Future of Intelligence-Led Policing is Already Here
A new police system is now trialled by the UK police. At the cutting edge of intelligence-led policing, VALCRI is a semi-automated analysis system...
Robotic Solution Sought for Electronic Warfare Applications
A robotic solution is sought for various electronic warfare applications. The US Army is looking for an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that can conduct...
Chemical Identification, Now a Basic Capability
FLIR Systems has recently announced the Griffin G510 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS). The device is essentially a first person-portable chemical identifier. The FLIR Griffin...
Revolution in Future UAV Fuel Usage?
A team of MIT engineers has come up with an economical UAV design that can hover for long durations to provide wide-ranging communications support...
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Key Targeting System
The Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) that, combined with a navigational pod, makes up the latest version of the low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared...
EU Reacts to Recent Terror Awakening
In response to the rise of terrorism across Europe, the European Commission (EC) is proposing new legislation to speed up the transfer of crucial...
Researchers Have Found Simple Method to Extend Drone Range
One disadvantage to drones of the fixed-wing variety, that can travel very long distances, is the space needed to launch them, along with some...
“Dirty Bomb” Threat on Vessel Investigated – What is the Significance?
The Port of Charleston, South Carolina, has been evacuated early June 15th as US federal authorities investigate a reported threat on a container ship...
Security Personnel’s Best Friend Now Receiving Elite-Unit Training
Canine’s’ sense of smell is more than a million times stronger than a human’s, making them excellent partners for explosive locating. Many detection canine...
Sea Based Radar – Finding the Right Replacement
When the Sea-Based X-Band radar 9 (SBX) will dry dock roughly around the 2020 time frame, it won’t affect the U.S. capability to detect...
Boarding Pass Not Needed, Just Look into the Camera
A US airliner has revealed more information on face recognition self-boarding trials it is conducting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and SITA...
Fiber Optic Sensing for Perimeter Security
Fiber optic sensing solutions have been used for some time in a wide array of perimeter security applications to detect suspected intrusions.
The slightest deviation...
China’s Largest Solar UAV Sets Outstanding Record
China's largest unmanned solar-powered aircraft has recently set a domestic record by reaching an altitude of more than 20,000 meters during a secretive test...
What Is the US Air Force Trying to Achieve?
The secretive US Air Force Boeing X-37B orbital unmanned spacecraft has recently landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility following an extended...
IAI to Provide Israeli Air Force with Air Combat Training Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide EHUD, air combat maneuvering instrumentation system (ACMI) to the Israeli Air Force to be used by the Corps'...
Trying to Reduce Troops Gear Weight
The US Army and Marine Corps continue to work together to try and reduce the weight of troops gear, according to a recent government...
Egozi: Earthquake Preparedness – Positive Initiative Coupled with Failures
By Arie Egozi
Holding a national drill to practice procedures in the event of an earthquake is very good, however, all the preparations seem minor in...
Advanced Tactical Loitering Munition Exposed
A remotely operated electro-optical, precise guided Loitering Munition(LM) designed to seek, locate and engage various targets for the tactical level corps will be exposed...
New Reconnaissance Vehicle Seems to Have it All
A new 4x4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle is now in service at the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Cayman vehicle developed by JSC '140 repair...
Big Data Technology to Map Urban Crime
Recently, Rio de Janeiro's authorities teamed with crime experts and concerned business leaders to launch a major big data based crime monitoring tool, ISPGeo,...
Multifunction Payloads to Solve Compact UAS Problem
Today, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) typically require multiple payloads with dedicated components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, and processors, to conduct communications, radar,...
Snake Robot – for Surveillance Missions in Challenging Terrain
Robotics company Sarcos has developed the Guardian S - a rugged, waterproof snakebot that’s capable of shimmying across virtually any type of terrain, through...
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A New Airborne Detection System Could Expand Underwater Tracking Capabilities
Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...
