Targeting Pods – the Operational Need Grows
By Arie Egozi
Until 20 years ago, targeting pods on fighter aircraft were considered as the privilege of air forces serving in countries with extensive...
Controversy Over Helicopter Border Patrols
The US Homeland Security Department has been reluctant to send helicopters on nighttime missions to aid the Border Patrol, leaving agents to face drug...
New Broadband Network to Enhance First Responders Communication
A nationwide broadband network for public safety communication between first responders will be built across the USA. Communications giant, AT&T, has been hired by...
Free Body Camera for Every Police Officer
A new program will equip every police officer in the USA with a body camera. TASER International has launched the new program that will...
Cruise Missiles – The Weapon System That Sends a Message
By ARIE EGOZI
At least 59 cruise missiles hit the Syrian airbase from where the US intelligence believes a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched...
Unexpected Drone and Laser Experiment Site
A UAS-mounted laser system will be used to measure water depth. The system will be tested at the Jeremiah Denton airport on Dauphin Island,...
Terrorist Liquidated with the Help of Drone?
The U.S. Department of Defense has recently confirmed that a U.S. counter-terrorism airstrike conducted March 19 in Afghanistan, resulted in the death of Qari...
New Way to Deploy Sensors for Intercepting Intruders
A new approach regarding the use of sensors for intercepting intruders has been suggested. The method, advocated by Applied Research Associates (ARA), involves strategic...
Mobile Phone Apps Security Breaches – Research to Look for Solutions...
Mobile phone apps have increasingly become vulnerable to security breaches. Virginia Tech researchers have recently discovered that the same apps we regularly use on...
Military Attempts to Thwart Future Cyber Threats
Domestic cyber networks in the US need more security to uphold the defense of the nation, says the United States Transportation Command’s (TRANSCOM) leader....
Machine Learning Based Translation Solution for Military Forces Abroad
A new digital system will supply translation services to US military expeditionary forces around the world. The US military recently revealed the Machine Foreign...
Cross-Border Biological Threat Screening – a Priority
The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...
Major Software Company Strengthens Augmented Reality Market Grip
When Microsoft bought the Osterhaut Design Group (ODG) patents to begin its HoloLens project in 2015, ODG was a small company doing business with...
New Player in The Sensor Tech Revolution
The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership, recently announced a new Defense Department project. The AIM Photonics initiative will...
UAV to Overthrow The Reigning Spy-Plane King?
Northrop Grumman began testing an advanced, multispectral sensor aboard its RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV, moving the high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft closer to achieving the...
Students Create New Cost Effective SWAT Robot
Students in Southwestern Community College’s mechatronics engineering program have created a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) robot for the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. The...
Dramatic Increase in US Border Searches of Electronic Devices
A surge in electronic device data searches at US border crossings brought about a lawsuit by a group of First Amendment attorneys against the...
US Marines Enhancing Their UAVs Swarm Capabilities
The Marines have been boosting the development of UAVs swarm capabilities, using the manned-unmanned airlift concept.
The Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology, also known...
Academia-Industry Deep Learning Partnership for Airport Security
A deep learning digital solution project to advance airport checkpoint x-ray system screening capabilities has been announced. Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) will partner with...
US Air Force Calling for Industry Developments
The US Air Force has recently released an industry Invitation to participate in an evaluation experiment of the military utility for light attack platforms...
New Training System Designed To Help Airport Screening Officers
A new training system has been designed to train more efficiently airport screening officers. The Office for Public Safety Research within the Department of...
China Attempts to Break American Drone Monopoly
A new large-scale solar-powered UAV could break the American monopoly in this class of unmanned aerial vehicles. The UAV, produced by the China Academy...
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Fall Overboard? This Autonomous Drone Could Reach You Before the Rescue...
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