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non-lethal

The US Pentagon has been developing innovative non-lethal technologies. Its Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) is on the brink of developing a laser system...
spectrum sharing

Spectrum sharing by the military and private sectors could provide less-congested wireless channels for densely populated areas and more reliable connections for advanced communications...
3d printer

In many instances, military forces have to cope with situations whereas an urgently needed spare part is not available on site and it would...
rq-20b Puma

Egypt is to acquire and field the AeroVironment (AV) RQ-20B Puma II AE tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
future forces

The innovative combination of new micro-displays technology with augmented reality now under development will provide future forces an unprecedented overview of the battlefield. When the...
microwave

Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory worked together under a $2 million contract to test and demonstrate high-power microwave, counter-UAV technologies. Their...

There are some State capabilities that should be protected at any price. The satellite industry is one of them. And here - time after...
sugvs

The US Marines Corps will be equipped with additional battle-proven small unmanned ground vehicles (SUGVs), supplied by Endeavor Robotics. The SUGV is a portable,...
remote identification

Millions of the agile and affordable quadcopters and other drones have already been sold in the United States. Anonymity is already not an option...
biometric

The US biometric identification system is gaining momentum. The new Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) platform supports the Department of Homeland Security and its...
uas manufacturers

The current UAS operational environment needs to evolve to meet, what experts believe, is the next great global innovation – unmanned air-taxi and personal...
future forces

A new precision targeting device will help future forces at the battlefield identify personnel as friend or foe at the battlefield. This tool at...
drones

Quite a few drone developments focus on clean energy technologies for powering the unmanned aerial vehicles. But drones can also contribute to the environment...
sensor life

Persistent sensing supplies valuable data in various fields, such as border security, health monitoring, smart agriculture, surveillance, etc. but it has power limitations. Extending...
Air Traffic Control Tower

Switzerland is on the cusp of becoming the first country to formally integrate drones into the air traffic management system that controls its airspace. The...
unmanned tanker

Boeing has begun testing a prototype of its UAV that is competing for a U.S. Navy contract for an unmanned carrier-based refueling tanker. Within...
911 call centers

As first responder agencies in the US move toward shared ESInet environments and full next-generation 911 infrastructure (NG9-1-1), the ability to record multimedia communications...
The Pepper Robot Is Vulnerable To Ransomware Attacks

Security services firm IOActive has warned that tens of thousands of robots are a threat to human safety after its researchers were able to...
air-to-air

This was an anticipated development. Advanced air forces are interested in operating more and more missions with unmanned systems in the air, ground and...
fighter-like performance

The US State Department approved to market the Mako High-Performance Jet Tactical Unmanned Aerial System to certain European and Asia Pacific region countries. The...
future forces

The demand for compact, lightweight and portable sensors having the capacity to connect to smartphones and laptops or computers is increasing. Among these are...
mine detection

Clearing routes from hidden explosives and mine detection operations using the current minesweeping technology can sometimes pose risk to the soldiers. A revolutionary solution...