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Disposable Supply Drones Will Reach Danger Zone
A promising supply drone is under development. Essentially an unmanned cargo container, the drone is one of a number of related projects the Marine...
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to Assist Coast Guard
A new autonomous underwater vehicle under development with the assistance of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will help the coast guard with...
Highly Mobile Robot Could Help in Military Patrols
Boston Dynamics has officially unveiled its latest robot after footage leaked earlier in February showing the new design. Known as "Handle" the new research...
Airborne Radar Warning Receiver Heading to Next Level of Innovation
A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) was successfully demonstrated on a Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 UAV. The results were recently announced by Predator’s manufacturer,...
3D-Printed Sensor Coating Would Cover Robots and Aircraft
A new method of creating flexible, printable electronics that combine sensors and processing circuitry was developed by MIT researchers. The work was supported by...
Dogfights of Future Look Nothing Like Their Predecessors
A successful demonstration of manned/unmanned teaming to improve combat efficiency and effectiveness for the warfighter was conducted by Lockheed Martin’s experimental engineering department, Skunk...
DHS Looking to Accelerate Its Technology Commercialization
The commercialization of new technologies or products requires experience and expertise. The US Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) is now...
Direction Change in Aerial Refueling UAV Development
The US Navy has modified the concept development contracts of the four aerospace companies competing to build the service’s MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling UAV...
Data Fusion Technology – Vital for Drones and Aircraft
The large amount of data streamed from a wide variety of sensors has been a challenge to the data fusion research community. Weapons developers...
Robot Interoperability – The Name of The Game
The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...
Security Hazard at The Tip of Our Fingers
Partial similarities between fingerprints are common enough to make fingerprint-based security systems in mobile phones and other electronic devices unreliable. This was discovered by...
Securing All Platforms of Communication
Securing telephone communication is on the agenda of the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The organization is “working to...
New Restrictions on Drone Flight
New rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon restrict drone flight over military bases across the US. The updated regulations prohibit flights...
New Explosive Detection Lab will Examine Innovative Technologies
The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will provide independent testing, evaluation, and certification of explosives detection equipment for...
Elite Units Trying to Get Ahead in The UAV Game
With more technologically advanced UAVs flying than ever, military leaders are starting to rethink the way they look at air superiority. The case is...
Familiar Member of US Navy UAV Fleet Receives Facelift
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, has completed formal lab testing and a successful first flight of an improved software...
Acronyms – The Technology Forces a Change
By Arie Egozi
The world is changing fast and defense technologies and the rules that are meant to control them are also very flexible.
This fact...
Space Situational Awareness Agreement Signed
The U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries...
Drones to be Sent to Mars
The use of rovers has promoted the research of Mars greatly, but traveling at a rate of about 16 km every four and half...
New Cyber-Security Concept Maturing
A new cyber-security system recently developed is based on behavior patterns. Lenvio Inc., a recent cyber security spin-off of R&K Cyber Solutions, has exclusively...
License Plates Have Never Stored So Much Data
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are probably the most common mass surveillance technology in use by law enforcement agencies. But they're not always used...
Drone Development Could Revolutionize First Responders Communication
A new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will serve as a cell tower for the benefit of users such as first responders. Fenix Group has...
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