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Situational awareness is a critical challenge in battlefield. US Army researchers claim that a micro-display screen may be just what soldiers need for delivering...

GPS, run by the U.S. government, had a nearly $56 billion economy in 2015. The GPS is currently used in nearly every major positioning...

19The threat of drones has been increasing in recent years. Israel and the U.S. which have been at the forefront of air defense cooperation...

Drones use GPS to find their way without a pilot. But GPS signals can be easily blocked by tall skyscrapers or trees — leaving...

In time-sensitive scenarios, whether in active combat operations or disaster response settings, warfighters and first responders in subterranean environments are faced with a range...

A remote identification system under development will protect drone users from privacy encroachments while simultaneously providing air traffic controllers and aviation authorities with enough...

US Air Force is using new wearable medical technology which bring advanced deployed medical capabilities further forward on the battlefield. Researchers from Wright-Patterson Air Force...
body scanner

Growing terrorist threats to transportation systems around the world and the possibility of a massive attack have brought about an increase in security measures...
submarines

Seawater is often turbid, clouded with organic matter and reducing visibility to mere feet. A new concept in underwater detection takes its inspiration from...

Like a swarm of insects, a swarm of boats can pose a threat as a larger, far more expensive warship might not be able...

Caltech engineers have managed to develop an algorithm that reliably re-routes incoming bird flocks, which could be invaluable to airports worldwide. According to the California...

With over 120 million passengers arriving in the US each year via hundreds of different airports, putting the right people in the right queues...
drop kits

Due to communications challenges during the response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US, the 9/11 commission recommended the establishment of a single,...
stealth tank

Stealth technology is set to enter the world of ground combat. On the battlefield of the future, the widespread ability to kill tanks and...

The US Air Force is looking for new and unexpected skills when recruiting the airmen of the future, in anticipation of the ways artificial...

As part of the US Army’s efforts to restore electronic warfare capability and respond to capability gaps, the Army Forces Command will receive a...

A driverless car technology is being developed for battlefield use. The US Army plans to run convoys with just one or two human drivers...

The largest wildfire in California history serves as a reminder that the trend of increasingly larger and faster-moving blazes may require new methods and...

Several companies have been trying to build air taxis, Uber is one of them. A new collaborative effort will be one of the most...

Stopping smuggler’s boats or enemy vessels can sometimes be a complex challenge. Currently, the US Navy stops boats particularly suspected smugglers by using a...

The satellite communications that ships, planes and the military use to connect to the internet are vulnerable to hackers that, in the worst-case scenario,...

In the Arctic, many of the nautic charts are built from scant sounding data, often from measurements that are hundreds of years old, because...