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New Training Solution – At the Tip of Your Fingers

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Training and simulation in both the civilian and military realms use virtual reality (VR) in order to simulate realistic scenarios.  Current VR headsets use tracked...

Indian Air Force Gets New Helicopters

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Boeing completed the delivery of new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The final five of the 22 Apache...

Greater Mobility and Increased Survivability – New Infantry Vehicle

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The US Army has been focusing on the enhancement of Infantry Soldier mobility and survivability by rapidly fielding modernized capabilities. The new Infantry Squad...

Social Media Analytics to Help in Emergency 

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The vast majority of tweets associated with an emergency with a hashtag are wishes of support and discussion about the event. However, on a...

First 5G System for Challenging Environments

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A new rugged, highly sophisticated notebook computer will make public safety and military missions easier, providing a solution to the problem of performing complex...

Advanced Radar to Defeat Hypersonic Weapons

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An advanced air and missile defense radar has been selected to support the U.S. Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar program....
wearable

Wearable Technology for Monitoring Warfighters Health

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Getting a clear picture of military force readiness requires, among others, updated information about the health of warfighters. The military health system currently struggles...
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Using AI at Multi-Dimensional Battlefield

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Transformation in the focus of US defense artificial intelligence efforts. The Pentagon’s artificial intelligence hub is shifting its focus to enabling joint warfighting operations,...
flying cars

“Flying Cars” to Transport Army Troops

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The U.S. Air Force has been racing to acquire “flying cars” — electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, platforms — that can carry...

Precision Artillery Fire Getting Support from Unexpected Source 

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Tapping sensors that can help guide missiles and munitions to targets deep into the battlefield is critical to long-range precision fires capability and key...
counter drone

Pentagon Looking for Drone Swarms for Urban Warfare Missions

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The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit is looking for commercial autonomous drone solutions that can track people, vehicles, and weapons, as well as conduct 3D...

Innovative AR Technology to Support First Response on Emergency

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In attempt to save more lives and make emergency response more efficient, more and more  AR technologies ard adopted by governments. With augmented reality...

US Marines Getting Powerful UAV 

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A new powerful military unmanned aerial vehicle will be supplied to the US Marine Corps. FLIR Systems has been awarded a $10 million contract...
border securiyty

Breakthrough in Virtual Border Security

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In their opposition to Trump’s physical border barrier, many Democrats have promoted “smart” border technology as a more effective and cheaper alternative to the...

Soon: Next Generation of Combat Vehicles 

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Soldiers may find it challenging to maintain a high level of alertness when driving a combat vehicle across unfamiliar or dangerous terrain. The U.S....
predictive policing

Big Data Policing Dilemma

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This is the era of big data policing, to a large extent, aimed at determining where to allocate police presence. Predictive policing technology uses...

New Radar to Boost Saudi Air Defense

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Saudi Arabia is enhancing its missile defense capabilities. Riyadh will purchase ballistic missile defense radar system and computer algorithms from Raytheon Technologies. The company...
location data

US Smartphone Location Data Exposed

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Smartphone tracking data is never completely secure. This is the conclusion that can be drawn from the recent investigation in the US. Members of...

UAS Flights to be Simulated Simultaneously

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One of the major challenges of drone flight is the management of their traffic and the prevention of collisions. UAS Traffic Management and simulation...
5g network

Drone Solution to Support 5G Network Infrastructure

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As the number of 5G network sites grows, there has been a heightened focus on network performance by operators as well as safety. Cellular...

Successful Sea Trials to CH-53K Helicopter

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The heavy-lift cargo helicopter CH-53K King Stallion completed a two-week period of sea trials in the Atlantic earlier this month. This was the first...
aerospace industry

Continuing Cooperation between Aerospace Giant and Israel’s Industries

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Another state in the development of Israel’s aerospace industry. Boeing strengthened the Israeli aerospace industry by nearly US$1 billion (3.5 billion Israeli shekels) in...

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A File-Notification Loophole Exposes Activity Across Major Operating Systems

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Operating systems constantly monitor files so applications can react when something changes. A program may need to know when a file is created, modified...