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Video cameras are popping up everywhere. On a typical day out in a big city a person could be filmed by hundreds...
US Military Acquiring Underwater Swarm Warfare Technology
The US Navy aims to acquire several unmanned surface and underwater vehicles capable of deploying drone swarms in contested territory. The Navy has handed...
Developments in Iranian Cyber Warfare, 2013-2014
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In early 2013, a senior official from the cyber security company CrowdStrike described Iran as a “third tier” country in...
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US Navy First Dedicated Underwater Drone Squadron
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The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed a test of a tattoo image-matching system that could be used by law...
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Police departments across the USA quietly use a highly secretive technology developed for the military that can track the whereabouts of suspects by using...
NASA’s Revolutionary Search and Rescue Technology
The international satellite-aided search and rescue initiative Cospas-Sarsat has been aided by NASA and enabled the development of multiple emergency location beacon types that...
Synchronized Blast of thousands of Hizballah-Owned Pagers Shocks the Terror Organization
In the afternoon of Tuesday, September 17, a series of coordinated explosions from pagers belonging to Hizballah members rocked Lebanon and Syria, resulting in...
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China Cracks Hypersonic Thermal Barrier
China's scientists have developed a new groundbreaking material that can resist temperatures up to 4,000 degrees Celsius without melting or losing shape. It was...
Innovation Lanes will Speed Up Airport Security Screening
Airline carriers and airport authorities invest more and more efforts to enhance passengers’ security while decreasing the waiting time during security check-ups.
Los Angeles International...
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3D printers have been used to create a wide range of things, from robots to prosthetic arms. Now the U.S. Marines have used the...
Unmanned Vehicle to Protect Supply Convoys
Military convoys delivering vital supplies to troops are often threatened by enemy fire. One of the major roles for unmanned fighting vehicles is going...
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