Prepare to Takeoff – 2016’s AUS&R Unmanned Systems and Robotics Convention
The Unmanned Systems and Robotics AUS&R 2016 international convention has been attracting the attention of world’s leading states and defense industries, including the US,...
India Denies Predator UAV Purchase
The Indian government has denied any plans to purchase the US-developed Predator drones.
The statement comes as a surprise considering previous reports suggesting that India's...
3-D Printer Plastic Firearm Confiscated in Airport
Airport screening agents at Reno’s International Airport in Nevada confiscated a plastic handgun produced with by a 3-D printer from a man’s carry-on luggage....
Russian Air Force Deploys in Syrian Base
Russia plans to turn the Hmeymim base in Syria into a fully operational facility for its armed forces. The air base began operations in...
Better Communication for First Responders
First responders often have trouble communicating with each other in emergencies. They may use different types of radios, or they may be working in...
Artificial Intelligence UAV Defeats Human Pilot in Simulation
Artificial intelligence (AI) won air combats in a high-fidelity simulator aganist human pilots.
The AI was recently assessed by subject-matter expert and retired United...
Drones Instead of Engineers in Effort to Find Landslides
Drones help protect West Virginia from landslides.
Woolpert Inc., a Beavercreek-based engineering firm, says its UAS are now monitoring landslide areas in northern West...
Drone Detecting Radars Equip Helicopters
The navalised variant of the the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator (Hokum-B) attack/reconnaissance helicopter - the Ka-52K Katran - will be equipped with a compact active...
Anti-Terror Patrols on UK-France Ferries
In the wake of several terrorist attacks in European countries, including France, armed French police have begun patrols on cross-Channel ferries in a bid...
Farewell Remote Controllers, Hello Brain Controlled UAV’s
A new research out of Arizona State University with DARPA funding.
Using a skullcap fitted with 128 electrodes wired to a computer, researchers are able...
Artificial Intelligence to Help Regulate Drones Traffic
The London-based big data startup Flock is building a platform for performing real-time quantified risk analysis of drone flights, including by applying AI (artificial...
How Companies “See” End-Devices on Networks?
IPM, an IT company, and ForeScout Technologies Inc., an agentless and Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity company, announced that they have partnered to deliver...
Delivering Medical Samples, UAVs Save Lives
Michigan-based Vayu, Inc. made history when it completed the first ever series of long-range, fully autonomous drone flights with blood and stool samples this...
New Publication: US Drone Anti-Terrorist Attack Policy
The White House has released an edited version of President Barack Obama's once-secret policy on using drone aircraft to combat terrorists around the world,...
Sniper Rifles Used by Syrian Armed Forces
The Syrian Armed Forces are using the VSK-94 special sniper rifles supplied by Russia. According to TASS Defense, citing Syrian media, "the servicemen of...
New Stats Regarding Mobile Security
Enterprises continue to fail when it comes to protecting corporate data on mobile apps and devices, according to the Mobile Security and Risk Review,...
Flying a Drone from Your Own Living Room
The world of "first person view" (FPV) flying, where pilots wear video specs to see from the drone’s point of view while it flies...
How to Manage a Cybersecurity Emergency Event?
A mission form the Israeli Public Security Ministry recently visited an emergency center in the US in order to learn more about methods to...
UAS with High Resolution Cameras to Iraq
Iraq is to acquire the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a USD8.3 million deal announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD). Insitu...
Smart Watches Hacking Showcased by Chinese Hackers
Until not long ago China was reluctant to open to the developments in the Internet shpere. However, in recent years this country has been...
Autonomous Robotic Submarines participated at Student Competition
Student-designed-and-built autonomous robotic submarines had to complete a difficult series of visual- and acoustic-based tasks in the international competition RoboSub held in San Diego,...
Aerostats with Cameras for Internal Security Missions
Aerostats serve for various missions in the homeland security sphere.
Russia’s National Guard is planning to purchase four PA-60 aerostats in 2016-2017, the press office...
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