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IT executives see the talent shortage as the most significant adoption barrier to 64% of emerging technologies, compared with just 4% in 2020, according...
New UAS Gets Record Score of Five Hits in Succession
China's newly-developed Wing Loong II UAS, a high-end reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial system (UAS), which can fire munitions ranging from 50 kg bombs to precision-guided...
Ocean Remote Sensing Program Reaches New Stage
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been advancing its Ocean of Things (OoT) program. The program seeks to enable persistent maritime...
In California, Drones are Under Attack
This August, California lawmakers have passed SB-142. The bill prohibits drones flying over private property at an altitude lesser than 106m. If signed into...
Flying Taxis and Autonomous Aircraft Over Cities? Not So Quickly
Uber and Hyundai have recently announced the establishment of a new partnership designed for the development of flying taxis. The move follows the efforts...
Research Team Develops Energy-Efficient Robotic Navigation Inspired by Insect and Animal...
A team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has introduced an innovative approach to robotic navigation, inspired by the brains of insects...
US Looks to Increase Rifle Range
The Sig Sauer TANGO6T 1-6x24 Riflescope won a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) contract recently and includes, among others, the following features: A locking illumination...
The New Weapon Might Rat Out on Its Owner
Recent years have seen the role of drones in criminal activity increasing significantly. In the area of cyber forensics, law enforcement faces a significant...
Global Defense Sector Recruited to Cope with Coronavirus Crisis – Is...
In recent days, there has been a substantial increase in the involvement of world military forces and defense organizations in the states’ coping with...
Software for Unmanned Sensors Required
The expanding availability of unmanned sensor platforms, forward processing capability, and the increase in manned and unmanned teaming in the US Army require a...
Helicopter Target Sight Deal Holds Diplomatic Implications
The US Department of Defence has awarded a $284.6 million contract to major contractors Lockheed Martin to produce infrared target sight systems (TSS) for...
Meet Internet of Life-Saving Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) will be able to contribute to emergency life-saving missions (IoLST). Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in the US soon...
Technological Innovation is Double-Edged Sword
The U.S. military has long relied upon technological superiority to ensure its dominance in conflict and to underwrite U.S. national security. However, a recent...
New Military Drone can Be Used for both Reconnaissance and Striking
AeroVironment has launched its latest drone, the P550, at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. Designed...
Israeli manufacturers will have to form joint ventures to enjoy the...
East European militaries are increasingly deploying UAVs, with governments planning acquisitions and local defense companies developing systems to bid against Western manufacturers.
Poland’s ongoing 139...
Shifting Alliances – NATO Member Purchases Russian Defense Systems
Turkey, a NATO member, is now purchasing defense systems from Russia. Moscow received an advance payment from Turkey for S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, Russian...
Medicine Drone Delivery Service Significantly Improved
A company which supplies a drone delivery system to send urgent medicines has recently redesigned its system. Zipline’s new delivery vehicle is an autonomous...
Anti-government extremism – major threat in U.S.
U.S. law enforcement agencies rank the threat of violence from anti-government extremists higher than the threat from radicalized Muslims, according to a report released...
Commercial Vendors are invited Into U.S DoD Data Centers
The US Defense Department’s is poised to release a new cloud computing policy, opens the door for commercial firms to host military data and...
Israel’s Ariel University to Offer Cyber Studies
The Ariel University in Samaria will open a new cyber speciality as part of the computer science undergraduate studies. Studies will focus on practical...
Management of Intelligence Gathering and AI-Based Terrain Dominance Missions in the...
Creating situational awareness with regards to enemy forces presents a complex operational and technological challenge in the modern era. Western technological superiority drives the...
Israel Homeland Security’s summary for 2014
Dear readers,
2014 is drawing to a close today, and we are bidding it farewell with a sense of pride and satisfaction. It has been...
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