Cyber Attacks – New Target
There is an "increased and imminent" cyber threat against hospitals and health care systems across the US, federal officials warn.
This is especially alerting after...
Virtual Reality Training for Drone Operators
US Air Force drone pilots and sensor operators train using Oculus Quest 2 headsets that allow them to simulate being in a drone cockpit,...
New Tool in Counter-Terrorism Arsenal
One of the growing terrorism threats on the US comes not from abroad but from domestic individuals and small groups, fueled by racist and...
Airport Threat Detection Solutions Tested
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), pose a threat to aviation security when flown into certain restricted airspaces. Drones and other UAS are used for a...
Cyber Attack Paralyzed Fuel Pipeline Network
Cybersecurity attacks have been paralyzing critical infrastructures around the world.
A leading U.S. fuel pipeline operator shut its entire network, the source of nearly half...
NASA Advancing UAS Traffic
Just in the past few years, more than an estimated 700,000 unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, have been purchased and are flying around US...
How to Prevent War Resulting from Cross-Cultural Miscommunication?
Cross-cultural miscommunication can derail negotiations, incite hostile discourse – even lead to war. The likelihood of communicative failure increases dramatically where significant social, cultural,...
New Marine Corps Vehicle is Equipped with Elbit’s Sensor Technology
A new vehicle will give the US Marine Corps the amphibious mobility they need for the future fight. Textron Systems Corporation has unveiled the...
Pocket-Sized Tech for Every Soldier
An additional batch of advanced nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be delivered to the US Army. FLIR System has won an additional $15.4 million...
New Operational System to Secure US Air Force Base
A new system will help the U.S. Air Force secure operations at Tyndall AF Base in Florida.
Various features of the Installation Resilience Operations Center...
Manned-Unmanned Teaming at Naval Arena
Manned-unmanned teaming provides added value to military operations. Using a blend of information from unmanned and manned ships and aircraft, a US guided-missile destroyer...
Ransomware Has Crossed Dangerous Threshold
“Ransomware is a national security threat,” claims the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Threat actors have figured out how to exploit US bureaucratic...
When There is No Communication Between Robots at Battlefield
Robots working in teams need a method to ensure that they do not duplicate effort. A new technique allows robots to remain resilient when...
Military Solution to Deepfake Threat
Deepfake refers to artificial intelligence-synthesized, hyper-realistic video content that falsely depicts individuals saying or doing something. Most state-of-the-art deepfake video detection and media forensics...
Airport Security Checks Revolutionized?
One of the most inconvenient parts of flying is having to take your shoes off for screening. A new shoe scanner will provide a...
Soon: Exoskeletons to Be Adapted to Soldiers’ Needs
Exoskeletons (external skeletons) are designed to help soldiers with heavy loads and give their limbs extra movement, strength and endurance. But soldiers often face...
Watch Vanilla UAV Demonstrating Unique Capabilities
An ultra-endurance land-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) participated in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s exercise in Point Mugu, California.
The VA001 Vanilla is long-endurance aircraft (MALE) unmanned...
Cybersecurity – What are the Boundaries of Active Defense?
The US has been practicing active defense against hackers. As part of a government effort to contain the continuing attacks on corporate networks running...
Immediate Commercial Advantage to Military 5G Research
Remote work and collaboration, the Internet of Things, multimedia, edge networks, and intelligent apps – all of these and more are dependent on network...
This Move will Hamper Drone Operations
In drone terminology, the term avigation is a cross between aviation and navigation. An avigation easement is an “easement or right of overflight in...
Watch New Simulation Systems Demonstrated to US Army
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in the military enables soldiers to carry out various operations without any chances of injuries or human life...
Advanced Airborne Sensor Successfully Tested
A wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor was flown successfully aboard an RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft at a test range in Oregon.
A WAMI sensor is...
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This Combat Robot Just Fired Anti-Tank Missiles During Live Trials
Integrating heavy weapons onto compact robotic ground vehicles has become a growing focus for modern militaries, but the engineering challenge is significant. Small unmanned...
