U.S. Court: Mass Surveillance – Legal
Lawyers for Mohamed Mohamud, a U.S. citizen who lived in Oregon, have been denied a motion to dismiss his terrorism conviction, with the court...
Watch Tests in Robotic Combat Vehicles
One of the US Army’s most ambitious weapons programs, remote-controlled Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV), is actually ahead of schedule, Brig. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman,...
Special Glove Supplies Advanced Capabilities to Robots
Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day give robotic hands the sort of dexterity that humans take for...
Facial Recognition Technology Helps Law Enforcement
New York City has been employing facial recognition technology extensively. The technology has helped lead to the arrest of more than 4,000 people involved...
Speech Recognition Tech in Service of Police
When police officers are busy entering incident reports into their patrol car laptop, they often face severe challenges such as decreased situational awareness, distraction...
Next Generation Soldier Protection Promise Immense Advantages
The US Army is enhancing soldier protection, in attempt to increase soldier mobility and lethality. After several years of research and development, the Army...
Army Develops Universal Offroad Vehicle Autonomy Software
The United States Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) has been at work developing software and sensors that can convert both wheeled and tracked...
Hackers Help Secure US Department of Defense
Hackers helped the US Administration detect cyber vulnerabilities. More than 400 vulnerabilities were found in US Department of Defense contractor’s networks thanks to the...
UPS Tests Drone Delivery Options
Shipping giant UPS has launched testing of drones to deliver packages to remote and difficult to reach locations.
UPS begun the tests recently using a...
Firefighters to Train with Most Realistic Interface
Developing any new product for first responders requires complex and resource-intensive testing. Testing interfaces in real emergencies could expose first responders to high risk....
Rapid Growth in Global Remote Weapon Station Market
The global remote weapon station market is anticipated to worth USD 15.7 billion by 2025, with a CAGR of 10.7% during 2019-2025, according to...
Magnetic Soft Robots Could Perform Military Tasks
Soft robotic capabilities and manufacturing at the point of need are among the US Army's top research priorities. Newly-developed 3-D printed robotic structures can...
What Are the Consequences of the New Drone Rules?
The number of unmanned drones is expected to double in the next 12 months from roughly 1.2 million aircraft to nearly 2.4 million aircraft,...
First-of-Its-Kind Installation for UAS Traffic Management
UASs have been playing an increasingly important role, requiring more low-altitude air traffic management solutions. In response to this growing need, a next-generation air...
License Plate Reader – Efficient Law Enforcement Device
Vehicle license plate readers have become a useful tool in the police arsenal.
The reader’s cameras hook to a patrol car’s light bar and trunk...
Miniature Drone to Serve US Air Force
Military microdrones that can flap their wings and change their wingbeat mid-flight could soon be coming to a future battlespace.
The US Air Force is...
China Boosts Dual-Use Technologies
China will develop high-tech industries with military technologies to boost military-civil integration, in order to cultivate new growth drivers and boost the economy, said...
Jewish institutions in the U.S. awarded $9 million in federal funding
Some 90 percent of the $10 million in funding which was announced by the Department of Homeland Security to help nonprofit organizations protect themselves...
Leap-Ahead Technology Will Create First-Of-Its-Kind Laser
The terahertz frequency range -- which sits in the middle of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared light -- has remained difficult to...
US Army Pistols Get New Accessories
US Army equipment officials are working on a program to find a new pistol holster that will allow soldiers to carry the Modular Handgun...
First Open-Ocean Flight by Hydro-Powered Drone
An open-ocean drone test flight driven by the goal of improving timely delivery medical services was completed between two islands in under two hours....
Mexico To Trump: Mexico Will Not Pay For Border Wall
The Mexican government has made its first public response to Donald Trump’s assertions that he would not only build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico...
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The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
