The Bullet Designed to Bring Down Drones
Small unmanned aerial systems have become a routine threat on modern battlefields and around naval vessels. Commercial quadcopters and improvised drones are inexpensive, agile,...
Running This AI on Your Work PC? Think Again
As autonomous AI agents become more capable, they are also gaining deeper access to users’ systems. Tools designed to act on behalf of individuals—sending...
New Solar UAV to Maintain Flight for One Year
A new solar electric unmanned aerial vehicle, which has the potential to fly for up to a year before needing maintenance, has become a...
Built-In AI, Built-In Risk? Why Updating Chrome Matters
As web browsers evolve into AI-powered workspaces, they are gaining deeper access to system resources. Integrated assistants can summarize content, automate tasks and interact...
New Camera Promises More Police Transparency
A new addition to an officer's gun will enable policemen to have more transparency with the public. Including their body cameras, police officers’ guns now...
Communication Giant Launches Advanced Command Center
Today's increasingly complex public safety situations call for new approaches that are built on integration and automation and are constantly evolving. A new platform...
When Every Second Counts: A New Edge for Battlefield Decisions
Modern combat platforms are generating more data than ever before, but turning that information into actionable decisions remains a challenge. Sensors, radios, and surveillance...
New Startups Selected for Fifth Cycle of iHLS Security Accelerator
We in iHLS are delighted to open the fifth cycle of our Security Accelerator. The new batch of startups was selected earlier this week...
A Smarter Way to Find Hidden Threats Underwater
Naval mines remain one of the most disruptive and persistent threats in maritime operations. They are relatively simple to deploy but difficult and time-consuming...
When Cargo Planes Start Carrying Firepower
Modern air operations are increasingly shaped by the need to strike targets at long range without exposing aircraft to dense air defense systems. Traditional...
Tracking the Untrackable: New Radar Takes on Hypersonic Missiles
Detecting hypersonic missiles remains one of the most difficult challenges in modern air defense. Traveling at speeds above Mach 5, these weapons generate extreme...
Nuclear Sites Receive Counter-Drone Defense
One of the US premier nuclear weapons labs now has the capability to disable drones or any other unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems flying over...
Modern Battlefields Need More Than Firepower — They Need Resilient Networks
Modern combat increasingly depends on the rapid movement of information between units. Drones, helicopters, artillery systems, and ground troops all generate large amounts of...
This Pea-Sized Pump Could Be the Missing Piece for Soft Robots
Soft robots are often praised for their flexibility, safety, and ability to interact with delicate environments. But many of these systems still depend on...
Cell-Phone Tech will Detect Zika Virus
Researchers are trying to transform a smartphone into a Zika detecting device. A new research details efforts to rapidly and accurately diagnose Zika using...
This Directed-Energy Weapon Stops Drones Without Ammo
Drone swarms are posing an increasing challenge to air-defense systems. Small, unmanned aircraft can be launched in large numbers, attack from multiple directions, and...
This Radar Can Spot and Update Threats Every Second
Modern air-defense systems face an increasingly difficult task. Drones, cruise missiles, helicopters, rockets, and high-speed aircraft can all appear simultaneously, often operating at different...
IAI Collaborates on Robotic System Project for High-Risk Areas
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a collaboration agreement with DOK-ING from Croatia on the manufacturing, marketing and sales of a robotic system to...
This Intelligent Network Gives Border Forces a New Weapon Against Drones
As drones become increasingly common along national borders and around critical infrastructure, detecting them is only part of the challenge. Border security agencies also...
Inspired by Diving Birds, This Drone Masters Air and Sea
Collecting data at sea often requires researchers to choose between two very different types of vehicles. Aerial drones can quickly survey large areas but...
Why Risk a Pilot? This Cargo Aircraft Can Fly the Mission...
Delivering supplies to frontline forces has become increasingly dangerous as drones, long-range weapons and persistent surveillance make logistics aircraft attractive targets. In many cases,...
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False AI Intelligence Exposes a New Risk for Military Decision-Making
Artificial intelligence can process large amounts of intelligence quickly, but that speed creates a serious problem when an incorrect conclusion looks convincing enough to...
