Russian Military is Jamming US Drones Over Syria
The US-Russian conflict over Syria has had an effect also on unmanned aerial vehicle operation in the area. Four American officials claim that the...
Facebook May Save Your Life During Disaster
Having your cell phone with you and the location setting activated can save your life in case of a disaster. First responders use now...
Groundbreaking Swarm Capabilities for Future Forces
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently announced the next phase of its OFFSET (OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics) program. The program envisions...
Lockheed Martin to Develop Demonstrator for Supersonic Commercial Travel
Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin Skunk Works a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight...
Chinese UAVs Deployed Near North Korean Border
China has deployed two Xianglong HALE UAV to a recently renovated airfield not far from the border with North Korea. The platform, identified by...
AI to Improve Soldiers Communication on Battlefield
Scientists at the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are developing a technology that has promise for both medical as well as deep machine learning...
Groundbreaking Tech Offers Secure Sharing of Sensitive Data
A new technology aims to help the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allow sensitive data to be shared and analyzed while it remains...
New Automatic Firearms to Estonian Defense Forces
Estonia is about to launch negotiations with arms manufacturers to supply automatic firearms to the Estonian defense Forces (EDF) and other armed structures. The...
Mysterious UAV Exposed by Lockheed Martin After Years of Secrecy
Lockheed Martin has revealed the existence of a formerly secret UAV. Although the X-44A’s existence is no longer a secret, Lockheed is not yet...
Advanced Military Radar to Track Disease-Bearing Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes have claimed more human lives than all wars combined – their infectious bites still cause more than 1 million deaths each year, according...
Pilots’ Head-Up Displays to Be Adjusted for Infantry
Augmented reality (AR) superimposes digital data on the physical world. By contrast, virtual reality (VR) is when the user sees only digital imagery. AR...
Urban Sensing Capabilities to Be Improved
The advancement of embedded technologies is driving a rapid growth of sensing technologies that can yield data from citywide deployments for monitoring, modeling, and...
New Cannon Incorporation in Combat Vehicles to Enable Urban Warfare
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated its 40mm cannon for the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia, as the service considers future lethality upgrades across...
Swarm Control – Next Stage in Unmanned Technology
There is a major global shift toward smaller, cheaper unmanned platforms that can operate in network with one another. It's part of a wider...
Future Forces to Have Advanced Night Vision Goggles
Soldier lethality is one of the US Army's six modernization priorities, along with long-range precision fires; the next-generation combat vehicle; future vertical lift; a...
Marksmen to Train on Virtual Avatar Targets
A new Head Mounted Display (HMD) and Augmented Reality (AR) software app will enable U.S. Army Basic Rifleman Marksmanship training to replace traditional silhouette...
UASs to Be Integrated with US Rotary-Wing Fleet
The US Army’s Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team wants to integrate new unmanned aerial systems into its family of rotary-wing aircraft, according to the...
Further Development of Tank Active Protection System
Another stage in the development of the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit for US military vehicles. The US Army's Tank Automotive...
Amazon to Develop Drone That Responds to Human Gestures
Amazon is trying to give people their deliveries in 30 minutes or less by using drones. Now, it’s possible that the sensors of the...
Cyber Resiliency Has to Be Part of Weapon Systems DNA
The U.S. military’s weapons systems today are reliant on complex software and interconnectivity with a host of components, sensors and computer systems. The highly...
Giant Defense Industry to Sell Missiles to Saudi Arabia
A new missile sale manufactured by the defense industry company Raytheon is expected to advance the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to develop an...
Non-Lethal Laser Technologies to Be Used in Riots
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...
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