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military training

As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have grown in popularity within the gaming and entertainment industries over the past few years, the...
GPS control system

U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, has been progressing. Developed by Raytheon under contract to the...
electronic devices

The US has been increasing the security arrangements regarding incoming flights - mainly from Muslim Middle Eastern states. Passengers arriving on direct flights from...
small drones

  The US armed forces keep looking for new technologies to counter small drones, as they have become a threat from both law enforcement and...
airport security

The proposed wall along the US-Mexico border has been causing budget cuts in other crucial areas. Three airport security programs put in place after...
remote identification

The US regulation regarding UAVs will have to overcome an important technical hurdle  - remote identification - before the unmanned aerial vehicle industry can...
CIA

New apps enable law enforcement, first responders and security teams to communicate with other team members in a reliable and secure network using a...
imaging technology

The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, US, debuted its first full-body advanced imaging technology scanning machine recently. The new technology, using an automated target recognition...
combat vehicles

  The demand for unmanned combat vehicles has been urging the industry to shift development programs. BAE Systems has resurrected its Armed Robotic Combat Vehicle...
US Air Force

The Israeli technology that detects debris and damage on airport runways is being operationally evaluated now by the US Air Force. The technology is aimed...
training

Praetorian Digital, a digital media company in the public safety and local government market, recently announced that TASER International has selected the company’s PoliceOne...
US Air Force

The RQ-170 Sentinel is a high altitude and long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin for the US Air...
space launch services

A development in the field of space launch services. SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) has been awarded a $96.5 million contract with the U.S. Air...
surveillance

The new privacy policy announced by Facebook and Instagram bans developers from using their data for surveillance. Following revelations last year that police departments...
police

Point Blank Enterprises (PBE), a leader in the production of soft body armor and related protective solutions, has been recently awarded a five-year contract...
autonomous

The US Army has finalized and released a report on robotics and their applicability. The report, released by the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command...
autonomous vehicle

The recent purchase of the Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye by the Intel Corp. for $15.3 billion puts a spotlight on the rapid...
Cybersecurity

Following the recent New York Times report about what may be the largest leak of C.I.A documents in history on WikiLeaks, Michael Hill, a...
uranium

A technique for detecting enriched uranium with lasers could help regulators sniff out illicit nuclear activities from afar. Researchers from the University of Michigan...
missile defense system

  The United States has begun the process of deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, an advanced missile defense system, to South...

A radiation threat detection system was successfully tested recently by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA’s SIGMA program—whose goal is to prevent...
airport

he US Transportation Security Administration has implemented changes to pat-downs at airports, which some travelers said resulted in more invasive screenings at airports. The...

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