US Military Looks to Solve Old Problems With New Solutions
New technologies applied by the US Army could help coping with various training problems.
The US Marines have been facing a new sort of...
Loitering weapon systems are gaining popularity at suppressing rocket and missile...
Loitering expendable weapon systems are seen today as very useful in suppressing massive rocket attacks.
In addition to the Harop developed by Israel aerospace industries...
New Israeli Sniper Rifle
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has developed the DAN .338 Bolt Action Sniper Rifle.
Specially designed for military and police entities, the new DAN family of...
Smart Perimeter Fence: Innovations and Developments
New sensing technologies provide smart fences with the capability to locate intrusion with accuracy of few meters.
Critical sites can be secured today by a...
Joining Forces Against Terrorist Threat
Various security forces in Europe have been gradually adapting to the new terrorist threat reflected in recent years’ lethal attacks.
Ireland’s military special forces, the...
Medical Deliveries by Drone Are Expanding
Drones have been carrying out medical deliveries such as blood samples and vaccines successfully to remote sites in the developing world for some time....
Israeli Defense Technologies Attract Attention at AUSA 2017
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems displayed for the first time a triple add-on package mounted on the Oshkosh Defense JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) light...
Reconnaissance Drones to Be Dropped by Fighter Jets
Reconnaissance missions to collect enemy information no longer require large UAVs. A small, disposable drone that fits inside a shell that looks like a...
Rafael working on more advanced target missiles.
As the Israeli three tiered rocket / missile defense system is being built the need for more advanced targets grows.
Building the three tiered defense...
Laser weapons for defending gas production rigs at sea?
One of the threats to the gas pumping rigs off the Israeli shore is from unmanned air systems armed with explosives.
The US Navy is...
The New Ideological Threat to the GCC: Implications for the Qatari-Saudi...
In his book Sectarian Politics in the Gulf, Frederic M. Wehrey argues that the Arab Gulf states are united by a shared threat perception...
US Invests in Navy Unmanned Vehicle Program
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) will help protect submarines. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract for...
Defending Critical Infrastructure from Small UAS
While used mostly by the military, small UAS are now widely available. With increased availability comes increased risk to critical infrastructure or crowded events....
Microsoft Admits: Windows 10 Spying Cannot Be Stopped
Windows 10 constantly calls home - a lot. Back in August, Ars Technica reported on a list of features in Microsoft Windows 10 that...
US To Scrutinise Social Media In Visa Application Reviews
The US Department of Homeland Security is preparing a plan to scrutinise visa applicants’ social media presence before allowing them into the country, the...
Watch China’s Autonomous Armed Security Robot
China’s People Daily brings news of a new RoboCop type bot developed at China’s National Defence University. The Anbot is designed with anti-terrorism and...
The Rafael system that allows better protection
The extensive use of the "Iron Dome" rocket interceptor during last week's operation "protective edge" helps Rafael to design the upgraded version of its...
New quadcopters arrive just as FAA eases its ban on camera...
Just in time for new US rules allowing drones for movie-making, a Toronto startup is launching a campaign to send swarms of lightweight cameras...
New Counter UAV Concept
A new development at the counter unmanned vehicle arena. The Estonian military expects to demonstrate a prototype of its Shark counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV)...
New Armed UAV Export Rules Help US Firms
New US rules loosening restrictions on exports of armed drones should not only help US companies, but will also aid Washington in shaping "global...
Super Radar Will Supply Better Vision Through Clouds
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has revealed a new radar. The DARPA Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program recently completed flight...
Simulation Means Gaming
Gaming and AR/VR technologies are applied to simulate real-world challenges in various fields. The Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA) has been...
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A Drone Soldiers Can Carry — and Let Fly Itself
Frontline units often face a simple limitation: access to real-time aerial intelligence. In many cases, smaller formations must rely on higher command to allocate...
