of sight, SATCOM-enabled small-UAV...
search and rescue

First responders, soldiers, hazard material teams, etc. need hand-free communications equipment in order to be able to concentrate more on their missions. The development...
navigation

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has been advancing wayfinding technology in order to improve travelers navigation experience...
nasa

Following a recent agreement, NASA now promotes vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV. The Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70), an unmanned air vehicle (UAV), will...

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