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cyber security

Not only Russia poses risks to power grid cybersecurity. Small- to mid-size energy companies are facing a variety of threats, says a new report...
unmanned systems

UAVs for long endurance require suitable power supply that will allow them to fly for many hours, especially in missions requiring flight beyond visual...
drone

Drones proliferation poses a grave threat to vital infrastructure and government facilities. With a great many no-go zones that aren't clearly delineated, drones or...
drone miniaturization

An innovation regarding a computer chip may lead to a breakthrough in drone miniaturization. In recent years, engineers have worked to shrink drone technology,...
nuclear plants

Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing...
defense industry

A new trend has been emerging in China’s defense industry. China’s military is increasingly enlisting smaller private sector startups in the race to create...
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Over the past few years, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have turned into a viable solution and an established part of operations in military, commercial...
refueling tankers

US Navy carriers will be upgraded in order to be prepared to carry unmanned refueling tankers. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS...
UAV fuel

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...
deep learning

Researchers have developed a new approach to heavy computation, using light instead of electricity, which they say could vastly improve the speed and efficiency...
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...

A new distance record has been achieved by un unmanned aerial vehicle. France’s electricity company RTE and Delair-Tech have set a new distance record...
solar UAV

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...
המראה ונחיתה אנכית

A new unique unmanned aerial system was recently revealed. The Tilt Rotor, Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), hydrogen fuel cell powered advanced terrain mapping...
UAV

A reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been developed. The collaboration between...
UAV

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section have investigated the presence of solar photovoltaics to the cooperative...
bullet-proof battery

The search for technologies enabling safer battery use has brought about new developments. American Lithium Energy’s wearable battery was shot with a high-powered military...
energy

  Ampyx Power and E.ON have partnered up with the objective to successfully implement Ampyx Power’s Airborne Wind Energy technology into commercial deployment, using flying...
Supply Energy

Powering remote military structures and installations in hostile areas far away from reliable diesel fuel convoys is a critical capability and one that is...
Vertical Take-off and Landing

Aurora’s XV-24A LightningStrike Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) XPlane subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) aircraft has recently completed its planned flight test program at the...
energy monitor

A pilot program launched by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) in late 2015 is beginning to bear fruit.  ONR and the Massachusetts...
deep learning

Computer scientists have developed tiny computers in attempt to make smarter, smaller sensors for medical devices and the Internet of Things - sensors that...